Review | “PROPHET$” at The Factory Theater

Review | “PROPHET$” at The Factory Theater

Pictured (l-r): Eric Roach, Anthony Tournis, Eric Wang. Photo by Michael Courier. By Aaron Lockman As the lights come up on “PROPHET$,” we meet three scam artists in their mid-forties – Vic (Anthony Tournis), the leader of the group, Seth (Eric Wang), the nervous and tightly wound one, and Owen...

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Review | “The Killer” at Trap Door Theatre

Review | “The Killer” at Trap Door Theatre

“The Killer” feels a bit like an unkept promise.

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Review | MAD BEAT HIP AND GONE at Promethean

Review | MAD BEAT HIP AND GONE at Promethean

“It often feels like we are being given glimpses of the great play this could have been, somewhere three drafts deep — and there’s something beautiful in that.”

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Review | HOW TO LIVE ON EARTH at Chimera Ensemble

Review | HOW TO LIVE ON EARTH at Chimera Ensemble

It is an extremely science-fiction-y premise, but its execution is much less science-fiction-y than I expected.

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Review | MÜNSTERSPIEL at The Plagiarists

Review | MÜNSTERSPIEL at The Plagiarists

The frustrating thing about MÜNSTERSPIEL is that it almost works.

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Review | DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE at The Comrades

Review | DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE at The Comrades

DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE gets depressingly dark, darkly hilarious, and hilariously weird.

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Review: DARK MATTERS at Exit 63 Productions

Review: DARK MATTERS at Exit 63 Productions

The way the director and designers use the space to create ambiance is what helps DARK MATTERS rise above the fray.

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Review | HERSHEL AND THE HANNUKAH GOBLINS at Strawdog Theatre Company

Review | HERSHEL AND THE HANNUKAH GOBLINS at Strawdog Theatre Company

HERSCHEL AND THE HANNUKAH GOBLINS is a show that is deeply steeped not only in Eastern-European Jewish folklore, but the humor, heart, and uniquely Jewish wit that pervades that folklore.

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Review | HELLCAB at The Agency Theater Collective

Review | HELLCAB at The Agency Theater Collective

Normally, good reviews are the easiest to write. But this one? This one is agonizing.

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Review | THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA at Intrinsic Theatre Company

Review | THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA at Intrinsic Theatre Company

Stories which subvert and satirize the image of Santa Claus are old hat at this point, and playwright Greg Kotis is intensely aware of this.

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