That Harold Pinter deserves to be counted among the greatest playwrights of the Twentieth Century was affirmed by the Swedish Academy, which bestowed upon him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. His style of writing is unique. His dramatic use of silence evoked the term “Pinter pause,” which goes far to heighten the perceived … Continue reading “The Hothouse” at Antaeus Theatre Company
No Shakespeareare play is more pleasing, in the hands of a capable, brilliant cast guided by a savvy director (Rob Clare), than As You Like It. This cheerily familiar piece, filled as it is with bon mots and oft quoted passages, such as “The Seven Ages of Man” delivered by the dour, melancholy nobleman Jacques … Continue reading “As You Like It” at Antaeus Theatre Company
It is a great pleasure to revel in the worlds that Tennessee Williams creates. His characters are indelible and his language luscious. Whether his plays were commercial hits or failures, there is always something that moves an audience. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955, is one … Continue reading “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at Antaeus Theatre Company
Jaimi Paige Photo by Karianne Flaathen Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, bold and controversial when it premiered in 1890, retains its power in the Twenty-First Century. Australian playwright Andrew Upton blows the cobwebs off old translations and jumps the action from the 1890s into the early 1920s. While faithful to Ibsen’s text, the playwright underscores the … Continue reading “Hedda Gabler” — A Masterful Performance at Antaeus Theatre Company
Caryl Churchill bends time and gender in her sexual maelstrom of a play, Cloud 9, a work that calls for a man to play a woman, a woman to play a young boy, a white man to play a black man and dolls take on the roles of an infant and toddler. And that is … Continue reading “Cloud 9” at Antaeus Theatre Company
Antaeus Theatre Company has the most unusual production scheme of double casting their shows while rehearsing both casts in ensemble. Eschewing the dull names of Cast A or Cast B, the company draws the names of its casts from the text of the current play, in this case, Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.” You will hear … Continue reading “Uncle Vanya” at Antaeus Theatre Company – Mermaids Cast
Anton Chekhov called his plays comedies and so they are. On the page it might not be obvious, but on stage in the hands the very best players, the boredom, ennui and angst of the characters becomes absurd and deliciously, giddily funny. And this is just the case in Antaeus Theatre Company’s achingly brilliant production … Continue reading “Uncle Vanya” at Antaeus Theatre Company – Vixen Cast
