THE BEST OF 2016 I would like to offer my list of the TOP TEN BEST PLAYS and the TOP FIVE WORST PLAYS that I saw in 2016. This year I was able to take in 49 plays – and I assure you that my list is totally unlike ANY of the various people that … Continue reading 2016: The Best and Worst
I have returned to Jacksonville from my summer in New York City. While there I was able to take in a formidable 27 shows which equates to 2,970 minutes sitting in the air-conditioned darkness with live theatre. I saw 4 💉💉💉💉💉 shows: Long Day’s Journey, Hadestown, Privacy, and Skeleton Crew and many, many 💉💉💉💉 shows. … Continue reading 2016: A Summer of Theatre Draws to a Close
Indian Summer by Gregory S. Moss directed by Carolyn Cantor Playwrights Horizon June 19, 2016 Production website 💉💉💉 out of 5. In that I teach high school, I am always concerned when a production begins with a teenager sitting on a mound of dirt emptying his shoes. I can just smell the expected angst and … Continue reading Indian Summer
Eclipsed starring Lupita Nyong’o written by Danai Gurira directed by Liesl Tommy Golden Theatre June 18, 2016 Production website 💉💉💉 out of 5. It is hard to believe that a play created as a female-driven drama about sex slavery and genocide could make to the same Broadway that features Dirty Rotten Scoundrels across the street … Continue reading Eclipsed
Spring Awakening Brooks Atkinson Theatre Books and Lyrics by Steven Slater Based on the play by Frank Wedekind Directed by Michael Arden Production website 💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5. My body tingled from the very first moment – – and all the way through the curtain call. I tingled. The hair stood up on my arms. I was in theatre … Continue reading Spring Awakening