by Nicholas Whittaker ‘Black Odyssey Boston’ – Directed by Benny Sato Ambush. Written by Marcus Gardley. Choreographer: Melissa Alexis. Scenic Designer: Jon Savage. Lighting Designer: Aja M Jackson. Sound Designer: Dewey Dellay. Music/Choral Director: Allyssa Jones. Properties Designer: Elizabeth Rocha. Stage Manager: Phyllis Y. Smith. Assistant Stage Manager: Sara Hutchins. Presented by Front Porch Collective…
Author: Theater Mirror
Finding Your Way Home in Company One’s ‘Vietgone’
By Deanna Dement Myers “Vietgone” – Written by Qui Nguyen. Michelle Aguillon, Director; Kadahj Bennett, Music Director; Misha Shields, Choreographer; Jessie Baxter, Dramaturg; Jasmine Brooks, Assistant Director; Jessica Scout Malone; Assistant Dramaturg & Intimacy Coach; Izmir Ickbal, Scenic & Projections Designer; Debra Kim Sivigny, Costume Designer; Jennifer Fok, Lighting Designer; Aubrey Dube, Sound Designer; Kelly…
‘Waitress’ Charms at Hanover Theatre
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Sugar, butter and flour are the ingredients needed by Jenna, the waitress who is the leading character in The American Repertory Theater’s “Waitress”, the musical which is part of the Broadway series at the historic Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA. This big hit musical is an adaptation of Adrienne Shelley’s 2007 movie about a…
Something Lurks in Boston Playwrights’ Dead House
by James Wilkinson ‘Dead House’ – Written by Beirut Balutis. Directed by Adam Kassim; Scenic Design by Steven Doucette; Lighting Design by Hannah Solomon; Sound Design by J Jumbelic; Costume Design by Ruth King; Fight Choreography by Jessica Scout Malone. Presented by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at 949 Commonwealth Ave. through April 28, 2019 ***Author’s note:…