Play review
‘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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Marc Blitzstein biographer’s play ‘Call It Day’ probes the reliability of memory
November 10, 2025Eric Gordon, longtime People’s World staff writer, now retired, who’s broken out into some new avenues for his writing.
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‘Greenwood 1964’ theater review: Play brings Civil Rights icons to the stage
June 24, 2025Organizing strategy and the role of celebrity in social causes are explored in performance.
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‘Just Like Us’ centers four Latina girls, their immigration status, and chronicler
April 24, 2025As the play unfolds, we witness the specifics of the immigration dilemma for these four girls.
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