Month: October 2014

                       Love for the theater is all about intimacy. You can even say that about the most extravagant musical. For mega productions like the Wiz or even Kinky Boots, it’s an intimacy brought on by proximity. The magic is live. It’s tangible. Real. And if the story is especially strong, the audience is left a …

Goodman’s Venus in Furs Dabbles in Brilliance Read More »

         Playwright Samuel Hunter seems to relish in the banal, the everyday dramas of everyday people who usually remain invisible and seem completely inconsequential. His characters are small and are forced to confront issues as big as mountains. Rest, the most current Hunter play in performance at Victory Garden is no exception and is wonderful. …

Rest Rattles the Heartstrings Read More »