by Colin Thomas | Mar 23, 2026 | Review
Man, I was fighting to stay awake. On paper, Lloyd Suh’s script sounds like it might be interesting. In Franklinland, Suh has created a fantasia based on the relationship between Benjamin Franklin — the script calls him Ben — and his son William, who was born out of...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 21, 2026 | Review
I have very little to say about Danceboy because, as far as I can tell, there isn’t much to it. In Danceboy, writer and performer Munish Sharma tells us about his lifelong love of dancing, which started when he was a toddler and Bollywood movies taught him that “This...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 20, 2026 | Review
There are moments in this production that, on their own, would be worth the price of admission. And there’s a downright bracing vigor in this stripped-down version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. There’s also something missing: the central character. Words, not movement, are...
by Colin Thomas | Mar 14, 2026 | Review
At several points watching People, Places & Things, I was very moved. There’s a lot to admire in The Search Party’s production. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that there’s a great deal of nonsense wrapped around the pure, humble thread that is the play’s heart....
by Colin Thomas | Mar 7, 2026 | Review
This production of Anais Mateusz West’s new script, Tomboy (Chłopczyca), held my attention. The intriguing thing for me is figuring out why it did — and I don’t mean that as a diss. Given my framing, it’s probably best to start with the ways I thought Tomboy...
