Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon wrap up their Pride and Prejudice fan fiction trilogy with Georgiana and Kitty, once more bringing to the center of the action characters peripheral in Jane Austen’s book. In this case, we’re dealing with the sister of Mr. Darcy and the youngest of the Bennet sisters. Naturally, the story […]
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Lindiwe is at its best when it lets the music do the talking
Steppenwolf’s latest collaboration with Ladysmith Black Mambazo has too much story, not enough song.
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Familiar finds the pulsing, beating heart of a Zimbabwean-American family in Minnesota
In Danai Gurira’s new play, characters cling to their culture, even as they assimilate into America.
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Lydia Diamond’s Smart People offers an advanced degree in race relations
All allusions to Ibsen are just a bonus.
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From Scrooge to the Snow Queen: eight stage shows for the holidays
The Goodman’s A Christmas Carol leads the seasonal onslaught.
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The Misanthrope in black and white
Charles Newell’s production of Moliere’s The Misanthrope sends a confused racial message.
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Like a virgin
Randall Colburn’s Hesperia deals with fundamentalism and the flesh
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Perfectly Ridiculous
It takes a big man to make Charles Ludlam’s Irma Vep sing.