We are our stories, and, for those that have suffered a trauma, such a tragic story can feel like the only one ever told about…
Do our bullies really care about us? I wonder that. I, like many, have experienced bullying, and was told, “It’s not personal” by others trying…
Although we all know the stories of kids abandoned by their parents or a parent, we still believe that a “parent-child” relationship is automatic. We…
When do your sins become unforgivable? When do you push the ones you love so much, with the havoc you caused them, that your redemption…
In this world, difference is treated with distance. It is as if to live life differently, with particular needs or wants, causes people to treat…
One thing that I always loved about Shakespeare is that he questioned the morality of power or rather its holder. For him, if you cannot…
If Black Mirror ever decided to do a gospel choir, it would be Octet. Playing Signature Theater until June 8, Dave Malloy’s new musical goes…
Part of why I love Shakesbeer is that I truly believe I am seeing the actors of tomorrow do some of the best renditions of…
If there is one thing Sam Shepard enjoyed as a playwright, it is symbolism. From an empty fridge to a lamb ready to eat any…
Sex, violence, and food all seem to intertwine in Safeword, playing at American Theater of Actors, to make us question how we love. Following four…
Fruiting Bodies left me torn. On one hand, it is a play about forgiveness of one’s self, and, on another, it is about mushrooms. Playing…
Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist played at Laurie Beechman Theatre, and should DEFINITELY make a return soon. As people drank martinis and ate their…
f someone asked me the storyline of The Johnsons Present LOVE, written and directed by Anohni, I would say either A) I have no idea…
Playing at the stunning, The Shed theater, what I love about Norma Jean Baker of Troy is that it is a dividing piece, in part,…
Often, I notice how many young people or people of color are in a crowd; wondering why we are not invited or feel invited. In…