Posts Tagged ‘Amanda Sitton’
Rep’s ‘Oldest Boy’ Has the Horses, but Sarah Ruhl Won’t Saddle Up
A cross-cultural marriage brings many angles with it, especially when the child is believed to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist master. Sarah Ruhl’s ‘The Oldest Boy,’ currently at San Diego Repertory Theatre, implies that the repercussions are staggering, but that’s as far as it goes.
Read MoreDiversionary’s Good ‘Bathwater’: The A’s, E’s, I’s, O’s and U’s Have It
Playwright Christopher Durang has hauled out the big guns in ‘Baby with the Bathwater,’ his ode to lousy parenting and lousy parents. In this very good Diversionary Theatre entry, Helen and John Dingleberry never knew what hit ’em.
Read MoreCygnet’s fair ‘Maple and Vine’ stumbles over itself
Technology has made the 1950s seem like centuries ago, and a lot more may (or may not) have happened to human interconnectedness in the meantime. Cygnet Theatre’s “Maple and Vine” takes a look at the simpler era and the very personal reasons behind the characters’ fascination with it — but amid the nice production values and fine acting, the script fuels a debate in which the playwright doesn’t want to take part.
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