by Sarah Gibbons | Feb 21, 2008 | Stage
In Russia, the circus has long been a higher art form, one nearly as revered as ballet. Due to Catherine the Great’s patronage, the circus was quickly woven into Russia’s cultural tapestry, and highly competitive state circus schools were eventually...
by Sarah Feldberg | Feb 28, 2008 | Stage
Rock 'n' Roll High School?I've always been guiltily familiar with tabloid culture, and quick to concede the merits of The O.C. and the cross-generational appeal of Mean Girls. However, in my old age, I've apparently fallen slightly out of the loop:...
by Sarah Gibbons | Mar 6, 2008 | Stage
The word "lacuna" means gap, missing information, the space between, a hiatus. It is appropriate, then, that Amherst college student Jonah Shepp chose Lacuna Park for the title of his play to be performed at Amherst College's intimate Studio 3. The play...
by Tom Sturm | Mar 6, 2008 | Stage
Lewis Carroll's work has been inspirational to a host of authors, illustrators, filmmakers and playwrights alike, his writings perhaps spearheading the genres of modern fantasy and/or literary surrealism. One can detect his influence everywhere from The...
by Chris Rohmann | Mar 19, 2008 | Stage
Commedia dell Smartass By Sonya Sobieski; directed by Dan and Ellen Morbyrne. Serious Play New Directors Series, East Street Studios, 47 East St., Hadley, March 7-9, 14-15, (413) 584-5535. That title is intentionally double-take-inducing. It opens with the...
