by Tony Annicone GAMM’s second show of their 34th season is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Gloria”, an alarming and bitingly funny drama by one of the most celebrated young playwrights in American theater. Jacobs-Jenkins’ scathing satire of the media and the public’s hunger for sensational news stories was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. He “has established himself as…
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AKA Theatre Dives Into the Woods
Review by James Wilkinson In the Forest She Grew Fangs – Written by Stephen Spotswood. Directed by Kelly Smith. Scenic/Properties Designer: Maggie Kearnan. Lighting Designer: Samuel J. Biondolillo. Assistant Lighting Designer: Brian Ward. Sound Designer: Julianne Mason. Costume Designer: Rachael Linker. Movement Designer: Jessica Scout Malone. Produced by AKA Theatre at The Calderwood Pavilion at…
‘WET: A DACAmented Journey’ Provides Insight into Immigrant Experience
‘WET: A DACAmented Journey’ – Written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh, Directed by Brisa Areli Munoz; Costume Design, Niki Hernandez-Adams; Lighting Design, Aaron Johansen; Sound Design, Broken Chord; Scenic Coordinator, Bradley Gray; Scenic and Costume Artist, Nery Cividanis; Lobby Installation, Nicolas Gonzalez; Jointly presented by ArtsEmerson, Cara Mía Theatre and Ignite/Arts Dallas at the Emerson…
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Lets the Universe Rush Apart
Review by James Wilkinson ‘Universe Rushing Apart: Blue Kettle and Here We Go’ – Written by Caryl Churchill. Directed by Bryn Boice. Scenic Design: Christina Todesco. Lighting Design: Jen Rock. Composer and Sound Design: Dewey Dellay. Costume Design: Nancy Leary. Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at the Sorenson Black Box at Babson College, through November…
