Theatre Reviews
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The Stories Within The Story
New Haven Arts Paper — November 22nd, 2023
We begin looking at an empty chair, a few books piled around it and two soft lights on either side. Without fanfare, Kathleen Chalfant takes the stage holding a copy of Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking. The lights stay up on the audience as Chalfant leans in with familiarity. She states: “This will happen to you.”
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Call Your Girlfriend: The Joy & Toil Of Friendship In "Wish You Were Here"
New Haven Arts Paper — October 17th, 2023
It’s the day of a wedding—but the ceremony we see is not of a bride and groom. Instead, five women gather at a mirror. The one in white asks her dearest and closest friends how she looks in her wedding dress. There’s a pause. Then one replies, “You’re like a sexy avalanche victim!”
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Should We Keep The Joke Going?
New Haven Arts Paper — August 23rd, 2023
When Master Ford suspects his wife of cheating, he sets into motion an extremely simple plan.
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"Macbeth Muet" Is A Bloody Delight
New Haven Arts Paper — June 14th, 2023
Have you ever become emotionally attached to a paper plate? After watching La Fille Du Laitier’s stirring Macbeth Muet, I have. This wordless performance uses mime, music, clowning, and puppetry of everyday objects to tell a virtuosic version of the Shakespearean classic.