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Everybody Flock to Cygnet’s Shepards

By Martin Jones Westlin | October 7, 2014 |

The American Dream is in reality the American Nightmare, and Sam Shepard is here to prove it. Cygnet Theatre’s very good Shep-Rep fare, comprising “True West” and “Fool for Love,” is Shepard come alive, with two emotionally raw scripts and a scathing indictment of a country that’s clearly lost its way.

Cygnet’s Great ‘Pageant’ Caught in a Time Warp

By Martin Jones Westlin | July 26, 2014 |

Beauty contests are sitting ducks for the high-camp treatment that casts and directors give them. That’s what makes Cygnet Theatre’s Pageant such a funny play; the show’s ensemble culture and hilarious writing take it from there.