In the first half of the 20th century the Brits, with their impeccable enunciation and dramatic gestures, set the standard for theater performances —Shakespeare and all the rest. In the
Where does the mind go when its body is in a coma?
Playwrights Alex Lyras and Robert McCaskill explore this question in their provocative new play, “Plasticity,” now having its
What could be more overwhelming than a play by Samuel Beckett? How about FIVE plays by Samuel Beckett?
Ron Sossi, the fearless founder of L.A.’s Odyssey Theatre and
In 1989 a Mississippi lawyer named John Grisham published his first novel, “A Time to Kill,” that was so successful that he was emboldened to quit the law to write
The slice of life that he brings to the stage is his own. Filled with pain and anger, hostility, loneliness, and alienation, it is, nevertheless, a solo performance that in
By Cynthia Citron
They just don’t make 1940s musicals anymore. You know, the kind where all the kids get together after school in their local drugstore-hangout to slurp their
By Cynthia Citron
This past weekend I saw two intense biographical documentaries dealing with completely opposing viewpoints on the Holocaust.
The first, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” told of the
By Cynthia Citron
Anyone who has ever experienced a Broadway musical performed in New York will recall the special excitement and energy that the audience brings to a really spectacular
By Cynthia Citron
At first he was seen as a joke. Then, as he continued his campaign of insults and threats, outrageous proposals, and the promise to make his country
by Cynthia Citron
If there is such a thing as a “mild-mannered play,” Alena Smith’s “Icebergs” would certainly qualify. It appears that its five self-absorbed characters have no serious
by Cynthia Citron
The play is titled “A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.”
The title alone should give you some clue
