Film (2012)
Directed by Lee Daniels
A sexy and violent Southern romp that wanders, but is framed by an affecting reflection on race relations.
The How And The Why
Play (2011)
by Sarah Treem
The Nora Theatre Company
Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
September 27 – November 4, 2012
A beautifully written and produced account of two women scientists who connect on theoretical terms, and on far more.
Hamlet
Play (1603)
by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London
ArtsEmerson
A thoughtful, but lively and spirited, framing of the tragic tale, artfully trimmed and rendered.
Honk
Festival of Activist Street Bands
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
October 5 – 7, 2012
A raucous multi-day celebration of all kinds of marching bands, mostly brass, mostly with liberal and progressive political associations.
Macbeth
Play by William Shakespeare
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Chevalier Theater
Medford, MA
October 3 – November 4, 2012
The darkest of dark Shakespearean tragedies lit up by an inventive production and a vivid embodiment of the play’s problematic king by ASP’s artistic director Allyn Burrows.