The Whale, by Samuel D. Hunter (Walking Shadow Theatre Co., performing at Mixed Blood Theatre, through Dec 20), is a grim little play. In it, we watch Charlie, the eponymous whale, committing suicide by gluttony. In the years since his…
Month: November 2014
Loves Labours Lost by The Moving Company at the Lab Theater
The Moving Company’s reimagined “Love’s Labours Lost†is not your usual Shakespeare play, but this company “reimagines†theater the way the rest of us order lunch. This show is clever, beautiful and downright funny. Steven Epp’s and Nathan Keepers’ performances, co-imagined and…
On Golden Pond at the Jungle Theater
The Jungle Theater closes its season with the familiar and lovely “On Golden Pond†by Ernest Thompson, starring a “golden†duo, Bain Boehlke and Wendy Lehr. I don’t know how many shows Boehlke and Lehr have done together, or “how…
Disenchanted produced by Casting Spells Productions at the Illusion Theater
In case you missed it last year, “Disenchanted!†produced by Casting Spells Productions has returned for a pre-holidays run at the Illusion Theater. Bright, clever and all in good fun, this modern take on the heroines of classic children’s Disney…
Grounded by Frank Theatre, performing at the Playwrights Center
“You are the blue,” the Pilot in Grounded (Frank Theatre performing at the Playwrights Center, through Nov 23) intones and we really feel it. Shooting and swooping and soaring through the sky, the freedom, the power of it. To be…
The House on Mango Street produced by Park Square Theatre at the Andy Boss Stage
Park Square Theatre celebrated the opening of its new Andy Boss Thrust Stage with “The House on Mango Street,†an adaptation by Amy Ludwig of Sandra Cisneros’ book. True to the original, the play dances from one episode to another…