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The Impossibility of Recovery in The Motherf**cker with the Hat

By Bill Eadie | May 26, 2014 |

Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, performing through June 22 at Cygnet Theatre, is about the impossibility of recovery. No, really. It’s also about an opportunity for terrific ensemble acting…

Nary a Misstep in Globe’s Water by the Spoonful

By Bill Eadie | April 21, 2014 |

Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Water by the Spoonful, not only captures a rich and dynamic portrayal of seemingly overwhelming struggles in American life but it does so with beauty and grace. And, the Old Globe has mounted a production that matches the play’s elegance in dramatic construction, use of language, and insight into the human psyche…