1984 – ‘It’s not easy to become sane’
Winston Smith (Chris Harder) sits alone in a room rewriting Party history, deleting characters from tomes at the Ministry of Truth as they are disgraced or executed. The year is 1984. Everywhere [...]
A fling with an alien
Sonya (Sara Hennessy) and Kate fall in love on a stage in Ireland under a ridiculous chandelier where Sonya is rehearsing her part in a play about Russians. “Her eyes are like the [...]
Everybody Dies
What does everybody fear most? Why, death, of course. Women may fear childbirth. There is something near-death-like about it. But death? Death happens to everybody. Which is why some may find [...]
Caught – a theatrical ‘happening’ at Artists Rep
Caught by Christopher Chen, directed by Shawn Lee is a different kind of theatrical experience. Artists Repertory Theatre sets the scene, with an exhibit by the Chinese dissident artist Lin Bo in [...]
Think therefore on revenge and cease to weep (Shakespeare)
As characters go, few, if any, are more inscrutable and obnoxious than the 13-year-old girl. Thus, it is difficult at first to sympathize with Chris (Agatha Day Olson) in Artists Repertory [...]