Jack Thorne Mingles Bat Love with Modern Mayhem by Barry David Horwitz “Let the Right One In” offers a theatrical spectacle that mingles slow moving horror with intimate adolescent yearnings—Romeo and Juliet with vampires. Horrors that keep popping up when we least expect them. We could focus on the psychological traumas of the two…
John Logan Celebrates Sue Mengers, Hollywood’s First Woman Superagent by Patricia L. Morin “I’ll eat you last” is the caustic last sentence the renowned Hollywood talent agent Sue Mengers imparts to clients who left her or displeased her. Her promise or threat best represents her wit and confidence. Set in the 70s, John Logan’s…
David Henry Hwang Uses Love to Expose Deception in China/U.S. Deals by Patricia L. Morin In his crafty comedy “Chinglish,” David Henry Hwang forces us to face the consequences of rampant cultural misinterpretations. His characters play a game of deception that feels like a British spy comedy set in China. Hwang jumps into the…
W. Fran Astorga’s Comic Vision Inspires with Grace & Eco-Poetry by Barry David Horwitz I have never seen a play like “Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin’ Trees in the Ravine.” “Arroyo” is a totally original show that offers bi-lingual dialogue in English and Spanish—with no loss of understanding. Playwright W. Fran Astorga takes us along with…