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Dr. Rocket’s Twilight Carnival Reviewed by Vanessa Cate Nocturnal Fandango Closed; To Recur IndefinitelyRECOMMENDED It’s midnight. I pull up to a series of worn buildings and homes on a dark street in the heart of Los Angeles. The address was sent to me earlier that day, but I don’t know where I am. I have been instructed […]
Saugerties Reviewed by Paul Birchall Weird Sisters Theatre Company Through September 8 Directed by Abigail Zealey Bess, Susan Eve Haar’s drama is partially an impassioned debate about the ethics of cloning, and partially — well, I guess you might call it a watery echo of Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love. It’s an awkward piece of […]
Frankenstein Reviewed by Deborah Klugman A Noise Within Through September 8 From a literary standpoint, Nick Dear’s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is neither complicated nor opaque.As in the famous 1931 film (directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff), it’s about a man-made monster whose grotesque appearance spooks most everyone he meets. But […]
Dope Queens Reviewed by Taylor Kass TomorrowLand Productions and Pop Up Theater Through September 22 RECOMMENDED Two’s company. Three’s a love triangle. After being released from protective custody during a stint in jail, Goldie (Donzell Lewis) and her boyfriend Blake (Michael Antosy) have just moved into a not-so-new place in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Goldie […]
Early Birds Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Moving Arts Through September 7 When it comes to buffets, it seems the early bird does catch the worm — or at least, the early bird gets to eat her food before anyone else touches it. This is the conclusion that Nora (Jean Gilpin) and Ivy (Jayne Taini) reach […]
Fefu and Her Friends Reviewed by Dana Martin Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Through September 29 Maria Irene Fornes’s most enduring work, Fefu and Her Friends, finds women at odds with the patriarchy. The play explores their complex relationships with one another and their shared desire to redefine their wants, desires and gender roles within a society that unabashedly […]
Eurydice Reviewed by Emily Hawkins City Garage Theatre Through September 15 Going to the ends of the earth for love? It might seem a bit drastic — yet consider that the ancient Greek myth about Orpheus traveling to the Underworld to retrieve his bride, Eurydice, has been fascinating audiences for centuries. There have been many […]
Good Mourning Reviewed by Taylor Kass The Hudson Theatres Through September 8 Grief is too great a burden to bear alone. But because Good Mourning is a one-man show, grieving father Ernest doesn’t have much choice. Without family, close friends, or a therapist to confide in, he begins to talk to his late daughter’s stuffed […]
