Local Theaters Pull Off Trick of Plays at Home by Barry David Horwitz In the hopes that we all get through this pandemic with our wits intact, our beloved local theaters have begun to offer free or ticketed plays on-line. Their services have already begun—in fact, they began so fast that I missed out…
Lydia R. Diamond’s Spectacular Play Embodies Our Herstory by Barry David Horwitz Toni Stone was a real live woman who yearns to play baseball. But she’s female and Black. She manages to overturn every prejudice, joke, and stupidity—until she plays with the San Francisco Sea Lions, and then, the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. Toni…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Rat-Race Delivers Comedy Gold by Tanvi Agrawal & Barry David Horwitz “Gloria” leaves us thinking about the rat-race that Millennials face—how exploited their lives can be. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ witty comedy makes delicious fun of their high-pressure bubble. The office competition has destroyed these zine writers’ human sympathy—even for each other. These copywriters…
John Collins Makes Stage Magic with The Great Gatsby by Barry David Horwitz “Gatz” has everything—love, passion, party, class conflict, car culture, and self-involvement. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s scandalous party animals are speeding down the road, running red lights, leaving the rest of us dead in the road. Director John Collins reimagines the novel as…