By Michele Markarian ‘Oleanna’ – Written by David Mamet. Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue. Presented by New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA through November 5 I feel like I need to start this review off by saying that I am – absolutely – a feminist. Keep reading, and…
Author: Michele Markarian
A Daughter Forsaken in “Alligator Road”
by Michele Markarian “Alligator Road” – Written by Camille Kimball. Directed by Weylin Symes. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, through October 29. Recently widowed Kathy (Brianne Beatrice) is stuck with a hardware store she doesn’t want to run. Her feminist daughter, the angry Candace (Sarah Bendell) has just learned that…
“Hair” Still Rocks at Fifty
By Michele Markarian “Hair” – Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni. Music by Galt MacDermont. Directed by Joey C. Pelletier. Presented by Heart and Dagger Productions at Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, through October 20. I was a little kid when my parents bought the album of the original Broadway cast…
Speakeasy’s ‘Men on Boats’ A Turbulent Ride
By Michele Markarian Men on Boats. Written by Jaclyn Backhaus. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, through October 7 My husband always accuses me of not liking history, but he’s wrong. It’s not the retelling of the past I find uninteresting, it’s…
