Play review
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ play review: A soulful and haunting must-see performance
September 2, 2026One of the best mountings of August Wilson’s 10 “American Century Cycle” plays.
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‘Conscience’ play review: Great political art focusing on McCarthyism of past and present
August 31, 2026The play also deals with topics like homophobia, alcoholism, power discrepancies in relationships and feminism.
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‘Enemy of the People’ theater review: Topical adaptation loses none of its bite
August 25, 2026The new adaptation has much relevance in a world where those in power manipulate the truth.
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‘The Revolutionists’ theater review: An edgy guillotine-tinged satire
June 17, 2026A comedy about France’s Reign of Terror, with aristocrats and assorted enemies of the people quite literally laughing their heads off.
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Athenian violence and theatrical utopia
June 1, 2026Shakespeare's play is more political than you might think. The play’s enchantment and comic confusion emerge from a social order defined by violence, hierarchy, and coercion.
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