Lightning Rounds — The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Elixir of Love, Forever Plaid
April 2016 proved a cruel month in terms of time demands, so I am in a position of having to catch up with commenting a number of productions by screwing … Continue reading
Lafferty’s Wake — Society Hill Playhouse
For a wee brief while, I was Jimmy O’Donnell, paying respects to my great friend and boon companion, one Charlie Lafferty, whose funeral is the occasion for the audience participation … Continue reading
Outside Mullingar — Philadelphia Theatre Co. at Suzanne Roberts
“Outside Mullingar” is a roundabout love story that is tinged with Irish loquaciousness, humor, and frankness that keeps you listening and, sporadically, laughing until John Patrick Shanley deigns to bend the … Continue reading
Dancing at Lughnasa — Curio Theatre
The Mundy sisters, all single women ranging in age from the mid-20s to nearly 40, live together in relative peace and harmony in the house where they were born and … Continue reading