by Beverly Lafontaine | Jul 2, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
Critical Mass Performance Group’s staging of “Alcestis” at the Theatre @ Boston Court is a retelling of Euripides’ exploration of mankind’s fear of death. Playwright Nancy Keystone incorporates Euripides’ archetypal characters, yet adds psychological dimensions of...
by Beverly Lafontaine | Jun 4, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
“Take Me to the Poorhouse” is a one-woman play of fun — pure and simple. Actress Liz Femi is schoolgirl Lizzie, a middle-class Nigerian with fantasies fueled by the ridiculous and fanciful exploits she’s seen in American movies. The safe, orderly and clean life she...
by Beverly Lafontaine | May 7, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
Considering the proliferation of hostage-taking all over the world, from opportunistic drug lords in Latin America to militant groups in the Middle East and Africa, it doesn’t take much to identify with the characters of “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me.” The Group Rep’s...
by Beverly Lafontaine | Mar 29, 2013 | Art and Museums |
The 11-year-old Pasadena Museum of California Art has sought to fulfill the aspirations of founders Robert and Arlene Oltman to present the breadth of California art and design through exhibitions that explore the cultural dynamics and influences that are unique to...
by Beverly Lafontaine | Mar 27, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
As in the original myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, there is much heartbreak in playwright Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” an intriguing rendering of the story onstage at A Noise Within through May 19. As it’s been told traditionally, this is Orpheus’ tale. Ruhl has decided to...
