by Michael Cox Times have changed. The theatre, especially, has changed in the past few years. Every theatre company in this city has declared as much. This musical comedy, the culminating play of Lyric Stage Company’s season, is filled from beginning to end with the most vile and offensive sentiments. Exploitative and entitled characters espouse…
Category: Theater Reviews
SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ is a Beautifully Realized Production of an Ambitious and Imperfect Play
by Julie-Anne Whitney ‘The Inheritance’ – Written by Matthew López; directed by Paul Daigneault; movement and intimacy direction by Yo-El Cassell; scenic design by Cristina Todesco; costume design by Charles Schoonmaker; lighting design by Karen Perlow; sound design by Dewey Dellay; stage-managed by Thomas M. Kauffman. Produced by SpeakEasy Stage Company at the BCA/Calderwood Pavilion…
In Huntington’s ‘Our Daughters, Like Pillars’, Family Comes First- But at a Price
‘Our Daughters, Like Pillars’ – Written by Kirsten Greenidge; directed by Kimberly Senior; set design by Marion Williams; costume design by Sarita Fellows; lighting design by Mary Louise Geiger; sound design and original music by Jane Shaw; wig/hair and makeup design by Tommy Kurzman; stage managed by Kevin Schlagle. Produced by The Huntington Theatre at…
ArtsEmerson’s ‘Parable’ Brings Light to a Dystopian Future
‘Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower’ – Created by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Co-Directed by Eric Ting & Signe V. Harriday;Music and Lyrics by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Music Direction by Toshi Reagon. Choreography by Millicent Johnnie; Scenic Design by Arnulfo Maldonado; Costumes by Dede M. Ayite; Lighting Design by…
