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Salvador Dali is Lukewarm Where It Needs Hot
In ” References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot” playwright José Rivera has imagined that logic and emotion are at war. The war reference is both literal and figurative, and it makes for a not-entirely satisfying evening.
Read MoreTime Stands Still Sneaks Up on You
“Time stands still” is an oxymoron, something inherently contradictory. Time, of course, is always progressing, though in the eye of the beholder time can seem to stand still under extreme conditions.
How people react to extreme conditions is a major theme of Donald Margulies’ multilayered relationship play, performing through March 17 at North Coast Repertory Theatre. But, “relationship” as a topic for drama turns out to be an oxymoron as well.
Read MoreNo Teen Angels Here
Punk Rock is a potent cocktail of teen angst, bravado, and terror, fiercely shaken and currently served with cynical sangfroid at ion theatre in Hillcrest. Written by the assured young Brit Simon Stephens, a former teacher at the U.S. equivalent of high school in a suburb of Manchester, the play immerses the audience in the…
Read MorePete ‘n Keely: Is That All There Is?
Pete ‘n Keely has a very thin premise, and the way it’s fleshed out is every bit as predictable as you’d expect. Its saving grace is getting to hear two talented performers sing and act their way through a bunch of standards.
Read MoreGreat Digs, So-so Dance at PGK’s “Welcome to Summer”
You Are Here gets my vote for PGK’s best location ever. The dance was more of a mixed bag at PGK’s “Welcome to Summer” show last Friday.
Read MorePart One: The Globe’s Edelstein makes Globe history and conjures comedy, tragedy and history with Henry 6 Part One
Mixing excellently timed comic moments with death and mal intentioned court intrigue, adapter and director Barry Edelstein deploys traditional 15th century garb, some late 20th century technology and even California beach slang …
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