Getting Out is Harder Than You Think in "The Lonely Few"
It’s a story that we’ve all heard before. The artist is too big for their small town. They get a chance to live their dreams, but life...
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May 93 min read
To Be Understood is to Be Loved: A Look at The Fires at Soho Rep
We all may have our own private lives, but by keeping those lives private, we doom ourselves and those around us to a life without...
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Apr 296 min read
From Venus to Muse: a Look at Rafaela in Lempicka
Looking at the last few Broadway seasons, you’ll notice that the Great White Way is as diverse as ever. An unprecedented amount of...
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Apr 125 min read
Tackling a Political Humanitarian Crisis: The Poisoner vs. Cullud Wattah
I spend a lot of time thinking about what art can do. Political events are often convoluted. Conversations about them involve a lot of...
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Feb 72 min read
The Lasting Impact of "How to Dance in Ohio"
On February 11th, How to Dance in Ohio's talented cast takes their final bow on Broadway. The musical adapts a 2015 documentary that...
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Feb 32 min read
Persevering Through Ridiculousness A Look at Cole Escola and Oh, Mary!
On January 24th, the Ohio Legislature passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors AND enforcing gender-exclusive sports teams...
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Dec 29, 20237 min read
The Gardens of Anuncia: A Heartwarming Story Trapped in a Scattered Memoir
The Gardens of Anuncia is the capstone of a decades-long friendship. The musical is Composer/Lyricist Michael John LaChiusa's love letter...
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Dec 11, 20235 min read
Growing Through Community: "How to Dance in Ohio" Riffs on a Theme
"Loneliness has been my life's shadow. It's followed me everywhere." - High Autistic Guy, "Loneliness and Autism" Nearly 78% of...
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Dec 5, 20235 min read
ADHD Poster Child of the Year: the Persistent Impact of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
"My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for...
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Nov 30, 202316 min read
Whimsically Tragic: a look into the world of "Antlers"
"We're at war! And here we are getting ice cream." The world has always been a confusing and horrifying place. Writers like George Lucas,...
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Nov 27, 20235 min read
Here We Are: Experimenting with Musical Absurdism
"Brunch. That was the fatal mistake. As always" At the end of his life, Stephen Sondheim has evidently remained a lover of peculiar...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read
I’m Not Your Regular Persephone, I’m Your “Cool Aunt” Persephone
How Capitalism is Tainting the Integrity of Casting in Hadestown The producers of Hadestown have announced that Grammy-award winner Ani...
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Nov 23, 20233 min read
Why Make Theatre About Theatre?
Recently, I saw a play that centered on a group of young collegiate creatives. This group was bonded through their shared artistic...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Loving Monster
How Sophia Coppola’s Priscilla Attempts to Capture the Black, White, and Gray of the King People contain multitudes. And though we all...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
Merry Me: a sapphic romp through an ancient classic
Loosely building on Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Merry Me promises a night of raucous laughter and sapphic horniness, but attempting to be a...
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May 7, 20227 min read
“We Won’t Wait Another Day!” But Apparently, Intersectionality Still Has To
Shaina Taub’s new musical, Suffs, follows Hamilton and Take Me Out in the Public Theater’s tradition of pointing at intersectional...
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Jan 13, 20214 min read
New Light Theatre’s “Songs for a New World”
As theatre creators scramble to create during the panoramic, I’ve seen most virtual productions fall into separate camps. There are shows...
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Dec 22, 20204 min read
The Last Five Years: an exploration of gender stereotype
The gender binary is inherent to our understanding of almost everything. We evaluate how humans interact with each other in response to...
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Dec 19, 20205 min read
The Rolling Stone: A Political Love Story
I recently got into a discussion with a few of my friends about the focus and purpose of theatre. I expressed intense dissatisfaction...
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Oct 18, 20204 min read
Why I Think Every August Wilson Play Should Be a Movie
Like most Black theatre majors, I have a complicated history with August Wilson. Both in high school and in my undergraduate studies, I...
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