by James Heflin | Aug 7, 2008 | Stage
Among the most absorbent of hip-hop performers, MC Mr. Napkins raps about common concerns with an earnestness that's far less dramatic than the braggadocio of most gangstas. When he takes on a cop, it's a cop who's stopped Mr. Napkins for not obeying...
by Tom Sturm | Aug 7, 2008 | Stage
Founding member and director Tony Simotes of Shakespeare & Company draws some fascinating parallels between the story of their current production, Othello, and the situation in present-day America. Othello, a Moorish mercenary who is chosen to lead the navy of...
by James Heflin | Aug 13, 2008 | Stage
Chester Theatre doesn't mess around when it comes to casting. Their actors tend to have extensive, impressive bios. That often makes a visit to what used to be called "the miniature theatre" worthwhile. In the case of Chester Theatre's current...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 13, 2008 | Stage
Ten thirty. That’s 10:30 a.m.—not a respectable hour for theater people. Still digesting my morning coffee, I’m sitting in Shakespeare & Company’s mainstage theater amid a respectable, if compact, crowd of theatergoers. It’s the...
by James Heflin | Aug 14, 2008 | Stage
The Double Edge Theatre farm in Ashfield seems like a rural kingdom. Its main buildings cluster together near the road, and its 105 acres stretch away into the hills. Bringing the troupe to Ashfield from its original Allston home (a move the group made in 1995) was an...
