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…
Home Made Theater Brings “1776” to Saratoga Springs
Home Made Theater is proud to bring the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone, to…
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: “Casa Valentina” at Schenectady Civic Theatre
by Dan Mayer In storytelling, insightful political commentary can sometimes come at the cost of fully realizing the characters as people. In Casa Valentina, playwright…
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…
REVIEW: “Driving Miss Daisy” at Albany Civic Theater
by Dan Mayer Driving Miss Daisy is Alfred Uhry’s most successful play, which he adapted into the screenplay for the critically-acclaimed film of the same…
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: Classic Theater Guild Presents “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”
by Jess Hoffman The premise of Classic Theater Guild’s current production, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, is a simple but very intriguing one: an absurdist…