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Safe Harbor Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Lower Depth Theater Ensemble Through December 15 Last year’s arrest of wealthy financier and pal-to-the-powerful Jeffery Epstein on charges related to the sex trafficking of minors sent salacious shock waves throughout the country via the headline-hunting national media. But Epstein and his circle of unprincipled cohorts were not alone. […]
In the Mood Reviewed by Nikki Munoz Ark Theatre Company Through December 14 As implied by its title, In the Mood is about sex.Sex, the characters learn, is complicated. The play depicts Stuart (Eddie Navarro) and Linda (Soda Persi) during two dinner conversations in which they attempt to navigate their intimate relationship. They are joined […]
Unraveled Reviewed by Lovell Estell III The Sherry Theater Through December 8 There is no shortage of plays and movies that tackle the subject of a sick and/or aging parent or parents who fall into the care of their adult children. Unfortunately, it’s a situation that is too common nowadays. In Unraveled, Jennifer Blackmer mines […]
Waiting for Waiting for Godot Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Sacred Fools Theater Company Extended through December 21 What could be more absurd than parodying an absurdist play? Dave Hanson’s Waiting for Waiting for Godot pays homage to Samuel Beckett by exploring the underlying themes in his famous tragicomedy about two men perpetually anticipating an […]
punkplay Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Circle X Theatre Co. Through December 21 RECOMMENDED For anyone who grew up as an outsider, Gregory S. Moss’s punkplay packs the sweetness of nostalgia into an energetic 90 minutes. Although each scene flows fluidly into the next, each scene is also inspired by a distinct punk rock song. The play is almost […]
Jitney Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Mark Taper Forum Extended through December 29 RECOMMENDED: As with all of August Wilson’s work, Jitney provides an intimate look at a close-knit community of African-Americans as they go about their lives. Written in 1982, it was the first play conceived for the Pittsburgh Cycle, his epic 10-play chronicle set […]
Salvage Reviewed by Iris Mann Lounge Theatre Extended through January 19 RECOMMENDED Rarely does a theatergoer encounter as seamless a marriage of script, song, direction and performance as in Salvage, Tim Alderson’s emotionally captivating gem of a play.The title refers in part to the possibility of salvaging lost souls. Alderson examines various aspects of the […]
Seven Reviewed by Nikki Munoz ÉLAN Ensemble Through December 16 In Seven, women’s voices are front and center. A collaboration of seven playwrights (Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith and Susan Yankowitz), the play depicts the true stories of seven women who stood up to injustice in […]
