Cristina Garcia Condenses Her Celebrated Novel to Its Essence by Lynne Stevens This is a play of rebellion and revolution, a tale of the struggle between mothers and daughters. In Brooklyn, a Cuban immigrant’s daughter Pilar (vivacious Thea Rodgers) yearns to see her grandmother in Cuba, whom she hasn’t seen since she was two….
Girish Karnad Poses Love Choice Between Poetry & Power by Susan Dunn “Hayavadan,” Girish Karnad’s popular 1971 play, fulfills our romantic fantasies. A woman aspires to the perfect man, pursuing her dream of being complete. And a man with a horse’s head yearns to be fully human. Side by side, these two characters want…
Lucas Hnath’s Mother Links Violent Criminals to Police by Barry David Horwitz “Dana H.” tells us about a secret connection between extreme racist criminals and police co-conspirators. No wonder they only arrest demonstators at #BLM rallies and turn their heads when the Aryan Brotherhood brings AR-15s to peaceful protests. Even in a bubble of…
Millennial Notes Anaïs Mitchell Touches Our Hearts, Updates Musical Myths by Jordan Freed A penetrating trombone rips into a brassy solo and Hermes (seductive Levi Kreis), our divine narrator, starts spinning his tale in a gravelly, soulful tone: See, someone’s got to tell the tale Whether or not it turns out well Maybe it…