If you’re functioning fully in a society that depends on the speed, convenience and pervasiveness of digitized communication, it’s likely you’ve made peace with some of its costs. Engaging with social media subjects us to unsolicited market-based scrutiny. Shopping for anything online, no matter how mundane, turns consumers into bundles of exploitable data. We shrug …
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Once, before the great pandemic, there was a theater company that devoted its entire season to the work of one playwright. After more than more than 25 years of singular effort, Eclipse Theatre closed its doors permanently last October. The theater’s absence leaves a hunger that no longer gets satisfied. Along with legends like Eugene …
The American Dream, a little play about a big topic that’s been dominating headlines since the late 1960s, finally gives voice to the people at the center of the dilemma on our southern border. It’s a limited voice, one that doesn’t delve into the why of our immigration crisis. By now, most of us understand …
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On the verge of ending its run at Theater Wit, Remy Bumppo’s production of Blues for an Alabama Sky sheds a fresh light on the consequences of our words and the power of character. Under Mikael Burke’s skillful and frank direction, Pearl Cleage’s journey back to the Harlem Renaissance also reminds us of the value …
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She may have been on the scene for what seems like a hot minute, but when it comes to accolades and awards, she’s getting the Taylor Swift treatment. A classically trained chef who never doubted her worth, even when she was making $12 an hour working down in the trenches at Spiaggia, Dominque Leach used …