This coming weekend, Oklahoma City Repertory Company (CityRep) opens the #1 most produced play in the United States, Christopher Durang’s fine-tuned comedy with Chekhov-inspired characters and themes, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, featuring a diverse, talented, seasoned cast. The play opened Off-Broadway in 2012 then transferred to Broadway in 2013. There it won … Continue reading
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Marvelous Mayhem: “The Bald Soprano” at University of Dallas
Watching a production of Eugène Ionesco’s first play, The Bald Soprano, feels like what watching your own brain surgery on a hospital monitor might feel, but in a positive way. You’re very aware that the playwright toys with your gray matter in a curious and entertaining fashion. All the neurons and synapses jumble and fire … Continue reading
Follow the Path to Ferguson: AART’s “Detroit 67”
On Halloween night 2014, African American Repertory Theatre’s (AART) regional premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s award-winning period drama Detroit 67 opened its run at the KD Studio Theatre with an enthusiastic standing ovation from its sold-out multi-generational, multi-ethnic audience. The crowd hung around after to congratulate the cast and bask in the play’s artistry and discuss … Continue reading
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