“What clang was that, and doleful song,/ And rush of raven’s wing?” — Gottfried August Bürger, “Lenore” How does one continue an up-and-coming dramatic radio series in the era o... Read more
Both the United States and Britain are currently “locked down” due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. With theatres on both sides of the Atlantic now closed due to public health concerns, the fabl... Read more
A new radio horror series has developed based on the works of the Romantic Era writer Edgar Allan Poe. Appropriately enough, the show is produced and recorded in Baltimore, which was h... Read more
“The Avengers” was a campy English 1960’s television spy series and is still remembered fondly today. While the show clearly placed itself within the James Bond 007 spy-thriller genre, “The... Read more
At a time when theaters are closed, Blackfriars Playhouse of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia is streaming productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Currently “Much Ado Abou... Read more
“The show must go on!” So runs an old dictum in the theatre world, but how do theatre companies survive and thrive in the era in which we find ourselves? Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, V... Read more
History, and all theatre, for there is a history of the theatre of history, has a strange problem: when narrativized with myth by metaphor, it makes us view events funnily. Steven Sondheim’s... Read more
Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess. As a child, I used to dream of having bright red hair and a flounder for a best friend. I even called all of the lobsters in the grocery st... Read more
I was not able to see Cumberland Theatre’s rendition of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” until its last weekend, so, for the lateness of this review, to the cast and crew, I apologize. I... Read more
What is the price of a man’s soul? This production of Arthur Miller’s 1953 howl of outrage at a government that turns on its own is frighteningly relevant at this moment in our country... Read more
