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Too much movement: Jah as Hamlet. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

'Hamlet' at the Wilma (first review)

Playing against type

The Wilma Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, while elaborately and balletically staged, fails to offer an answer to the play’s most compelling question: Who is Hamlet himself?

Robert Zaller

Apr 04, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Interview with Christopher Patrick Mullen on the Arden's 'Macbeth'

Rewriting Shakespeare is a risky business. Christopher Patrick Mullen, who rewrote the Porter’s speech in the Arden’s current production of Macbeth, addresses that issue, especially the struggle between irony and clarity for a contemporary audience.

Henrik Eger

Apr 03, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Rohina Malik performs “Unveiled.” (photo by Sadaf Syed)

'Unveiled' by Rohina Malik

Under the hajib

Playwright Rohina Malik argues that a woman’s hijab, or head covering, opens her to the world even as it seems to close her off. It also opens her to some hard truths about looking different.

Marshall A. Ledger

Apr 03, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

Feistiness and swagger: Liao and Hernandez. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Lantern (second review)

Taming through tango

Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew is not exactly a play for our times, but the Lantern production makes it fun while avoiding some of the tougher issues.

Naomi Orwin

Mar 31, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

The compromises of successful relationships: Liao and Hernandez. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Lantern (first review)

Shrewed Shakespeare

In the Lantern’s updated Taming of the Shrew, the overall mood is comic and Kate and Petruchio begin as caricatures, but their characters deepen as events unfold. They gradually form a bond that is both stronger and more honest than Shrew’s more traditional couples.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 31, 2015 Articles 3 minute read