Reflecting on North Texas’ stage performance in 2011, I take pride in recognizing the region’s senior directors. They bring immense creative vision and studied, practiced, pragmatic understanding of their craft to the arts community. They inspire performers, critics, advocates and patrons, alike, to “keep after it”, even as we have less than a 9% share … Continue reading
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Held Captive: The Birthday Boys @ The Texas Theatre
Whether your politics are to the right of Donald Rumsfeld or far left of Cindy Sheehan, you may appreciate Aaron Kozak’s The Birthday Boys equally. In two acts spanning less than twenty-four hours, it portrays a horrible experience that strengthens the bond between three Marine grunts taken captive by Mahdi Militia in Iraq, one that … Continue reading