The Twentieth Century Way written by Tom Jacobson directed by Michael Michette Rattlestick Theatre July 9, 2015 Production website     💉💉 out of 5. The premise of the The Twentieth Century Way holds incredible promise – HELD incredible promise.  Based on a fascinating piece of history of 1914, The Twentieth Century Way tells the true … Continue reading The Twentieth Century Way →

Here’s a crazy idea! Let’s take the American classic Awake and Sing!, written by Clifford Odets, that tells the story of three generations of an immigrant Jewish family struggling with economic, political and familial issues – – and let’s take this oh-so-Jewish story and cast it with an all Asian cast. Crazy, huh? That is exactly what the Public Theatre did with the combination of Awake and Sing! and the National Asian American Theatre Company!

And it worked! Oh boy did it work!

Gloria written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins directed by Evan Cabnet The Vineyard Theatre June 20, 2015 Production website     💉💉💉 out of 5. Talk to any wanna-be actor and they will tell you that his/her number one fear is to spend out their youth in the confines of a cubicle, answering the phone, shuffling paper and … Continue reading Gloria →

The Flick by Annie Baker directed by Sam Gold Barrow Street Theatre June 18, 2015 Production website     💉💉💉💉💉 out of 5. I will never leave my too-buttered popcorn and giant soda in my movie theatre seat again!  Set in a movie theatre in New England The Flick focuses on 3 barely paid workers trying … Continue reading The Flick →