Superfluities Redux
On culture and theatre, by George Hunka
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Friday, 18 April 2008
Preparing a theatre season, even for a one-
Until then, a highly selective, prejudiced look at a few current and upcoming productions, along with other items of interest:
Saturday, 19 April: Matthew Freeman's new play When is a Clock?
opens this week in a production by the Blue Coyote Theater Group at the
Access Theater, 380 Broadway at White Street. The story is about a man's
search for his missing wife in the Pennsylvania heartland; fine
performances here from Tom Staggs as the husband, Tracey Gilbert as his
protean wife and a particularly memorable comic turn by David DelGrosso as
an apocalyptically-
Sunday, 20 April: crooked, a new comedy by Catherine
Trieschmann, opens tonight at the venerable Women's
Project's Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street. "A
14-
Tuesday, 22 April: "Climate of Concern: Short Plays on Global Warming" is the name of a discussion and series of play readings scheduled for 4.00pm (the discussion) and 6.30pm (the readings) today at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. New short plays about environmental issues by Don DeLillo, Brian Tucker and John Jesurun, featuring performances by Kathleen Chalfant and Lisa Harrow, will be presented as part of the Earth Day 2008 celebration. At the afternoon event, digital media artist Andrea Polli will present new work based on her journey to Antarctica; joining her will be several experts on environmental art. Both programs are free; more information at the Segal Center's Web site.
Wednesday, 23 April: The off-Broadway production of Jenny
Schwartz's God's Ear, which I reviewed in its
off-
Posted at 8.44 am in /Openings
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