Review by James Wilkinson ‘The Crucible’ – Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Eric Tucker. Scenic and Properties Designer: Lindsay Genevieve Fuori. Costume Designer: Elizabeth Rocha. Lighting Designer: John Malinowski. Sound Engineer Ted Kearnan. Dramaturg: Musa Gurnis. Presented by The Nora Theatre Company in association with Bedlam, 450 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, through October 20 As…
Category: Plays
Trinity’s ‘Prince of Providence’ Endearingly Captures Buddy’s Stormy Legacy
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Fifty years ago I attended my first show at Trinity Repertory Company during Project Discovery, which was “Wilson in the Promised Land” by Ronald Van Zandt. That show was a world premiere of a play and eventually went on to be performed at the ANTA Theatre in New York. Fast forward…
Looking to the Future Past with Arlekin Players Theatre’s ‘The Stone’
Review by James Wilkinson The Stone – Written by Marius von Mayenburg. Directed by Igor Golyak. Scenographer: David R. Gammons. Costume Design: Nastya Bugaeva. Lighting Design: Jeff Adelberg. Composer: Jakov Jakoulov. Video Designer: Vladimir Gusev. Presented by Arlekin Players Theatre, 368 Hillside Ave., Needham through September 29 For Arlekin Players Theatre’s production of The Stone,…
‘The Purists’ Strikes a Chord at the Huntington
by Michele Markarian “The Purists” – Written by Dan McCabe. Directed by Billy Porter. Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through October 6. There are some casts so talented that they manage to salvage a mediocre script. There are some scripts so compelling that they…