Category: Reviews (Other People’s Shows)
15
Mar
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
I’ve been hearing about various productions of Arden of Faversham over the past year, due largely to its status as a possible Shakespeare play (or collaboration). The American Shakespeare Center included it in their winter season, so I had a chance to check it out (special thanks to Eric Minton who swapped me a ticket […]
22
Feb
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
Preparing to see American Idiot was kind of nerve-wracking. I hadn’t seen the show before, but I have a history with Green Day. Dookie was the first album I bought myself as a middle-schooler. “Good Riddance/Time of Your Life” was the prom song for our class and everyone else who graduated that year (JC reminded […]
20
Feb
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
I’m a big fan of Shakespeare-adjacent theater, as a category. That can either mean plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries (Dr. Faustus), or plays about Shakespeare’s life (Shakespeare’s Sister), or plays in response to Shakespeare’s plays (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) or, as in the case of Red Velvet, plays about people performing the works of Shakespeare or his contemporaries. These plays can […]
28
Jan
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
I spent my birthday week in Montclair, New Jersey, helping to organize and run the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Region 2. It’s my last year as the workshops coordinator, and I’m proud to say we had over 100 workshops, in every area of theater. We had to cancel a few due to weather issues (we […]
12
Jan
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
I’ve been wanting to get over to West Liberty University for ages, to see what Michael Aulick is doing. I know Michael because we’re both on leadership for KCACTF Region 2, and I’ve been impressed with the work his students have brought to the festival, as well as with his intense recruiting. At a time […]
8
Jan
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
Since I’m getting ready to direct Richard III at the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, I want to see a few productions of it. I try to pay attention to where I feel lost as an audience member, what parts speak to me, what bits feel extraneous. So I saw one of the last performances of Richard III […]
5
Jan
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
Harrisburg Shakespeare, at the Gamut Theater Group, invited me to come check out their performance of Pericles. It’s not often performed, which is too bad, because it’s a fun show. Some of the performances in this production were very strong, especially Marina. The cast was very diverse in age, gender, and ethnicity, which is always nice […]
2
Jan
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
I’ve heard about Faction for a while now, but I hadn’t been able to catch one of their shows until a couple weeks ago, when I saw their Henry V. Faction of Fools is a commedia dell’arte troupe. Some of their members have actually gone to Italy to train with people who have received that tradition […]
31
Dec
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
TW: Rape, murder. It’s not every day I get to see an early modern play that I haven’t seen or read before, but somehow I missed The Changling. Lucky for me, Brave Spirits was on that. The Changling is a rape and murder story. Fun times. The direction, by Charlene Smith, who I believe also went […]
27
Dec
By Aili
In Reviews (Other People's Shows)
So, I went to see Duchess in a rep with The Changling at Brave Spirits Theater in Alexandria. I had mentioned to Bridget that I was going to see this, and she told me this was a terrible idea. JC also said that I probably shouldn’t do it. I think they were right. I think the production […]