By Corrie Glanville FILMS/THEATRE Ken Burns’ The Shakers (2004) Ken Burns, our preeminent documentarian of American history, crafts a detailed picture of the sect that referred to themselves as the...
Read MoreBy Alyssa Mulligan Actor Conor Lovett began reading Beckett at the age of eighteen. Shortly thereafter, he performed the role of Hamm in Endgame. And his love for the 20th...
Read MoreBy Corrie Glanville Solo act shows offer the performer a rare opportunity to inhabit the theatrical space completely alone and to form a singular relationship with the audience. The Gare...
Read MoreBy Corrie Glanville and Sara Bookin-Weiner Besides making furniture and enforcing sexual abstinence, the Shakers aren’t well known for too many things…indeed, if that! As we gear up for director/choreographer...
Read MoreBy Corrie Glanville FILMS Moby Dick (1956) Although there are numerous film adaptations including a recent television mini-series with William Hurt and Ethan Hawke, John Huston’s 1956 Moby Dick might arguably...
Read MoreBy Alyssa Mulligan At the start of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play A Doll’s House, Nora Helmer is portrayed as an empty-minded twittering “lark”: frivolously spending money, secretly nibbling on macaroons...
Read Moreby Corrie Glanville FILMS A Doll’s House (1972) While this version may look a bit dated since it is essentially a filmed play, it is worth watching for the extraordinary performances...
Read MoreBy Sara Bookin-Weiner “This is the most important part of Angel Reapers,” director/choreographer Martha Clarke tells me, “—the dogs are happy.” She then feeds her two adoring Pomeranians each a...
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