A theatrical look at race in America
ALL BARK, NO BITE IN AKA THEATRE’S IN THE FOREST, SHE GREW FANGS
★★☆☆☆ Once upon a time, there was a play. And in this play, presented by Also Known As Theatre, there was a girl. And a forest. And a grandmother. And a wolf. Stephen Spotswood’s In the Forest, She Grew Fangs, directed by Kelly Smith, tries to play off this classic scenario. A girl […]
ALLEGIANCE AND NINJAS AND PORNSTARS, OH MY!
A candid take with George Takei As an actor, director, author, and activist, George Takei has led more lives than the coolest of cool cats. While he is perhaps most well-known for playing USS Enterprise helmsman Mr. Sulu from the legendary Star Trek series, Takei himself has become a pop cultural icon in […]
EH-PRIL THEATER ROUND-UP: HUB THEATRE’S TRUE WEST SHINES AMONG THE PAINFULLY DULL
In The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruellest month. And while he most certainly wasn’t talking about Boston theater, the same sentiment could be applied to the unusually shallow offerings popping up around town. Aside from Moonbox’s unmissable Cabaret (playing through April 28) and Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s joyous Much […]
BOSTON’S FIRST ANNUAL ART BOOK FAIR
Celebrating DIY culture in the Hub
WE PARTY ON
Natsu Onoda Power’s The T Party at Company One Theatre
ASIAN REFUGE: YOUR PREVIEW OF BANYAN BAR + REFUGE OPENING IN JULY
The team has enlisted Phillip Tang of East by Northeast in Cambridge to help usher in a new era of Asian gastropub glory to a now-legendary corner of the South End’s dining scene.
THE SUBMISSION: ZEITGEIST STAGE’S SPRING CLOSER MEDIATES ON BIG ISSUES
It casts a critical eye on the state of equality within America, and the systems of oppression that keep many down in order to raise others up.
IN THE SPIRIT
Audiences, as well, have been impressed and moved by the play, especially those who have recently lost a loved one.
EAT AND RUN: ‘THE BIG MEAL’ SERVES UP HUMOR AND HEARTACHE AT BREAKNECK SPEED
The Big Meal introduces audiences to an extended family’s journey over five generations. Eight actors portray 26 characters, covering about 60 total years.
