It’s safe to say that The Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake is commonly known for high-quality detailed productions on a typically classical scale. It doesn’t necessarily feel like the home for a strong subversive piece, but that didn’t stop the festival from producing the Canadian premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “An Octoroon,” now playing through Oct. 14. … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at The Shaw Festival
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Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are,” the biblical book of Numbers warns, “for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.” Witches, prophesies, moving woods, and Cesarean sections are secondary: this is … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Theatre Review: ‘Pretty/Funny’ at MusicalFare Theatre
You've seen it before: the lonely girl, an outcast, worrying her way through life until something happens to help her come out of her shell and realize her worth... but not told like this. Through musical comedy, dance, and modern media, Marisa Guida (conceiver, Book, co-lyrics) takes us on a predictable coming of age journey … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Pretty/Funny’ at MusicalFare Theatre
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