Arts & Culture
For all intents and purposes, the heroines of Meg Miroshnik’s The Tall
For all intents and purposes, the heroines of Meg Miroshnik’s The Tall Girls are not girls at all.…
Irfan Shariff
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The word “tartuffe” has come into the English language to represent an
The word “tartuffe” has come into the English language to represent an overly zealous hypocrite or impostor. You…
Arts & Culture
The Chinese term guanxi, at a basic level, can refer to networking,
The Chinese term guanxi, at a basic level, can refer to networking, connections, or relationships. More deeply, to…
Arts & Culture
Currently celebrating its silver-jubilee season, Book-It Repertory Theatre has a simple yet
Currently celebrating its silver-jubilee season, Book-It Repertory Theatre has a simple yet formidable mission: “transforming great literature into…
Arts & Culture
On the surface, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is bland and dreary. When
On the surface, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is bland and dreary. When it debuted in 1938, Variety called…
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In 1890, muckraking photographer Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives documented
In 1890, muckraking photographer Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives documented the squalid tenements of New York…
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Every morning Vanya and Sonia drink coffee while watching the blue heron
Every morning Vanya and Sonia drink coffee while watching the blue heron feed at their pond in Bucks…
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English playwright Peter Shaffer is well known for his powerhouse, stage-filling ’70s
English playwright Peter Shaffer is well known for his powerhouse, stage-filling ’70s works Amadeus and Equus. Back in…
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In 1954, Joseph Papp produced the first “Shakespeare in the Park” festival
In 1954, Joseph Papp produced the first “Shakespeare in the Park” festival in Lower Manhattan. Today, those who…
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Chaos Theory Annex Theatre, 1122 E. Pike St., 728-0933, annextheatre.org. $5–$20. 8
Chaos Theory Annex Theatre, 1122 E. Pike St.,
728-0933, annextheatre.org. $5–$20.
8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. Ends May 17. Sometimes…
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Ghost Sonata
Its unnerving to see a play in a church. The set design, lighting, and seating are already restricted;…
