Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
By Michele Markarian “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fasthorse. Directed by Tara Moses. Presented by Moonbox Productions, One Arrow Street, Cambridge, through December 15. “The Thanksgiving Play,” the author of whom is the first Native woman to be produced on Broadway, is the perfect satire for the times. A well-intentioned white couple, Logan and Jaxton…
By Michele Markarian “Galileo’s Daughter” – Written by Jessica Dickey. Directed by Reena Dutt. Presented by Central Square Theater and WAM Theatre, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through December 8. “A play is a very good way to learn something”, says Maria Celeste to her father, Galileo. We learn that Galileo, in addition to being a…
by Michele Markarian “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”. Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek. Book by Jeffrey Lane. Directed by Allison Olivia Choat. Presented by Moonbox Productions, One Arrow Street, Cambridge, through Oct. 20. There’s a lot to love – and a ton of talent – in Moonbox Productions’ “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” a musical tale of three…
‘The Hombres’ – Written by Tony Meneses. Directed by Armando Rivera. Movement Design by Nathaniel Justiniano. Set Design by Kristin Loeffler. Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl. Lighting Design by John Holmes. Sound Design by Julian Crocamo. Properties Design by Carolyn Ferris. Presented by Teatro Chelsea & Gloucester Stage Company at 267 E. Main St., Gloucester,…
