by Deanna Dement Myers ‘Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze’ – Written and acted by Gioia De Cari: Directed by Joey Brenneman. Scenic Designer, Brian Freeland; Costume Designer, Heather Carey; Lighting Designer, Kate August; Sound Design, Andy Evan Cohen. Presented September 12-23, 2018 at the Central Square Theater, 450…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
NSMT’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ A Perfect Prelude to Halloween
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Two-act Broadway Gothic musical thriller, book by Leslie Bricusse, music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Bricusse, Wildhorn and Steve Cuden, appearing at Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre62 Dunham Road, Beverly through Oct.7: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday matinees, 2 pm. $59-$84. 978-232-7200, nsmt.org. North…
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Sheila Barth Two-act, two-hour dark urban comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, through Oct. 13: Boston Center for the Arts, Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion,527 Tremont St., Boston. We meet a menagerie of characters, colorfully depicted and recreated, in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s two-act,…
“She Did All That” a Glowing Tribute to Betty Ford
by Michele Markarian “She Did All That”, a documentary play by Lisa Rafferty. Directed by Lisa Rafferty. Presented by Birch Tree Productions at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, through July 8. Watching a play about the Ford Administration, which took place a mere forty-odd years ago, is like watching a future…