Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT at AstonRep Theatre Company
10 minutes into the performance, a stage dimmer exploded in a shower of sparks. The Aston Rep and Raven Theatre staff stopped the show, alerted the fire department, and calmly coordinated a smooth exit of the audience from the theatre.
Review: TIME STANDS STILL at AstonRep Theatre Company
Pictured: Robert Tobin and Sara Pavlak McGuire. Photo by Emily Schwartz. By Abigail Trabue According to a 2013 article from the Committee to Protect Journalists, a record number of journalists were killed between 2003-2011. At least 150 in total during the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, and 54 other media personnel....
Interrobang’s THE NORTH POOL—A Pressure-Cooker of a Play
Rajiv Joseph’s pressure-cooker of a play reveals that you are not merely an audience member, but a spectator at a turbulent tennis match—power volleying feverishly between student and teacher. Psychological crucible THE NORTH POOL ultimately culminates in an oddly cathartic detonation, cutting both captor and captive down to their common denominator—maddening guilt.