Category: Theater
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Becoming Hamlet | “You are as good as a chorus”
Brendan McCall reflects on “Becoming Hamlet,” adapted by Damon Horowitz, directed by Sybille Bruun, playing at Five Angels Theatre through October 3.
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The year of Chekhov
Lindsey Walko talks with Raina Soman and AJ Molder, two of the cofounders of Twenty Somethings, about “Dirty Bird,” an adaptation of “The Seagull,” written and directed by Whit Flint, playing through September 20 at ErF Gallery.
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“She tried to spit in my mouth”: MAIDS AFTER GENET
Jeff Careyva in conversation wwith Madeline Bernhard and Hannah Hale—actors, directors, and producers for Adult Film’s upcoming show, MAIDS AFTER GENET, running through September 19.
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“Punked” by A Whiny Hamlet
Brendan McCall reflects on “The Real Ivanov,” adapted & Directed by Laura Strausfeld, playing through September 19 at Lynn F. Angelson Theater.
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Gender Wars and Neoliberal Nostalgia
Brendan McCall reflects on “An American Daughter” by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Sarna Lapine, playing through September 20 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
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Baby Woman
Tess Walsh reflects on Lydia Riess’ “Going Away Party,” staged as a part of the ALab Theater Festival | June 27 + 28, 2026
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Permanently on edge
Joey Sims reflects on Michael Kinnan’s “Goodbye Horses: An Unauthorized Retelling of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs” at The Brick Theater | July 9-25, 2026
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Loves Labours Livestreamed
Maxwell Cosmo Cramer reflects on Cecilia Corrigan’s “The Gay Divorce” at The Brick Theater | June 11-20, 2026
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Sub-human, post-human, proto-human
Kevin Ritter-Jung reflects on “New Humans” at The New Museum and David Commander’s new show, “Idiot Void” presented by Immediate Medium at the Collapsable Hole | June 11-27
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Tackling the Marriage Plot
Emily Chackerian chats with director Sarah Connolly on “The Betrothed” at WP Theater, the first work of WP Theatre Space Residency program.
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Desires to leave, inclinations to stay
Tess Walsh reflects on the world premiere of “Dad Don’t Read This” by playwright Eliya Smith, directed by Chloe Claudel, a co-production of Try For Baby Productions and The Goat Exchange, at St. Luke’s Theater.
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Holding Attention
Contributor Kevin Ritter-Jung on Servane Dècle and Milo Rau’s THE PELICOT TRIAL, which was performed at Judson Church this past March.
