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I have awaited and anticipated the world premiere of Astoria: Part Two since I saw Astoria: Part One at a year ago at Portland Center Stage. This sprawling drama, based on Peter Stark’s [...]

In 2.5 Minute Ride, now onstage at Profile Theatre, playwright Lisa Kron takes a slice of her own life and builds it into something universal. Each summer, the Kron family faithfully visited [...]

Corrib Theatre is back with the second play in its season of contemporary Irish plays, Lifeboat. This the extraordinary true story of two teenage girls–Bess Walder (Britt Harris), 15, of [...]

Parnassus on Wheels opens to the clucking of chickens in a bucolic setting somewhere in New England. Helen McGill (Amanda Soden) minds the chickens and sells their eggs, cooks the meals, and does [...]

The State of the State The holidays are past. Thank goodness. They were fine, except for a few last minute glitches from the weather. Nothing serious. A little ice. Lots of good food and a bit of [...]

Thinking back today about what a wonderful time I had reviewing plays in 2017, it occurred to me that a round-up of my favorites might be a good thing to do. So, without further fussing around, [...]