Blank & Jensen Portray Health Workers’ Humanity by Patricia L. Morin “The Line” is a heartache to watch. This beautifully crafted docu-drama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen focuses on individual actors, in a confessional-style frame, who play real-life Covid health workers. Blank and Jensen interviewed seven First Responders working in New York City…
Dominique Morisseau Exposes Race, Class Bias in Schools by Patricia L. Morin Dominique Morisseau’s “Pipeline”—based on the School-to-Prison Pipeline for students of color—profiles a divorced mom’s struggle with the expectation her son will end up in prison, like so many urban Black teens. On Lincoln Center’s small stage, Director Lileana Blain-Cruz uses Matt Sanders’…
John Fisher Highlights Gay Liberation Pioneer by Patricia L. Morin John Fisher’s brilliant solo portrayal of astronomer and gay activist, Frank Kameny, shines as bright as the stars Kameny studied. Greeting us in a tight 50s suit and striped tie, Kameny’s uniform for his activism, Fisher channels Kameny’s unabashed and tenacious personality. With amazing…
Mary Rachel Brown Portrays Family Captured by Addiction by Patricia L. Morin At the intimate Griffin Theatre, Mary Rachel Brown explores the overlooked, slimy world of greyhound racing and gambling in poverty-stricken Dapto, in New South Wales, Australia. Designer Georgia Hopkins invites us into the Sinclairs’ rundown living room, furnished with stained recliner, dog…