One Acts Offer Revelations—from “Stamp Me” to “Suicide Bomber” by Barry David Horwitz What a wonderful evening of six one act plays by six young Middle Eastern playwrights who bring us a wild and funny rainbow of comedy and terror. The “ReOrient” 2023 Festival of plays is presenting a bouquet of surprising new plays….
Andrew Alty Conjures Magical Myth-Maker of Sword in the Stone by Barry David Horwitz We could be in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood or with Toad and Badger in Wind in the Willows. Set Designer Devin Kasper’s lush tree trunks frame the story of a wayward student and a poetic hermit—under a stage full…
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…
Taub & Woolery’s Musical Updates Shakespeare’s Rom-Com by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz In Director Bill English’s Tiffany-bejeweled Forest of Arden, trees glow with stained glass beauty, while lovers experiment with gender-swap. Arden is a sacred “in-between” place where old ways of loving get revalued, and unexpected affections blossom. “As You Like…