A dreamy and intriguing one-act play dealing with illness and political oppression that is part of Transforma Theatre’s Science in Theatre Festival 2022.
Category: Reviews
The Far Country
With gorgeous performances and a highly theatrical presentation, this moving play depicts the fate of early 20th century Chinese immigrants in the U.S.
Underneath the Skin
Gay icon Samuel Steward’s amazing life from academic, to tattoo artist and to porno author is depicted in performance artist John Kelly’s mesmerizing show.
Dead + Alive
An hour-long exhibition of gorgeous clowning inspired by Jewish texts from acclaimed performer Richard Saudek; Dana Dailey is his formidable partner.
A Christmas Carol
Jefferson Mays’ Scrooge and his amazing 50+ Dickensian characters are all dazzling in this high tech spooky new stage version of the classic tale.
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Steven Skybell is stupendous as Tevye in director Joel Grey’s visually arresting and emotionally stirring revival which embraces the show’s Jewishness.
Sandra
Marjan Neshat is riveting as a Brooklyn café owner searching for her missing gay best friend in Puerto Vallarta in David Cale’s suspenseful solo play.
The Wildly Inappropriate Poetry of Arthur Greenleaf Holmes
An imaginary 16th century English poet’s unabashedly bawdy offbeat recital showcases writer and performer Gordon Boudreau’s comic timing and erudition.
Catch as Catch Can
A sensational trio of actors portray New England working class mothers and their middle-aged children in this academic new play.
Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance
An exceptional Asian cast, arresting runway staging and the powerful writing, all make this an absorbing revival of the author’s 1966 existential drama.