Lisa Tierney-Keogh Depicts Sharp Irish Debates on Gender & Race by Patricia L. Morin In Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s “This Beautiful Virtual Village,” six feisty members of a residents’ association outside Dublin make Zoom their stage. Malvina Reynolds’ song “Little Boxes” plays in the background. All the members have opinions on the obscene, sexist slur that…
Josh Luxenberg Creates an Adventure in a Box by Patricia L. Morin “The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy” maps new territory for online theater. Theater in Quarantine’s video and electronic innovations blend set, story, sound, and character into a technologically advanced miniature wonderland. Playing bumbling astronaut Egon Tichy, Joshua William Gelb transforms his 8’x…
Blank & Jensen Revive 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 emotional confessions, as they play real-life Covid health workers. Blank and Jensen interview 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’…