Straight written by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola and directed by Adam Sandberg Acorn Theatre March 21, 2016 Production website 💉 out of 5 Gay plays scare me. I am so worried every time that I buy my tickets for a gay play I am going to see a second rate play. First off, I … Continue reading Straight
Woundedby Jiggs BurgessDirected by Del ShoresP3 Theatre CompanyFebruary 4, 2024Production website💉💉 out of 5. Wounded is one of the rare productions at a Fringe Festival that is a traditional play with a protagonist and a forward moving plot. The story revolves around a “wounded” man, Carrol, who over-compensates with everything (food, affectation, gossip, babble, etc.) … Continue reading Wounded
Grey HouseWritten by Levi HollowayDirected by Joe MantelloLyceum TheatreJuly 8, 2023Production website💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5. Grey House is a terrific play. I had the most interesting first moment of a play ever. At what you presume is a realist world with a realistic set, and just as this crazy girl was crossing over to the kitchen, … Continue reading Grey House
I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and JulietWritten by Andrew RinconDirected by Jesse JoeJamie Lloyd Company atA New Light Theatre Project59E59 TheatreOctober 22, 2022Production website💉💉 out of 5. Okay the “F” word, especially spelled out in asterisks, caught my attention and even encouraged me to buy tickets just to see something “bad” – because sometimes a … Continue reading I Wanna F*uck like Romeo and Juliet
Trouble in MindWritten by Alice Childress and Michael AegeanDirected by Charles Randolph-WrightRoundabout Theatre Company at American Airlines TheatreDecember 29, 2021Production website💉💉💉💉 out of 5. The last three post-Covid trips that I have taken to New York have all been about bringing visibility to black artists, stories, and history. There has truly been a renaissance in black … Continue reading Trouble in Mind