by Paula Kaplan-Reiss All Americans know how privileged we are that English is a universal language. Rarely are we forced to learn a second language. Traveling and studying are not often impeded by our inability to speak or read the native tongue of other countries. Sanaz Toossi, an Iranian-American playwright…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Intelligent? Provocative? Hilarious? Face-paced? Crowd-pleasing? What is the most exact, precise, factual word or phrase to describe the latest production at the Sharon Playhouse? THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT generates such thought and is, in fact, all of those things. This soul-searching script , jam-packed with…
by Jessica Hoffman There are a handful of things in this world that seem to be universally hilarious. Small children swearing, for one thing, always make me giggle inappropriately. And no matter who you are or what your morals are, a well timed fart can be the funniest thing in…
by Jess Hoffman Harbinger Theatre has brought many regional premiers to the Albany Capital District, 10 in arow, to be precise. But right now, Harbinger is showing a world premier of a play written bySchenectady local and regional theater personality Brian Sheldon. Staged at The Albany Barn,Custom Cuts is an…
by Roseann Cane Written in 2017, with a Broadway premiere in 2019, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me garnered a slew of awards and nominations, including the honor of being a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for drama. After seeing the show at Capital Repertory Theatre, I can…
by Barbara Waldinger A particular advantage of living in the Berkshires is the opportunity to witness gifted artists of all types creating the magic of live performance. On September seventeenth, Donald Margulies, considered to be one of America’s foremost living playwrights, was in attendance at the sold-out opening of his…
by Jess Hoffman If you, like me, were a child of the 90s, you may have grown up on the 1996 film Matilda. And if, like me, you were an avid reader with tastes leaning toward the sarcastic and subversive, you may have grown up with a deep love for…
by Macey Levin When Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town opened in 1938 it was considered experimental: a character (the Stage Manager) speaks directly to the audience, there are no sets, no props, just the actors pantomiming everything from drinking coffee to throwing newspapers, and the words, marvelous words! It is one…
