Interstate (Mixed Blood Theatre, through March 29) contains a standout performance: Sushma Saha as the young woman chafing in a small (and very conservative) American town, struggling to become Henry, to “man up,” to become who she really is. Saha…
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Review | The Song Of Summer: a trifle confusing, but great fun
Mixed Blood Theatre, through Nov 24The pre-show publicity for Mixed Blood Theatre‘s production of Lauren Yee‘s clutch-popper The Song Of Summer (running through Nov 24) makes the point explicitly: Lauren Yee = God. Beshowered with grant money, with dozens of productions amounting to a national…
Review | Hot Asian Doctor Husband: a hoot and a half
Mu Performing Arts, performing at Mixed Blood Theater, through Sept 1Leah Nanako Winkler‘s delicious Hot Asian Doctor Husband (Mu Performing Arts, performing at Mixed Blood Theater, through Sept 1) is a prime example of the hoary theatrical truism: when the actors have a good time, so does the audience. And…
Review | Roe: wows in all the right ways
Mixed Blood Theater, through March 31Mixed Blood Theatre‘s production of Roe could not come at a timelier moment in our country’s history as the landmark Supreme Court ruling continues to face fierce opposition today. However, Roe, written by Lisa Loomer, doesn’t spend too much…
Is God Is: gorgeously nasty
Mixed Blood Theatre, through Oct 14“The fire keeps tryna come out.” Mixed Blood‘s wonderfully repellent and highly original Is God Is, written by Aleshea Harris, is a clutch-popper. Credit – definitely the right word, because this play zips along like a house afire and is…
Review | The Mermaid Hour Remixed : an appealing premise
April 6-29 at Mixed Blood TheatreMixed Blood Theatre has just opened Mermaid Hour: Remixed by David Valdes Greenwood with music by Eric Mayson, as part of the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The non-musical version is playing at other theaters around the country,…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: fascinating
Mixed Blood Theatre, through Dec 3Mixed Blood Theatre has just opened “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,†and what a fascinating show it is! And on so many levels! Here’s a thought-provoking story that elucidates an enigmatic protagonist, supported with a theatricality…
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time: brilliantly skewed
Mixed Blood Theatre, through Dec 3The powerful and touching drama, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mixed Blood, through Dec 3), opens when Christopher, an English lad who lives with his father in a working-class community, discovers the neighbor’s dog dead in the…
How To Use A Knife: sharp and entertaining
Mixed Blood Theatre, through October 15Will Snider‘s raucous How To Use A Knife (Mixed Blood, through Oct 15) niftily captures the cascading chaos of a modern American restaurant kitchen. Chef George rides herd – well, tries to – on his crazed Guatamalan line chefs, Miguel…
Vietgone: a frantic clutch-popper
Mixed Blood Theatre, through April 30Mixed Blood Theatre, in its PR material, calls Qui Nguyen‘s breathless Vietgone (running at MB thru April 30) a “mash-up,” and that it most certainly is, a delirious (if mash-ups are your cup of tea) and graceless (if not) combo…