Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Oswald’
Cast and Creatives Let ‘Smokefall’ Wash in La Jolla
Philosophers and playwrights like to tackle big questions, though when a playwright writes like a philosopher it takes a special audience to appreciate the result. Noah Haidle’s play, Smokefall, eloquently challenges that special audience and those who rise to the challenge will be richly rewarded…
Read MoreUneven Subtext Can’t Sink Cygnet’s Good ‘The Whale’
Charlie was always big, but not like this. Life has fueled his colossal eating disorder — and playwright Samuel D. Hunter gives us plenty of explanation (despite some very faulty subtext) in Cygnet Theatre Company’s good ‘The Whale.’
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.
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