Millennial Notes Dave Malloy Links Romantic Fantasy to Invasion of Russia by Rosa Del Duca You are encouraged to order a decadent cocktail before finding your seat at “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.” Shotgun’s stage has been transformed into a swanky set—part “wild night at the opera,” part “quiet evening at…
August Wilson’s Fiery 60s Friends Deliver Wit & Wisdom by Barry David Horwitz If you haven’t grown up either poor or Black or marginalized, then it’s hard to understand how powerfully those forces affect our opportunities. It takes a genius to make voter suppression and oppression emotional. August Wilson is that genius. And Director…
Millennial Notes Dave Malloy Reveals Dark Seduction of the Mega-Rich by Ian Waters As war rages on in Ukraine, American politicians look at the ongoing suffering, and comment from afar. In “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” composer/writer Dave Malloy exposes the smugness of these political “pundits” about the realities of war….
Lisa Ramirez Transforms Borges Story into Modern Exposé by Patricia L. Morin “Book of Sand (a fairytale)” is Lisa Ramirez’s creative adaptation of Jorge Louis Borges’ fantasy short story “Book of Sand.” Ramirez introduces us to a man named HE, who buys a book with infinite pages. As a Borges fan, I was excited…