Stephan Wolfert’s “Cry Havoc” is a performance not to be missed
A personal tale that is at once harrowing, hilarious and uplifting, Stephen Wolfert has created a scalding narrative out of a chance encounter with Shakespeare’s “Richard III.”
A personal tale that is at once harrowing, hilarious and uplifting, Stephen Wolfert has created a scalding narrative out of a chance encounter with Shakespeare’s “Richard III.”
“The story is easy to follow,” writes Macey Levin, “because the acting is so wonderful.” Tod Randolph gets a lot of laughs from her “throwaway lines.”
A young struggling author jumps at a chance to work with an older and successful one, but it is fraught with challenges.
With a combination of both country and Broadway music with some gospel thrown in, Sharon’s Big River centers on Huck’s trip down the Mississippi River as he helps the runaway slave Jim find freedom.
“Williamstown Theatre Festival has mounted an outstanding production of this seldom-performed play with the marvelous Marisa Tomei leading an exceptional cast,” writes Macey Levin.
Our reviewer, Macey Levin, finds this new play about an injured combat veteran at Shakespeare & Company well written and acted with poignancy and truth, but sometimes too contained.
Debra Jo Rupp leads a strong cast who get not only laughs, but our empathy in this dynamic production directed by a flawless Rob Ruggiero.