Measure for Measure has been referred to as Shakespeare’s “#MeToo play,” a story in which a man in power uses his clout to try and sexually abuse a woman, except that she stands up to him and receives a form of justice...
Category - Theater
Terry Morgan
Echo Theater Company announces winners of 2023 New Play Competition
Continuing their support for — and promotion of — new theater voices, The Echo Theater Company has completed the judging for their annual competition. From the press release: The Echo Theater Company is pleased to...
Pauline Adamek
“Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” – reviewed
A dark and atmospheric treehouse, a Ouija board and a quartet of hyperactive teenaged girls are the ingredients for this gripping and darkly funny play. In Alexis Scheer’s 90-minute drama Our Dear Dead Druglord, four...
“Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Rogue Machine
In a world in which a repulsive con man can get elected president and turn the entire Republican party into a credulous and insane mob, it’s to be expected that somebody would try to write a play about how the...
“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” reviewed
For better or worse, it’s human nature to find the misfortune of others amusing. YouTube is filled with videos of people making mistakes or getting hit somewhere unpleasant by a stray ball. The show The Play that Goes...
