Culture
Black comedy “Armadillo Necktie” exposes open wound of U.S. in Iraq
June 24, 2016A new self-described "jet-black comedy" takes on the national American character at the apogee of its foreign "nation building" enterprise.
Read moreAnti-slavery classic revived for the stage as “Tom”
June 23, 2016A nineteenth-century American classic, re-imagined for the stage as a tale of racial injustice.
Read moreA Dutch composer dissects American media in “The News” opera
June 21, 2016One of the most wildly inventive productions this reviewer has experienced in any medium for years.
Read moreRomeo and Juliet jinxed in East Jerusalem
June 21, 2016Emotions run high in this version of Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers, set in one of today's flashpoints of international strife.
Read more“Home/Sick” stages the 1970s Weathermen movement with explosive impact
June 17, 2016In the waning days of the Vietnam War, democracy itself seemed to have ground to a halt. A newly re-staged play delves into that period.
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