By Michele Markarian ‘Oleanna’ – Written by David Mamet. Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue. Presented by New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA through November 5 I feel like I need to start this review off by saying that I am – absolutely – a feminist. Keep reading, and…
Trinity Rep’s “DEATH OF A SALESMAN” is a Masterpiece
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The opening show of Trinity Repertory Company’s 54th season is “Death of a Salesman”, a 1949 play by Arthur Miller. It was the 1949 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway in February, 1949 and ran for 742 performances, and has been revived…
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Salve Regina University’s fall show this year at the historic Casino Theatre in Newport is “Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon. It is an autobiographical play about Simon’s family relationships both good and bad including sibling rivalries both past and present, parent and child authority issues and the hilarious…
Gloucester Stage’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” Brilliantly Evokes the Bad Old Days
By Sheila Barth Some things never change. We say they do. Over the years, we claim, there have been sweeping, amazing, changes. But people don’t change. Sadly, there’s a stagnancy in human nature and conditions. Such is the case with Christopher Sergel’s striking stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic 1960 novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” …