REVIEW: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at Albany Civic Theater
by Sierra Pasquale There’s something thrillingly unhinged (and unexpectedly tender) happening at Albany Civic Theater right now. Their production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”…
REVIEW: “The Roommate” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer In her director’s note, Albany’s own Benita Zahn describes Jen Silverman’s The Roommate as “a play about trust, change and crafting 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: “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: “A Perfect Ganesh” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of A Perfect Ganesh aims for spiritual resonance but lands squarely in the realm of cultural insensitivity. Terrence…
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…
REVIEW: “A Moon for the Misbegotten” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman Eugene O’Neill is a love-him-or-hate-him sort of playwright. I have spoken to many local thespians who hate Eugene O’Neill, with his propensity…
REVIEW: “Well” at Schenectady Civic Players
by Sierra Pasquale Toward the end of Lisa Kron’s “Well” she notes, “This avant garde, metatheatrical shit will really bite you in the ass”, and…