Posts Tagged ‘Mary’
Cygnet’s Fair ‘Pride/Prejudice’ Begs the Overarching Question: Why?
Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a timeless classic, but only to a point — its scrums on love and marriage take a back seat to the institutions themselves. In its current turn, Cygnet Theatre transgresses this; the result is a less-than-standard effort.
Read MorePolitics, Not Theater, Fuels Cygnet’s So-So ‘Last Wife’
Henry VIII couldn’t soldier his way out of a wet paper bag, but he knew how to push other soldiers’ buttons. Then he met Katherine Parr, in whom he met his match. Cygnet Theatre Company’s ‘The Last Wife’ chronicles the events and the outcome — and while the script holds out Parr as a model, the show certainly does not.
Read MoreImpacting the World Through Song
Most people know folk singer, Woody Guthrie, as the man who penned the lyrics to “This Land is Your Land.” What many might not realize is that he wrote more than 1,000 songs over several decades in the 20th century ranging from protest tunes to American classics.
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 MoreSD Rep’s ‘Detroit’: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
The American way of life is built on illusion, or so playwright Lisa D’Amour seems to say in “Detroit,” a 2010 Pulitzer Prize drama finalist. The San Diego Repertory Theatre entry seeks to illustrate that for us, but the excellent production values far outstrip the premature script.
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