Driving Miss Daisy — Act II Playhouse
From the second Carla Belver bellows her first emphatic “No” in Act II’s “Driving Miss Daisy,” you know you’re going to see a special performance. As the first scene between … Continue reading
Macbeth — Villanova Theatre at Vasey Theatre
Although passages are cut and the story is framed to be a close comparison of the men who might rule Scotland in James J. Christy’s production of “Macbeth” at Villanova … Continue reading
Pericles — Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Fashionable though it has become to gush over experimentation and bask in “process,” my firm and decided preference is for the polished and finished. I don’t mind seeing a play … Continue reading
The Glass Menagerie — Act II Playhouse
The sad lucklessness of the Wingfield family of FDR-era St. Louis resonates deeply through James J. Christy’s production of “The Glass Menagerie” for Act II Playhouse. All of Amanda’s plans … Continue reading
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike — Philadelphia Theatre Company at Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Christopher Durang is a master gagster who is not afraid to let his education or cultural leanings show is his many comedies, most of which spoof some aspect of modern … Continue reading
The Woman in Black — Act II Playhouse
Snoopy’s famous and much-maligned opening line would be an appropriate beginning for “The Woman in Black,” Stephen Mallatratt and Susan Hill’s neatly crafted ghost story at Ambler’s Act II Playhouse. … Continue reading
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