Long before the term “meta” entered common parlance there was Arsenic and Old Lace, a 1939 play by Joseph Kesselring about how plays are ridiculous. It’s also a play about the difference between reality and appearance, embodied by the saintly Brewster sisters and their killer elderberry wine. Arsenic and Old Lace Through 10/2: Wed-Fri 7:30 […]
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The First Deep Breath rattles the family skeletons at Victory Gardens
Lee Edward Colston II’s play leaves it all on the table—and the floor.
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Mies Julie depicts a postapartheid South Africa still mired in its legacy of colonialism and racism
But playwright Yaël Farber’s ambition far outstrips what appears onstage.