Strong Performances Boost “Shawshank Redemption” at the MET
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre continues its season with the North American premiere of “The Shawshank Redemption,” taken from the same source material on which writer/director Frank..
Women of Color: “School Girls” at KC Rep is a Serious Comedy
Virtually every emotional trauma and competitive humiliation we associate with high school is on full display in Jocelyn Bioh’s “School Girls; or, the African Mean..
Race, Gender and History: “Green Book Wine Club” at KC Melting Pot Packs a Punch
Some outstanding performances and a playwright’s audacious approach to history make the latest production at KC Melting Pot Theatre one that will linger in memory...
Impressive Production of ‘Indecent’ Evokes Distant but Relevant History
Part musical and part history lesson, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” illuminates what, for many theatergoers, is an obscure but fascinating event: In 1923 the Broadway cast..
Bittersweet Past, Uncertain Future: Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ at the MET
Even in early twentieth century Russia, raw capitalism was destroying natural beauty and remaking the landscape. But it was doing more than that. It was..
