Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
‘As You Like It’ — Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Steven Maler. Scenic Design by Riw Rakkulchon; Costume Design by Miranda Giurleo; Lighting Design by Eric Southern; Sound Design by Aubrey Dube. Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Production on Boston Common through August 10. By Shelley A. Sackett Boston is a garden of many earthly…
Ernest Thompson was only 28 when he wrote the play he’s perhaps best known for: On Golden Pond, the story of a retired university professor named Norman Thayer who is slowly succumbing to dementia but who agrees, together with his wife, to watch after his young grandson for a summer. Initially wary, the two end…
“I’m running between Tech and a few things, so I just want to make sure a little crazy right now,” playwright Crystal Skillman tells Theater Mirror. “But hey, I love crazy.” That comes through in Skillman’s powerful, moving play “Open,” a solo show that ran Off-Broadway July 12-27 at WP Theater in New York City….
‘The Understudy’ — Written by Theresa Rebeck. Directed by Paula Plum. Scenic Design by Peyton Tavares. Projections Design by Justin Lahue. Sound Design by Gage Baker. Lighting Design by Emily Bearce. Costume Design by Kara McGuinness. Presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston at Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston, through August 2. By Charlotte…
