It’s all about symbolism. And if you can get past the Shakespearean speech and structure, it works.
PEAK ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE: BOSTON’S LARGER STAGES DON’T NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE MOVIES. THEY NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE SMALL STAGES.
Boston’s larger stages don’t need to be more like the movies. They need to be more like the small stages. Theater critic Ed Siegel incensed some—and drew applause from others—when he published a divisive, bold essay last week bemoaning the current state of Boston theater. In his piece, which was published by WBUR’s […]
THE UNRAVELLING OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY: ALL MY SONS AT PRAXIS STAGE
★★★☆☆ Before the lights go up on Praxis Stage’s season opener—a production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons— theatergoers shuffling to their seats are subjected to a few jazz standards from the ’30s and ’40s. “If it’s a crime then I’m guilty, guilty of loving you,” a warbling voice admits from a speaker […]
A PARTIALLY ILLUMINATED RAINBOW AT PRAXIS STAGE
★★★☆☆ The young Praxis Stage was formed just over a year ago in the days following the 2016 election as a form of theatrical resistance, aiming to present Boston audiences with stories and ideas that act as statements of opposition. Praxis thus far has selected a wide variety of titles that have […]
