The Whale By Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Davis McCallum Featuring Shuler Hensley, Tasha Lawrence Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street November 5, 2012 (opening) — December 15, 2012 production web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee November 13, 2012 After a distant viewing and an intervening month of daily performances in other venues around town, I remain … Continue reading
Detroit by Lisa D’Amour Directed by Anne Kauffman Featuring Amy Ryan, David Schwimmer, John Cullum Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street September 18, 2012 (opening) — October 7, 2012 production web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee September 20, 2012 “I have been accused of many things, but they’ve never accused me of having a … Continue reading
Industry Talk: Literary Directors and Managers Host and moderator Christie Evaneglisto with Kirsten Bowen, Adam Greenfield, Carrie Hughes, Annie MacRae, Elizabeth Frankel Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 6pm Signature Theatre Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street event site Signature Theatre and its new home at the Pershing Square Signature Center has become a … Continue reading
The Big Meal by Dan LeFranc Directed by Sam Gold Featuring Anita Gillette, Tom Bloom, Jennifer Mudge Playwrights Horizons Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street March 21, 2012 — April 22, 2012 production web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee March 23, 2012 There are nine terrific performers and a multitude of characters to applaud … Continue reading
Assistance by Leslye Headland Directed by Trip Cullman Featuring Michael Esper, Virginia Kull, Amy Rosoff Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street February 3, 2012 — March 11, 2012 production web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee February 19, 2012 [note: preview performance reviewed; production opens February 28, 2012] Mistakes Were Made (2010) gives us a producer … Continue reading
Dramatists Guild Academy presents: Solo Actor / Writer Roundtable Moderated by Gary Garrison Monday, January 2, 2012 at 5:30pm Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street “Theatre is a vocation. It chooses you.” (Lisa Kron) “A journey to absorb America through its sounds.” (Anna Deavere Smith) “Getting audiences to the spot where they don’t know what … Continue reading
Milk Like Sugar by Kirsten Greenidge Directed by Rebecca Taichman Featuring Tonya Pinkins Playwrights Horizons, Women’s Project Theater, La Jolla Playhouse Peter Jay Sharp Theater @ Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street November 1, 2011 — November 27, 2011 production web site Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee November 22, 2011 “Nothing sadder than a Twinkie … Continue reading
A Small Fire By Adam Bock Directed by Trip Cullman Featuring Reed Birney, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Michele Pawk, Victor Williams Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street production web site: http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/mainstage.asp January 6, 2011 — January 23, 2011 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee January 14, 2011 Existing reviews of this world premiere work point to nuances and minutiae. … Continue reading
After the Revolution By Amy Herzog Directed by Carolyn Cantor Featuring David Margulies, Lois Smith, Mare Winningham Playwrights Horizons, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street production web site October 21, 2010 — November 28, 2010 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee November 3, 2010 Joseph Cornell box set, framed by natural warmly aged wood, mementoes in … Continue reading
Me, Myself & I By Edward Albee Directed by Emily Mann Featuring Elizabeth Ashley, Zachary Booth, Brian Murray Playwrights Horizons, 416 W 42nd Street production web site: http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/mainstage.asp September 12, 2010 - October 31, 2010 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee September 30, 2010 In a world pared to its black and grey and whitewashed … Continue reading
