Holiday treats are often overly sweet and holiday entertainments often swerve into stereotypes but The Carols at Carnegie Stage serves up the right potpourri of story, talent, rhymes, schemes, and timeless wisdom. Circa wartime 1944, this bright and innovative musical… Read More ›
Elizabeth Boyke
The Morals of Choice and Empathy in off the WALL’s Sensational “Not Medea”
By Casey Cunningham Warning: The following review contains spoilers for the play Medea but, not, Not Medea. (That is likely the last bad joke I will make.) This is not a show about Medea, descendant of the sun god Helios…. Read More ›
A Discussion on Zoe Sorrell’s “My Own Route,” and Glimpse of off the WALL’s Thirteenth Season
By Eva Phillips Poetry and myth are predicated on violence enacted upon women. Brutal possession, hostile silencing or neglect, hateful shame, and outright destruction of femininity drive so many of our stories, that this violence is a sort of vernacular… Read More ›
Violet
Front Porch Theatricals’ heavenly production of Violet has a lot of baggage. Johnmichael Bohach’s rustic, minimalist scenic design is primarily comprised of suitcases, chests, and duffel bags that the actors sit, sleep, and sing on. This concept is not only… Read More ›