In a time of war, a war of our own making with no apparent purpose or justification what happens when professional soldiers question why they are doing what they do? Adriano Shaplin’s play while exceedingly structured to the point of stretching the believability of marines’ banter before they engage in a covet black op, provides many memorable moments while we lie back and think of Hitler. Read the rest of this entry ?
Reviewed by Joyce Chau
I have mixed feelings about the idea of an opera triple bill. It seems to be more a feat of endurance than an entertaining evening out, even if it’s a triple bill of one-act operas as in Puccini’s Il Trittico. This production of Il Trittico has both moments of brilliance and moments of pain. More notably, opera star Cheryl Barker completes her own feat of endurance, singing the female leads in all three operas.
Reviewed by Nicole Bassil
Coincidently, on the same weekend that I saw David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole, my husband’s grandfather passed away. Much of the discussion in his household that weekend was, obviously, about the timing of death and the relative degrees of acceptance based on the person’s age. While noticeably saddened by his grandfather’s passing, my husband was also rallied by the fact that he was an old man who had led a full life and according to his beliefs, was now in a better place with his creator. Rabbit Hole sensitively examines the far more traumatic experience of losing a child and the seemingly unfair hand of fate.
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