by Linda Chin ‘Pippin’ – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Roger O. Hirson; Director/Choreographer: Bryan Knowlton; Set Design: Ben Hart and Brandon James; Lighting Design: Kelly Gibson; Costume Design: DW. Presented by Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH through July 18 Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s production of Pippin – the story…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
Candle House Collective’s “Next Time” Provokes, Tickles and Engages
By Michele Markarian “Next Time” – Created by Evan Neiden. Directed by John Ertman. Presented by Candle House Collective, through February 28. I like to tell my friends who live in places other than New England that New Englanders invented masks and social distancing, as it suits our standoffish natures. It’s a funny line, as…
“The Children” a Stunning Look at What We leave Behind
By Michele Markarian “The Children”. By Lucy Kirkwood. Directed by Bryn Boice. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 537 Tremont Street, Boston through March 28. “We heard you died,” says Hazel (Paula Plum) to her visitor, Rose (Karen MacDonald), ostensibly an old friend and colleague who has dropped unexpectedly by the…
Imaginary Beasts Offers Fanciful Family Fun with Hansel & Gretel Panto
By Julie-Anne Whitney Hansel & Gretel (Winter 2020 Panto) – Written and directed by Matthew Woods; costume design by Cotton Talbot-Minkin; set design by Lillian P.H. Kology; lighting design by Michaela Carmela Bocchino; puppet design by Elizabeth Owens and Jill Rogati; stage and production management by Sophia Giordano. Produced by Imaginary Beasts at the Charlestown…
