ON SUGARLAND by Aleshea Harris Directed by Whitney White New York Theatre Workshop Reviewed by David Spencer I try to veer from hyperbole, so do understand my sincerity when I say that On Sugarland, by Aleshea Harris, currently at the New York Theatre Workshop, is a great, and I hope soon-to-become major, new American play. It’s […]

SPACE DOGS Performed and Written by Van Hughes and Nick Blaemire Directed by Ellie Heyman MCC Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer I’ve long since understood—and accepted, which is a little harder—that not everyone is going to follow in the footsteps of the greats of musical theatre, in terms of honoring received principles of craft; and more,

MADE BY GOD by Ciara Ní Chuirc Directed by Olivia Songer Irish Repertory Company Reviewed by David Spencer I can’t quite make up my mind about Made By God, currently in the downstairs space of the Irish Repertory Company. Playwright Ciara Ní Chuirc, in a program note, states that she wanted to write a play about

ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi Directed by Knud Adams Atlantic Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer A sweet little ensemble play with flashes of profundity is English by Sanaz Toossi, currently at the Atlantic Theatre. Taking place in and immediately outside an Iranian classroom in the city of Karaj, it takes us through the term of a class