Reviewed by Tony Annicone The second show of Starlight Productions is “Weekend Comedy” by Sam and Jeanne Bobrick. A couple in their early fifties and a couple in their early twenties have accidentally booked the same cozy cottage in the Catskills for Memorial Day weekend. The older couple are Frank and Peggy Jackson, a hard working…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
Company One Pushes Boundaries with ‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.’ (3 Stars)
By Michele Markarian ‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again’ – Written by Alice Birch. Directed by Summer L. Williams. Presented by Company One Theatre, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston through November19. In the opening scene of “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again” a woman (Becca A. Lewis) turns the seductive tables…
Adams Infuses Hub Theatre’s Dark Drama with ‘Wit’ (5 Stars)
by Mike Hoban ‘Wit’ – Written by Margaret Edson; Directed by John Geoffrion; Set Design by JP Pizzuti; Lighting Design by Chris Bocchiaro; Costume Design by Nancy Ishihara; Sound Design by Deirdre Benson. Presented by the Hub Theatre Company of Boston at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston through November 19 Cancer, like death…
Melinda Lopez Serves Up Humor & Pathos in “Mala”
By Michele Markarian ‘Mala’ Written and performed by Melinda Lopez. Directed by David Dower. Presented by ArtsEmerson, Emerson/Paramount Center, Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, for the Arts, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA through November 20. Melinda Lopez is one of the more honest and engaging actors of our community. She first caught my eye years…
