Helena

A Midsummer Night's Dream

New SIFF Review: The Most Important Thing in Life Is Not Being Dead

​When will the Spanish Civil War end? World War II, we'll grant you a few more years and movies. But Franco and fascism? Basta! A memory piece, this romantic triangle alternates between the aged perspective of Jacobo, a piano tuner long married to Helena, during 1939 and what appears to be the ... More >>

Spring Arts Calendar: From Norman Rockwell to Sarah Vowell

​When will the Spanish Civil War end? World War II, we'll grant you a few more years and movies. But Franco and fascism? Basta! A memory piece, this romantic triangle alternates between the aged perspective of Jacobo, a piano tuner long married to Helena, during 1939 and what appears to be the ... More >>

Last Night: Destroyer at the Croc

Destroyer, courtesy of the lovely and talented Christopher Nelson. I've posted two more photos after the jump. Apparently Destroyer hasn't done too many of these solo shows, and when he got onstage last night, he seemed a little bit apprehensive about being up there all by his lonesome with a guit ... More >>

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Destroyer, courtesy of the lovely and talented Christopher Nelson. I've posted two more photos after the jump. Apparently Destroyer hasn't done too many of these solo shows, and when he got onstage last night, he seemed a little bit apprehensive about being up there all by his lonesome with a guit ... More >>

All’s Well That Ends Well

Destroyer, courtesy of the lovely and talented Christopher Nelson. I've posted two more photos after the jump. Apparently Destroyer hasn't done too many of these solo shows, and when he got onstage last night, he seemed a little bit apprehensive about being up there all by his lonesome with a guit ... More >>

R.U.R. Is an Important Classic

And Open Circle's production is straight-ahead.

Nosh Spots

And Open Circle's production is straight-ahead.

Rio Baile Funk

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Summer Shakespeare in the park gets off to a good start.

Opening Nights

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This Week's Reads

Nick Licata, Julie Orringer, and Garrison Keillor.

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First-marriage survivors tell all.

What fools . . .

A dazzling 'Dream' at the Rep.

Shakespeare in mud

What did the Bard ever do to us for us to treat him so?

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Stop Kenneth Branagh before he films again!

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Stop Kenneth Branagh before he films again!