Millennial Notes Itamar Moses Asks: Where’s the Line Between Personal & Political? by Beau McGlasson When intermission begins and the audience discussions are as loud as the applause, you know the play works. In “The Ally” at the New York Public Theater, Itamar Moses invites us to consider our truths, demons, and biases before…
Millennial Notes Dan Hoyle’s Brilliant Investigative Theater Triumphs by Beau McGlasson From an early age, we are taught to color inside the lines, but we miss out on an equally important lesson—when to cross over the line. Dan Hoyle’s new one-man show called “Border People” uncovers lives caught outside the lines and in the…
Millennial Notes Erika Dickerson-Despenza Delivers a Force of Nature by Beau McGlasson It can be a challenge to find joy and beauty in the face of cruelty, racism, and government failings. Sometimes it can even feel impossible. Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s difficult and heart-rending “shadow/land” responds to real oppression and racism with visible Black joy. She…
Millennial Notes Yngvild Aspeli Creates a Beautifully Dark Epic by Beau McGlasson Melville’s Moby Dick: a ship captain descends into madness, pursues a massive white whale, and encounters the darkness of the human spirit. At the Public Theater’s “Under the Radar” Festival, Plexus Polaire, a French-Norwegian company, delivers their version of “Moby Dick.” It’s…