“The Tempest”. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Steven Maler. Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Boston Common through August 8. by Michele Markarian From the opening moment of “The Tempest”, Prospero (John Douglas Thompson) front and center, the cast readied behind him, exhaling audibly with rising urgency, you know you’re about to witness something special. The tempest…
Author: Michele Markarian
“A Brimful of Asha” a Family Love Story
By Michele Markarian “A Brimful of Asha” – Written and performed by Ravi Jain and Asha Jain. Directed by Ravi Jain. A Why Not Theatre Production presented by ArtsEmerson, livestreamed through March 22. It is obvious from the adoring and humorous way that Ravi Jain and his mother, Asha Jain, interact with each other that…
Short Take: Candle House Collective’s “Next Time” Provokes, Tickles and Engages
By Michele Markarian “Next Time” – Created by Evan Neiden. Directed by John Ertman. Presented by Candle House Collective, through February 28. I like to tell my friends who live in places other than New England that New Englanders invented masks and social distancing, as it suits our standoffish natures. It’s a funny line, as…
“This Is Who I Am” Delivers Reconciliation and Healing
by Michele Markarian “This Is Who I Am”, by Amir Nizar Zuabi. Directed by Evren Odcikin. Presented by PlayCo and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, the Guthrie Theater, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival through January 3. The kitchens that Dad (Ramsay Faragallah) and Son (Yousof Sultani) inhabit in…
