Rajiv Josef Unearths Tortures that Haunt US by Barry David Horwitz Rajiv Josef has written a mind-boggling play that flows lyrically from a powerful writer, winning the 2016 Obie Award for Best Off-Broadway new play. It’s hard to resist Josef’s ideas and images, as they wash over the stage from the stately Indian gate…
The Wooster Group Reignites Feminist Fireworks by Barry David Horwitz New York’s experimental Wooster Group has brought us “The Town Hall Affair,” a docu-drama with the emphasis on the Drama. They have recreated a wild debate from 1971, called, “A Dialogue on Women’s Liberation,” run by novelist Norman Mailer, who is played by two…
Robert Lepage Flies High in Search of Time Recaptured by Barry David Horwitz “Needles and Opium” bursts out of the sky, a spectacle of acrobatics, jazz, and human creativity. If you want to be enchanted and entranced, “Needles and Opium” overflows with originality and excitement. Written and directed by the acclaimed Robert Lepage, Quebec’s…
Jiehae Park Makes Murder Fun in Macbeth Mash-Up by Barry David Horwitz Every detail in Jiehae Park’s “peerless” goes way Over the Top. The Barbie-Doll dressed Chinese American twin sisters, M. and L., choose a high school in a remote midwestern suburb to increase their chances of early admission to “The College.” They are…