Lucas Hnath Writes A Smart, Funny, Relevant Update by Lynne Stevens Anne Marie, the housekeeper, dozes on a chair. A gentle knock at the enormous blue door, where Nora exited with a bang fifteen years ago, startles her. And there, standing in the softly falling snow, is Nora. Scenic Designer Christopher Fitzer creates an…
Millennial Notes Sarah Ruhl Challenges Marriage with Free Love by Krista Pearl McAtee “This play is about polyamory” we hear audience members whisper to each other before the play starts. Their childlike giddiness about the taboo topic is exactly what playwright Sarah Ruhl tears to shreds. She tests the boundaries of marriage, love, and…
Lauren Gunderson Celebrates Pioneer Woman Astronomer by Hannah Yurke Bring your daughters to see “Silent Sky,” an inspiring tale of pioneering female astronomers. Set between 1910 and 1920, “Sky” portrays the life and work of Henrietta Leavitt, an astrophysicist who follows her passion all the way to a job at Harvard, at a time…
Heather Raffo Explores the Anguish of Losing Home by Patricia L. Morin “Noura” confronts the destruction of war and the hardship of building new lives. Noura (amazing Denmo Ibrahim), an Iraqui refugee, stands outside her New York apartment in the falling snow on Christmas Eve. Listening to “the loudest silence I have ever heard,”…