by Colin Thomas | Jan 27, 2019 | Review
Guest review by David Johnston Chris Lam and Tariq Leslie work hard but drop the ball in A Prayer for Owen Meany. (Photo by Zemekiss Photography) It was a bad sign when, after sitting through A Prayer For Owen Meany’s fourteen-hour runtime, my first reaction was...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 25, 2019 | Review
Writer/performer Selina Thompson slams it in salt. (Photo by Dick Davenport) At the beginning of her autobiographical solo show salt., Selina Thompson says, “I’m 28. I’m black. I’m a woman.” I’m 66, white, and a man and those realities will have a huge impact on how I...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 24, 2019 | Review
Dawn Jani Birley makes a compelling Horatio in Prince Hamlet. (Photo by Bronwen Sharp) This Hamlet is like a priceless fabric with a lot of holes in it. Director Ravi Jain has conceived and cast this production with refreshing inclusivity: the players are racially...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 19, 2019 | Review
Less than halfway through this evening, I wrote in my notebook, “I don’t want to spend any more time with them.” Mostly, I was talking about the characters; there are strengths—as well as significant weaknesses—in the production. In The Open House, which runs an...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 18, 2019 | Review
I feel revived. So many things in the world these days are so depressing and alienating—the endless Trump news, for instance. Grounded, personal, and celebratory, Mrs. Krishnan’s Party is the perfect antidote for all of that. I don’t know when I’ve left the theatre...
by Colin Thomas | Jan 16, 2019 | Review
Don’t make the same mistake I did and go toDakh Daughtersexpecting an evening of theatre; it’s a concert by a Ukrainian band. There are theatrical elements to be sure. Dakh Daughters is an all-women ensemble and their costumes (designed by director Vlad Troitskyi) are...
