Creepy, Campy, and Completely Entertaining: ‘Heebie Jeebies’ at Theatre Lab
Morgan Sophia Photography Cast members execute campy acting in Theatre Lab’s world premiere production of Heebie Jeebies: Tales from the Midnight Campfire By AARON KRAUSE In one of the delightfully twisted moments from Gina Montet’s creepy-and-comic play, Heebie Jeebies: Tales from the Midnight Campfire, an educator administers a biology...
Ants, Astronauts, and Asparagus: Latiné Theater Lab Delivers a Wild Ride with ‘Last of the Red Hot Robots’
Photo courtesy of Latine Theater Lab Brian Shaer plays multiple characters, including Pablo, in the playlet The Wrong Stuff in the world premiere production of Last of the Red Hot Robots. By AARON KRAUSE A social media influencer learns from a DNA test that she is among the...
Acting amazes in Miami New Drama’s world premiere of imperfect ‘Birthright’
Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography Arielle Goldman and Hale Appleman appear in a scene from Miami New Drama’s world premiere production of Jonathan Spector’s Birthright. By AARON KRAUSE Multiple times, the lights go out in a room with a hot tub in Miami New Drama’s (MIND) impressively naturalistic professional...
‘two of us on the run’ begins its journey at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton
Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography J (Kimmie Harvey) and C (Abbie Fricke) appear in a scene from the world premiere production of two of us on the run at Theatre Lab. By AARON KRAUSE Steve McMahon’s promising new play, two of us on the run, is like a map...
The power of connection is clear in New City Players’ ‘The Last Christmas’
Photo by Ryan Arnst (From left) Casey Sacco, Marlo Vashti Rodriguez, and Susanna Ninomiya star in New City Players’ world premiere production of The Last Christmas. By AARON KRAUSE Eve Hart’s brown eyes blink repeatedly before she expresses her wish during an uncertain and scary time for many. “I...
Theatre Lab’s ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ is haunting
Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography Chava (Patti Gardner) and Sarah (Gemma Berg) enjoy an easy rapport in The Last Yiddish Speaker.” Looking on is Sarah’s father, Paul (Stephen Schnetzer). By AARON KRAUSE Forget ghosts and goblins. Deborah Zoe Laufer’s frightening and moving drama, The Last Yiddish Speaker, centers on...
‘Family Tree’ a fine work of art at Plays of Wilton, Ronnie Larsen Presents
Photo courtesy of Ronnie Larsen Presents and Plays of Wilton (From left) Bruce Linser, Lindsey Corey, and Elizabeth Dimon appear in a scene from the world premiere production of Erin K. Considine’s drama, Family Tree. By AARON KRAUSE In at least one previous review, I used the terms “Theater...
‘The Messenger’ is must-experience theater at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Photo by Alicia J. Donelan Angela Gulner, Gracie Winchester, Margery Lowe, and Annie Fang appear in a scene from The Messenger at Palm Beach Dramaworks. By AARON KRAUSE Jenny Connell Davis’s vital new play, The Messenger may be the most important piece of live theater that you experience in...
2023 finalists announced for annual new play award
Six playwrights are vying for a national theater award which a group of critics presents annually to the best plays that premiere professionally outside of New York. The top award carries a $25,000 prize and two citations carry a value of $7,500 each. The presentation will take place...
‘The Science of Leaving Omaha’ a new moving play at PBD
Photo by Tim Stepien Baker (Nicholas-Tyler Corbin) gets the attention of Iris (Georgi James) in the world premiere production of The Science of Leaving Omaha. By AARON KRAUSE In his classic poem, Harlem, Langston Hughes wondered what happens to a “dream deferred.” In particular, he wrote: “Does it dry...