REVIEW: The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY presents “Confederates” at theREP
by Jess Hoffman A play that opens on the image of an old photograph of an enslaved Black woman nursing a White infant promises a…
REVIEW: “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Creative License Theater Collective
by Jess Hoffman In the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I think everyone has strong opinions about truth, accuracy, and the difference, if…
REVIEW: “A Raisin in the Sun” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Lorraine Hansberry, the first black woman to have a play on Broadway in 1959, wrote A Raisin in the Sun, depicting a…
REVIEW: “In the Next Room” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players’ production of In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) approaches Sarah Ruhl’s quietly subversive comedy with clear affection…
REVIEW: “Suffs” at The Bushnell
by Beverly Dane, In The Spotlight, Inc. SUFFS at The Bushnell has an outstanding cast of 17 women playing a variety of roles that tell…
REVIEW: “Black Comedy” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Emily Edelman Peter Shaffer’s farce “Black Comedy,” onstage at the Ghent Playhouse, centers around an aspiring sculptor intent on impressing an art buyer who has…
REVIEW: “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at SLOC Musical Theatre
by Sierra Pasquale There is something delightfully conspiratorial about The Mystery of Edwin Drood. A show that invites its audience not just to watch but…
REVIEW: “The Hound of the Baskervilles” at The Majestic Theater
by Shera Cohen, In the Spotlight, Inc. This season’s Majestic Theater offerings commonly bookend its schedule with musicals, and 2025/26 continues that tradition. Sweet, homespun,…