Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Marie Trester’
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 MoreClosely Held Characters Hobble Funny But Uneven ‘Romeo, Romeo & Juliet’
Despite its reputation, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ does have its funny moments. That makes it a fairly likely send-up piece — but in its latest entry, the Roustabouts Theatre Co. has neglected the guy that made it possible.
Read More‘Marigolds’ Very Well Staged Despite a Thin Central Role
Art and science are inseparable in playwright Paul Zindel’s ‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ — and in this very good Cygnet Theatre Company production, little Tillie Hunsdorfer is inseparable from life’s truths.
Read MoreIon Theatre’s ‘4,000 Miles’–Acerbic Family Trials in Greenwich Village
Hilcrest’s Ion Theatre gives Amy Herzog’s recent drama 4,000 Miles a sharp, compelling staging on its intimate Black Box stage . . .
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