Posts Tagged ‘Old Globe Theatre’
Nary a Misstep in Globe’s Water by the Spoonful
Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Water by the Spoonful, not only captures a rich and dynamic portrayal of seemingly overwhelming struggles in American life but it does so with beauty and grace. And, the Old Globe has mounted a production that matches the play’s elegance in dramatic construction, use of language, and insight into the human psyche…
Read MorePeriod Family Savagery in Old Globe’s Time and the Conways
Tennessee Williams may have learned much from this castrating mother. Under the banner of protection, she smothers; her rigid rankings allow no appeal. Williams reduced the cast and milked the subtleties more precisely but Priestley’s creation is just as brutal and even more clueless. Her smug cruelty is breath-catching, the monstrous consequences all too sadly foretold.
Read MorePassion and Youth Connect Across the Centuries in Old Globe The Last Goodbye
The immortal tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is enriched with the songs of the late Jeff Buckley in The Last Goodbye at the Old Globe Theatre, a respectful but robust colabortion of youthful passion that connects across four centuries.
Read MoreWhimsey Flavors Plainsmen’s Lives in Old Globe Theatre Rainmaker
Desperate, drought-ridden ranchers pay a con-man to bring rain in N. Richard Nash’s romantic fantasy The Rainmaker, now at he Old Globe Theatre. But there’s just as much desperation surrounding the daughter of the family, who may be turning into an old maid. Magic comes in many forms during this sturdy but creaking revival.
Read MoreNoble Exits Old Globe With Shakespeare/Beckett Mash
For his finale after four superb Old Globe Theatre summer seasons, Adrian Noble finesses the early Tom Stoppard gumdrop, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a mixture of Shakespeare and Samuel Beckett with plenty of Abbott and Costello thrown in. As always, Noble aces it. Gonna miss the guy.
Read MoreA “dramedy” for the Old Globe: Be a Good Little Widow
There’s nothing like a fatal plane crash to damage a bright new marriage. That’s where Bekah Brunstetter sets her new “dramedy” for the Old Globe Theatre, Be a Good Little Widow. The lame title doesn’t do justice to the quality of both play and production…
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