Jeffrey Pfeiffer's whimsical comedy mines a vein of smart-but-silly historical pageantry that suggests an American "Blackadder," but with fairies, talking animals, and other magical folderol…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMWriter-performer Ben Whiting has woven his skillful illusions into a one-man performance that celebrates the ineffable connection between artist and audience and between mentor and prot&eacu…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMFrançois Carré's two-hander is clever, to be sure, but perhaps more interesting to think about afterwards than to experience in real time.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMAs denizens of the Jersey Shore go, the characters in "Endless Summer Nights" are a lot more palatable than Snooki and her crew, but by the time intermission rolls around, you may wish they …
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMTrain travel is not the easiest thing to convey on stage, but "Trans-Euro Express" proves to be a brisk, entertaining journey, propelled by Gary Duggan's amusing script and director Chris He…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMAndrew Bovell's complex, noirish play has a lot going for it, but ultimately the characters aren't idiosyncratic or compelling enough to get by on their storytelling skills alone.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMIn this technically adroit production, writer-director Edward Einhorn has crafted an eerie, strikingly designed adaptation of Philip K. Dick's heady post-apocalyptic novel.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThe elements of a potent black comedy about culture clash are all there in Tommy Smith's new play, but as the characters refuse to behave in explicable ways, the end result is more puzzling …
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMKarina Casiano wears a lot of hats on this dystopian piece set in a nightmarish New York, but she has the chops and clarity of vision to pull it off.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMSwedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri's witty satire plays with common perceptions of the Arabic male and has theatrical and political ideas bouncing off each other like pinballs.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMThis multilayered riff on Act 3, Scene 6 of "King Lear" wants to be anarchic fun, but its core is just a collection of donnish theater-geek in-jokes.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PMWriter-director Ryan Kiggell tries hard to make this adaptation of George Orwell's first novel theatrical, but the results make for a pretty tough slog.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMLike its central character, Joseph Gallo's comedy about a trio of buddies out on the town is companionable and easy to take but offers few surprises.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:31AMFor all its dropping of band names and wrestling with familiar indie-rock issues, Randall Colburn's Kurt Cobain–inspired drama doesn't muster much rock-'n'-roll cred.
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:54AMKen Ferrigni's clever "Mangella" starts out as a twisted romantic comedy between a man and his computer, and gradually becomes a twisted philosophical comedy about privacy and identity.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMSwedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri's witty satire plays with common perceptions of the Arabic male and has theatrical and political ideas bouncing off each other like pinballs.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMAshley Lloyd Smith's one-man show about the lighter side of suicide never lets us forget that we're watching an actor doing his multiple-character bit.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:21AMTariq Hamami's intriguing dark comedy takes place in a lawless rough-and-tumble town, but it makes for a strangely inviting place to spend an evening.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:15AMTrav S.D.'s latest excursion into old-school showbiz has its intermittent charms, but the performers demonstrate more genial eccentricity than talent, more "Gong Show" than "Ed Sullivan Sh…
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:08AMNeal Bell's story of two death-haunted men has some of the attributes of a Hitchcock thriller but plays better as a stark, low-key psychological drama.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:15AMIntelligently acted but frustratingly opaque, the two short plays that make up Steven Dykes' "Territories" explore political and sexual issues with an unfortunate lack of specificity.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:10AMThe emphasis is on straightforward shocks in this grisly but strangely inert anthology of Grand Guignol-style ripped-from-the-headlines horror tales, which lacks energy and ferocity.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:52PMTim Intravia's intense performance in the title role highlights this absorbing, straightforward docudrama about the interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald.
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:22AMThis fringe-festival favorite might have cut a little deeper, but it's still a frantically inventive showcase for the comedic skills of its two lead actors.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:23PMAndrea Wolff shows some stage presence and vocal prowess in this bawdy one-woman show, but whether it works for you may depend on your tolerance for penis jokes.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMJoseph Sousa's affecting dysfunctional-family drama observing a love-hate sibling relationship in a middle-class Jewish family doesn't entirely escape the genre's common pitfalls.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMInventive, funny, and a consistent kick to watch, the Mad Ones constitute a remarkable team that's full of anarchic high spirits and brawling energy.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:02AMCanadian playwright Daniel MacIvor's heartfelt family drama is a bit too lean, which blunts its emotional impact, despite director Judson Jones' absorbing production.
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