The Addams Family — Media Theatre
Jeffrey Coon and Jennie Eisenhower ace their roles as Gomez and Morticia Addams in Dann Dunn’s production of “The Addams Family” for Media Theatre because they each have the good … Continue reading
King Lear — Globe Theatre at The Annenberg Center
From its first syllable, the Globe Theatre production of “King Lear” impresses with its directness and animation. Line readings are brisk and straightforward. Natural posture and expression reigns. Nothing is … Continue reading
Love Letters — Delaware Theatre Company
As I often say with fondness, there’s no pro like an old pro. By “old,” I am not referring to age as much as to experience and seasoning that gives … Continue reading
The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church — ActorsNET
In Pennington Gap, Virginia, the cognate to being in the Junior League or Jaycees is to be a member of a church’s charitable sisterhood. These are select groups that don’t … Continue reading
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo — Temple Theaters at the Adrienne
I know Darryl Gene Daughtry, Jr. is an effective actor because his portrayal of Kev, a jumpy, quick reacting soldier in Rajiv Joseph’s play, “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” … Continue reading
La Bête — Arden Theatre
All begins well with Emmanuelle Delpech’s production of “La Bête” at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre. That is if you don’t count the gratuitously bizarre antics of Amanda Schoonover as Dorine, the … Continue reading
By You That Made Me, Frankenstein — Philadelphia Opera Collective
The context in which Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein,” was written is almost as fascinating as the groundbreaking novel itself. Then Mary Godwin, the daughter of two cultural lights of the … Continue reading
Fences — People’s Light & Theatre Company
August Wilson’s finest play, “Fences,” is set in the 1950s, one of the more fertile and groundbreaking decades of American theater. Kamilah Forbes’s production of “Fences” for People’s Light & … Continue reading
Rounding Third — Act II Playhouse
“Rounding Third” is a modest piece with ambitions beyond its reach. It will never be as poignant or commentating as playwright Richard Dresser intends it to be, but as a … Continue reading
Antony and Cleopatra — McCarter Theatre
In spite of some judicious editing, and the elision of characters, Emily Mann’s production of Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” proceeds slowly and cumbersomely at McCarter Theatre. Opulent though the production … Continue reading
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