They had style, they had grace. Alice Ripley gave good face. As we come to the close of another theatrical year, it’s time to not only name the best productions of the year, but to reflect on the year’s theatrical offerings as a whole. Some years there are trends; some years there aren’t. […]
REVISING HISTORY: PHOTOGRAPH 51 AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER
★★★★☆ Shattering the glass ceiling, a phrase often inundating the media to praise women blazing a trail in their field—and a phrase decades out from its coining to describe situations just like Rosalind Franklin’s getting shafted in the accreditation of the discovery of the DNA double helix—perfectly describes Central Square Theater’s spring show. […]
A FEARLESS, AND THEREFORE POWERFUL, FRANKENSTEIN AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER
★★★★☆ It’s likely that when you hear the name Frankenstein a very specific image comes to mind, one that probably involves green skin, stitches, and a pair of bolts. The first thing to know about this production of Frankenstein, which is the 2011 version written by Nick Dear, is that it definitely […]
AN ALL-MALE LIAISONS AND AN ALL-FEMALE DIVAS MISS THEIR MARK
Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Central Square Theater ★★☆☆☆ The idea of an all-male Les Liaisons Dangereuses is one that I find appealing. On paper, at least, such a concept could offer up some fascinating observations about gender and sexuality. And even if this classic story of seduction and debauchery failed to be […]
AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER, PROOF DOESN’T QUITE ADD UP
★★☆☆☆ By the time that David Auburn’s Proof closed on Broadway in 2003 after over 900 performances, it was the biggest nonmusical hit in two decades, a record it still holds today. (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time came close, racking up 800 performances in its two-year run.) Brimming […]
