‘Dracula’ – Based on the novel by Bram Stroker. Adapted by Steven Dietz. Directed by Melissa Bernstein. Presented by Newton Theatre Company at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 96 Otis Street, Newton, MA, through February 8 Review by Shayne F. Gilbert The Newton Theater Company’s latest offering is the classic gothic story Dracula, featuring a gender-bending…
Trinity Rep’s ‘Someone Will Remember Us’ Examines the Personal Toll of War
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The world premiere of “Someone Will Remember Us” continues the true story of “Boots on The Ground,” which played at Trinity Repertory Company back in 2006 and told of Rhode Islanders deployed in the Iraq War. It examines how the legacy lives on almost twenty years later. This show combines the…
Apollinaire’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Sparks Joy During Unprecedented Time
‘Every Brilliant Thing’. Written by Duncan Macmillan with Johnny Donahoe. Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Scenic and Sound Design by Joseph Lark-Riley. Lighting Design by Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Produced by Apollinaire Theatre Company at Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St, Chelsea, MA through January 19th. By Charlotte Snow Can times really be that ‘unprecedented’ when…
Donnla Hughes is a One-Woman Tour de force in Gamm’s ‘Girls And Boys’
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The third play of GAMM Theatre’s 40th Anniversary season is “Boys and Girls” by Dennis Kelly. It’s a 2016 one-woman British show that narrates a story of love, marriage, and, eventually, violence. She meets the man of her dreams, and the romance seems destined for greatness. Before long, the couple settles…
