by Michele Markarian “Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic”. Created by Ayodele Casel. Directed by Torya Beard. Original Compositions and Music Direction: Crystal Monee Hall. Presented by American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, through October 9. It’s hard to imagine a more apropos season opener for American Repertory Theater than the joyful exuberance…
Author: Michele Markarian
“Hurricane Diane” Blows Into Boston
“Hurricane Diane” – Written by Madeleine George. Directed by Jenny Koons. Presented by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through September 26th. by Michele Markarian “I have returned and it begins”, is the first line uttered in Madeleine George’s play “Hurricane Diane” by the character of Dionysius (Rami…
CSC’s ‘Tempest’ Casts an Enchanting Spell
“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…
“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…
