By Stephen Dubois In another lifetime, while I was a high school and then college student, I worked in a record store. One afternoon, a customer walked in holding a compact disc and a receipt and asked for a refund. I asked if it was defective, and he gave me a rather unexpected answer. “No,” … Continue reading Ohio State Murders Provides a Gripping Hour at The Shaw
Stephen Dubois Reviews
One for the Pot is a Hysterical Farce at the Festival Theatre
By Stephen Dubois When the Shaw Festival last produced One for the Pot, in 1985, it ended up playing in additional cities and even had a filmed performance on CBC. It went down in Canadian theatre history as one of the company’s great successes. And rightly so. It’s a delight from beginning to end. This new … Continue reading One for the Pot is a Hysterical Farce at the Festival Theatre
Dedicated Cast Brings The Wind in the Willows to Life
By Stephen Dubois The Wind in the Willows at the Shaw Festival makes splendid use of the in-the-round space at the Jackie Maxwell Theatre. Upon entering, there is a striking and detailed painted stage that looks both like a forest floor and an intricate Persian rug. Projections cast from overhead create dappled sunlight, as if penetrating … Continue reading Dedicated Cast Brings The Wind in the Willows to Life
Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster
By Stephen Dubois If there is one thing the Shaw Festival knows how to do right, it’s comedy and Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, at the Courthouse Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, does not disappoint one bit. Adapted by David Goodale and Robert Goodale, from the beloved characters created by P. G. Wodehouse, the play embraces the trademark wit, … Continue reading Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster
Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar
By Stephen Dubois Buffalo's very own Irish Classical Theatre Company was home to the North American Premiere of the 2022 play Girl on an Altar by Dublin-born playwright Marina Carr. Based upon the Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis (as well as drawing on other elements from myths surrounding the accursed House of Atreus) the play explores the complex family dynamic … Continue reading Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar
Courtoom Sparks Fly in A Few Good Men
By Stephen Dubois When I first heard that Road Less Traveled Theater was producing A Few Good Men, I was puzzled. Not because I doubted the company's ability to stage it, but because the 1992 film adaptation of Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play has become so watched and well-known that I thought everyone would already know the … Continue reading Courtoom Sparks Fly in A Few Good Men
Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message
By Stephen Dubois Just over a century ago, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote. The Suffragist Movement was one of the most significant and vital for our country's continued evolution and the musical Suffs explores its history through leaders like Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells, … Continue reading Suffs Delights at Shea’s with a Timeless Message
Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical
Reviewed by Stephen Dubois With the closing of the Royal George Theatre last season, I had fully expected the reopening of the Courthouse Theatre to be the same format it had been in the past: Theater-in-the-Round much like the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre. I was pleasantly surprised to see a brand-new configuration of seating with … Continue reading Sleuth at the Courthouse Theatre finds The Shaw Festival at its most Deliciously Diabolical
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