by Chris Rohmann | Jun 11, 2014 | Stage
The “it” in the expression You Can’t Take It With You usually refers to money, but in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s giddy 1936 screwball comedy, it’s life itself. The Sycamores are an extended family of optimistic misfits who...
by Chris Rohmann | Jun 18, 2014 | Stage
In the manuscripts of Emily Dickinson’s poems are often found lists of words and phrases—variations and alternatives to parts of the text. Inspired by the poet’s perception of multiple possibilities for conveying multifaceted thoughts, The Emily...
by Chris Rohmann | Jun 18, 2014 | Stage
You wouldn’t expect a show its makers describe as “funny, witty, and honest” to be about, as the subtitle explains, “Healing from sexual violence within a culture that encourages it.” But that’s what The World We Live In Is Not The...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 9, 2014 | Stage
You’d think two sets of identical twins running around Ephesus, mixing up everything and everybody, was crazy enough. But in Brianna Sloane’s production of The Comedy of Errors for Hampshire Shakespeare Company, that mixup does an additional 180. All the...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 9, 2014 | Stage
The country’s oldest dance festival is still acting like a youngster. This summer’s lineup of over 350 performances and other events at Jacob’s Pillow includes hip-hop, innovative tap, interdisciplinary experiments and other boundary-breaking...
