Tuesday, February 12,2013

“Good Person of Szechwan”

by Bertolt Brecht at La Mama

Even the reference to Brecht can, for some, induce an involuntary snore. Any dedicated theatergoer is sure to have suffered through many well-intentioned, but uninvitingly austere productions.

Thursday, February 7,2013

“The Man Who Laughs”

by Kiran Rikhye at Urban Stages Theatre

Nestled inside the plush venue of Urban Stages, Stolen Chair Theatre Company ushers their audience back to the mysterious romanticism of the silent film era with their latest production.

Thursday, February 7,2013

“Bodega Bay”

Written by Elisabeth Karlin at Abingdon Theatre Company

“Bodega Bay,” a peaceful coastal town in Sonoma County, California, is about as far away as you can get on a road trip from Staten Island, where the story of Louise Finch begins.

Thursday, February 7,2013

“Speakeasy Dollhouse”

by Cynthia von Buhler at The Back Room

An immersive murder-mystery theater piece based on an actual unsolved murder where the audience is transported back in time to a 1920s speakeasy with all the allure one could expect.

Monday, January 28,2013

“The Jammer”

written by Rolin Jones at Atlantic Theater Company

“The Jammer” tells the story of a coming-of-age conflict we’ve all heard before. Should the wide-eyed Everyman follow his dreams or safely settle down with the girl he’s known all his life?

Monday, January 28,2013

“CROSSING PATHS IN WASHINGTON SQUARE”

Written by Barbara Kahn at Theater for the New City

Eight people meet in the east village at Washington Square Park in 1913. They are would-be suffragettes, gay men and lesbians, a Jewish man and an African-American woman.

Thursday, January 24,2013

“Show Way”

at Vital Theatre Company

In the national award winning book Show Way, author Jacqueline Woodson depicts her family’s history as an eight-generation journey from slavery through civil rights to the birth of her own daughter.

Sunday, January 20,2013

“Something’s Got Ahold of My Heart”

by Hand2Mouth

Hand2Mouth, an ambitious experimental theater company, cuts right to the heart of love in their new original work “Something’s Got Ahold of My Heart” –

Friday, January 18,2013

“Opus No. 7”

Dancing pianos, living walls and a gigantic puppet symbolizing Mother Russia are but a few of the interactive stage elements present in “Opus No. 7”

Tuesday, January 15,2013

”Inflatable Frankenstein“ by Radiohole

at the Kitchen

If you've never seen a Radiohole show, then no review or write-up is going to suffice. Then again, that's true even if you have.