REVIEW: “Poor Herman” at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead (Berkshire County Historical Society)
by Jess Hoffman  I have a love of literature and an unshakable interest in the complex and problematic people who create it. Chaucer, Poe, Fitzgerald,…
REVIEW: “Legally Blonde” Playhouse Stage at the Cohoes Music Hall
by Jess Hoffman I know I saw the 2001 film Legally Blonde as a teenager, but I don’t remember much about it, except that I…
REVIEW: “WEB” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is continuing its eclectic season with a play by Capital District native Brendan Mack about a…
REVIEW: A One-Act Jamboree at the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York
by Jess Hoffman To close out their season, Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York is producing a collection of one-acts, playfully titled One Act…
REVIEW: “August: Osage County” at the Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman Until I saw Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, August: Osage County was my favorite play that I had never seen. That is…
REVIEW: “Fun Home” at Schenectady Light Opera Company (SLOC Musical Theater)
by Jess Hoffman Fun Home is a musical adaptation of the autobiography of Alison Bechdel. For those unfamiliar, Alison Bechdel is a well known lesbian…
REVIEW: “Stage Kiss” at Confetti Stage
by Jess Hoffman Valentine’s month is not over yet! At least, not at Confetti Stage, where the current production is a romantic comedy called Stage…
REVIEW: “The Minutes” at Albany Civic Theater
by Jess Hoffman I have been enamored with playwright Tracy Letts ever since I read his Pultzer winner, August:Osage County for a high school theater…