BECKETT BRIEFS (From the Cradle to the Grave) Not I, Play and Krapp’s Last Tape Directed by Ciarán O’Reilley Featuring F. Murray Abraham, Roger Dominic Casey, Kate Forbes and Sarah Street Irish Repertory Company Reviewed by David Spencer you might have to be to some degree into Beckett or what Beckett’s into…some what degree somewhat …
STILL by Lia Romeo Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt Starring Melissa Gilbert and Mark Moses Loreto Theatre at the Sheen Center Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I tend to avoid spoilers, even when reviewing a play that doesn’t depend upon “suspense,” per se, Still being one of those; but there’s no way to discuss it …
KOWALSKI by Gregg Ostrin Directed by Colin Hanlon The Duke on 42nd Street Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Kowalski posits the particulars of the first time Marlon Brando (Brandon Flynn) met Tennessee Williams (Robin Lord Taylor) upon showing up at his Provincetown house—three days late—to audition for A Streetcar Named Desire. He arrives on …
THE ANTIQUITIES by Jordan Harrison Directed by David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan Playwrights Horizons Reviewed by David Spencer There are theatrical evenings about which I, as both theatre critic and professional dramatist, can offer a reasonably objective, sometimes even definitive, view. There are others about which I have to cop to a subjective view, though …
