Hand to God, You For Me For You
Something I wrote in April and never published. God knows why. HAND TO GOD — Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia, through … Continue reading
Henry V — Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
The more personal and intimate Matt Pfeiffer’s production of “Henry V” for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is, the better it is. Among Shakespeare’s history plays, “Henry V” always seems most to … Continue reading
Row After Row — People’s Light & Theatre Company
Seven score and thirteen years ago, a relatively new nation, the United States, found itself divided over issues of states’ and human rights that centered primarily on the peculiar institution … Continue reading
Down Past Passyunk — InterAct Theatre at Adrienne
I start with a story from my own experience. In London, in 1979, I frequently ate lunch, canneloni stuffed with ricotta and spinach, at a bygone pizza chain. This was … Continue reading
The Exonerated — Delaware Theatre Company
When Ryan Ferguson was released from a Missouri prison in November after spending almost 10 years locked up for a murder he did not commit and for which there was … Continue reading