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Monday, May 25, 2015

Running by Gwen Orel

Arlene Hutton has written some good plays, but "Running," a two-hander about a late-night reunion between two 50-something ex-flatmates, is a yawn.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

The Mad 7 by Gwen Orel

"The Mad 7" retells the story of  an 18th-century Hasidic leader who died before finishing his story of an encounter with seven mystics as a San Francisco office worker accosted by …

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

A Gilgl Fun a Nigun (The Metamorphosis of a Melody) by Gwen Orel

Rafael Goldwaser, founder of Strasbourg's Le Theatre en l'Air/DerLufTeater, stars in this solo multimedia adaptation of I.L. Peretz's story about a melody's evolution.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

For the Birds by Gwen Orel

Blue Wren Collective, founded by the authors of "For the Birds," aims to develop artistic collaboration between Irish and American artists. Unfortunately, their play's setting in the two cou…

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

The Holy Ground by Gwen Orel

Grief works its own miracles, and it is miraculous how much drama author Dermot Bolger packs into "The Holy Ground," considering that it's a one-hour, one-woman story of an empty, thwarted l…

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

NY Review: 'Microcrisis' by Gwen Orel

Michael Lew's hilarious comedy about microlending is a combination of "The Simpsons" and Jonathan Swift.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Catch 'Banished Children of Eve' While You Can For A Taste Of Civil War New York by Gwen Orel

Director Ciaran O'Reilly is one of the best in the city - his work shines with creativity and theatricality, from nuanced work on naturalistic shows like The Field to his insightful use of s…

SOURCE: www.irishexaminerusa.com at 05:58PM

Lonesome Winter by Gwen Orel

This confused Christmas tale from author-actors Megan Hill and Joshua Conkel can't decide whether to be sincere or snide and ends up as nothing more than a thin sketch.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Girl Talk: The Musical by Gwen Orel

Lightning doesn't strike twice in this follow-up to the rousing "Girls Night: The Musical." This time the show is a degrading, embarrassing mess.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Besharet by Gwen Orel

Like a Sabbath stew that's been boiled and spoiled, there are too many ingredients in Chana Porter's new play, and the result is theatrical indigestion.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:58PM

Thursday, February 21, 2013