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Sherlock Holmes Watches the Quick Changes With Admiration

By Welton Jones | August 1, 2015 |

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson wear their sternest countenances as they probe the eerie hellhound but the real fascination in Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ is how just three actors play 746 supporting roles so neatly, especially since

Boxing as Ritual in Old Globe’s “The Royale”

By Welton Jones | October 11, 2014 |

Boxing is far too violently intense for easy stage interpretation but Rachel Chavkin’s ritual staging of Marco Ramirez’s play “The Royale,” now at the Old Globe Theatre, shows that imagination and skill can respect the sport while ming it for metaphor.