Results tagged “truewest”

When I was younger, I wanted to study abroad in Ireland because I wanted to pick up the accent. That dream was never to be, but my love for the Irish accent lives on. And so that, combined with my affinity for the work of Martin McDonagh, led me straight into the arms of Lantern Theater Company's new production of McDonagh's , directed by David O'Connor.

It's always nice when someone takes a play that you really like and produces it well. That's what the Luna Theater Company has done with their production of Sam Shepard's . Shepard's characters speak like real people speak and they act like real people act. This is sometimes problematic to theatre people who want to keep drama in the realm of the unreal. It makes us feel more comfortable with things if it doesn't feel like we're spying on real life. And that's simply not what you get from Sam Shepard's work.

This week's quote is an explanation of the theatre once given by Beatrice Wood, pictured here with the inimitable Marcel Duchamp (who's got a lot of work in the Philadelphia Museum of Art). Now, on with the listings!

Long-deceased (you can tell by the haircut) French literary critic and poet Nicholas Boileau once suggested: “Let a single complete action, in one place and one day, keep the theatre packed to the last.” While we don't necessarily agree with his advice, we've got to admit that the man did have a point. Now, on with the listings!