Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam ShakespeareOregon Shakespeare FestivalFirst, two rather bizarre-dressed women and then an entire stage of quirky characters dance onto the multi-level Elizabethan stage, looking as if they had arrived from some sort of “Alice in Wonderland,” fractured-fairy-tale costume party. All are rocking out, singing in ‘80s-familiar harmony, “I wanna … [Read more...] about “Merry Wives of Windsor”: Day 1, Paly 1 TheatreEddys at OSF Ashland 2017
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“Warplay”
WarplayJC LeeNew Conservatory Theatre Center JC Sclazo & Ed BerkeleyHow inevitable is it that most boys will play war when they are kids, that plastic helmets and swords will be badges of honor to wear, and that lifelong bonds will often form with other guys as they tumble on the fields of backyard battle? And how likely is it that those same boys will grow to be men … [Read more...] about “Warplay”
“Grandeur”
GrandeurHan OngMagic TheatreCarl Lumbly“Time is the greatest writer of us all.Time has written over what I’ve written. Time has made me more moving than I set out to be and less potent than I was before.”Time’s march toward some inevitable but as-yet-undefined end for one man is an underlying tension point in Han Ong’s new play, Grandeur, now in its world premiere at Magic … [Read more...] about “Grandeur”
“Twins”
TwinsStuart BouselPianoFightRob Talbott, Kyle McReddle, Andrew Chung & Kyle Goldman (Apollo)Revenge killings, murders of your children, repeated rapes, fiery tortures, being transformed into animals or rocks – All are just part of the casual sharing and one-upping conversation taking place among the gods in bars and hangouts of the afterworld. As it turns out, many of … [Read more...] about “Twins”
“New Girl in Town”
New Girl in TownBob Merrill (Music & Lyrics); George Abbott (Book)42nd Street MoonAllison F. Rich & Chris VettelA down-and-out, former prostitute returns to seek out a father she hardly knows; goes to a local bar on New York’s seedy dockside to await him; and orders not one, but two (and thinking about three) whiskeys. The ol’ Swedish dad -- a salty sailor who … [Read more...] about “New Girl in Town”
