Chimerica Reviewed by Jessica Neu It is often said that great writing begins with a question. As our world becomes increasingly globalized, digitized, but also volatile, questions related to public memory, heroism, censorship, and the importance of historical interpretations move… Read More ›
Elena Alexandratos
Quantum’s Chimerica finds its performance space at East Liberty’s The Maverick Hotel.
An award-winning and resonant political thriller Quantum Theatre announced Lucy Kirkwood‘s Olivier Award-winning play Chimerica will be presented at the newly opened Maverick Hotel, former East Liberty YMCA, from November 27 to December 19. Directed by Quantum Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director Karla Boos and featuring… Read More ›
Shammen McCune: On a Roll with Shakespeare Roles
Once more, Shammen McCune is immersed in an iconic Shakespearean role. In 2017, McCune portrayed Lady Capulet in PICT Classic Theater’s Romeo and Juliet. In 2019, she inhabited Caliban in The Tempest at Pittsburgh Public Theater and the assassin Brutus in Julius Caesar for Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks…. Read More ›
“Julius Caesar” Slays Expectations in PSIP’s All-Female Adaptation
By Eva Phillips The balance of power is erratic and volatile. Can those who thirst for power and reign over others ever do so without corruption, or without the megrims of self-interest overtaking the objectiveness of their rule? And when… Read More ›
Fierce Female Voices Drive “Julius Caesar” at Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!” Iconic. Evocative. Declarative. Historic. But even the canon, once considered untouchable, needs a little revamping and re-imagining. Who was obfuscated, overlooked or silenced in the classics that founded our dramaturgical literacies? What… Read More ›