by Chris Rohmann | Sep 1, 2015 | Stagestruck
In my preview of this year’s summer theater season (“The Rohmann Ratio,” June 11) I made a tally of upcoming productions written and/or directed by women, or with women characters in central roles. Of the 49 productions I surveyed, 33 fulfilled at least one of the...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 19, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck
As the season winds down, several summer theaters in the area have already folded their tents, with others running through this weekend and a couple playing through the end of the month. You can have your pick of a classic American drama, a classic screwball comedy,...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 19, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck
My partner and I spend a week on Cape Cod each summer, and while the beach is restorative, for me the trip is also a very welcome busman’s holiday. By sheer good fortune, the timing of our visit allows us to catch two productions by the hands-down hottest...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 5, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck
A pair of two-character plays now on area stages illustrate the crucial importance of casting. With only two actors – both of them, in these cases, onstage the whole time – the stakes increase. The players not only have to complement each other, artistically and...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 4, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Stage, Stagestruck
The summer season still has a month to go — with new productions still in the wings — but already the hands-down winner for Most Intriguing and Strange can be named. It’s New Century Theatre’s season closer, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, a meditation on human...
