REVIEW: “The Girl on the Train” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Dan Mayer Author Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train became an international best-seller, as well as a 2016film starring Emily Blunt, before…
REVIEW: “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer The name Stephen Adly Guirgis may sound familiar to theatergoers in the capital region. He graduated from SUNY Albany, and Harbinger Theatre…
REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s “Deep Blue Sound” at Steamer No. 10 Theatre
by Dan Mayer Playwright Abe Koogler filtered his own experiences living on an island in Puget Sound into Deep Blue Sound, and the result is…
REVIEW: “Puffs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Dan Mayer Not everyone is destined to defeat the dark lord and save the world. Puffs takes us back to a familiar school of…
REVIEW: “Casa Valentina” at Schenectady Civic Theatre
by Dan Mayer In storytelling, insightful political commentary can sometimes come at the cost of fully realizing the characters as people. In Casa Valentina, playwright…
REVIEW: “The Pillowman” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer Does anyone have the right to say what a writer can and can’t write about? The Pillowman doesn’t really answer this question,…
REVIEW: “100 Saints You Should Know” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Dan Mayer Faith can be a powerful thing, whether someone is introduced to it from a young age or discovers it laterin life, and…
Favorites of 2024: Dan Mayer
We’ve had an embarrassment of riches with so many great shows happening all over the region, all deserving their own praise, but here are a…