by Michele Markarian “Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic”. Created by Ayodele Casel. Directed by Torya Beard. Original Compositions and Music Direction: Crystal Monee Hall. Presented by American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, through October 9. It’s hard to imagine a more apropos season opener for American Repertory Theater than the joyful exuberance…
GBSC Sends up Hitchcock with Hilarious ‘The 39 Steps’
‘The 39 Steps’ – Based on the movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the novel by John Buchan. Adapted by Patrick Barlow. Directed by Ilyse Robbins; Scenic Designer, Shelley Barish; Lighting Designer, Daisy Long; Costume Designer, Rachel Padula-Shufelt; Sound Designer, Andrew Duncan Will. Presented by the Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main St., Stoneham through…
Short Take: Umbrella Stage Asks “What If?” with ‘The Last Wide Open’
‘The Last Wide Open’ – By Audrey Cefaly; Music by Matthew M. Nielson; Directed by Nancy Curran Willis; Scenic Design by Jerry Wedge; Costume Design by Brian Simons; Sound Design by James Cannon; Lighting Design by SeifAllah Sallotto-Cristobal; Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow St, Concord, MA through October 10th. by Tom Boudrot…
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Chases after ‘Wild Horses’
by James Wilkerson ‘Wild Horses’ – Written by Allison Gregory. Directed by Courtney Sale. Costume Design by Lee Viliesis. Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre through October 3. Watching Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s Wild Horses, I couldn’t stop turning the physical room into a metaphor for the performance. Good lord did I try to, but when it’s…
