by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The world premiere of Rosie Is Red and Everybody Is Blue by John Spellos at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany is NOT a play about political division, as I originally presumed. Rather it is a comedy about a family in Albany dealing with loss, financial struggles…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The suffering working class, inequities in pay between the haves and have-nots, lack of vocational mobility, drug and alcohol abuse, and racism all play critical roles in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning play appearing at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York. Confronted with the…
ALBANY (March 1) – Capital Repertory Theatre is excited to open its first show of 2024, Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage. Based on interviews with residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, Nottage brings her breathtaking storytelling to characters and situations that have become far too recognizable in the heart of…
