Friday, January 29, 2010

Project #1: Genres

Minneapolis Professional Theatre: The Guthrie Theatre

Ella by Jeffrey Hatcher (produced July 21 - Sept. 20, 2009)

· A Musical Event That Captures A Legend!”

o http://www.theatreinchicago.com/playdetail.php?playID=1700

· “…as a cabaret performance than a dramatic one.”

o http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/06/AR2008010602354.html

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

directed by Joe Dowling (Produced Sept 12 - Nov. 8, 2009)

· takes propriety to the point of absurdity and well beyond”

o http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/theater/reviews/26earnest.html

· “After rereading Mr. Oscar Wilde's "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People"

o http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92303.The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest

Faith Healer by Brian Friel (Produced 0ctober 17 - December 6, 2009)

· “Brian Friel's mesmerising play about faith and art…”

o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2001/nov/30/theatre.artsfeatures1

· “At the heart of Faith Healer is the same “tragic conflict”

§ http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/new_hibernia_review/summary/v013/13.1.gleitman.html

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Produced Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2009)

· “…cold air of Charles Dickens’ mystical tale.”

o http://www.bostontheatrereview.com/2009/12/a-christmas-carol-2/

· “Dickens’ tale of recalcitrant selfishness and redemption is a melodrama in the best sense:”

o http://riverwriter.ca/wordcurrents/2009/12/20/review-a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Produced Jan 9 - Jan 31, 2009)

· “Romeo & Juliet is an unforgettable tale of…romance.”

o http://www.goldstar.com/events/burbank-ca/romeo-and-juliet.html

· “Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare’s tragedy…”

o http://anime.suite101.com/article.cfm/romeo_x_juliet_an_anime_review

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Produced Jan 30 - April 3, 2010)

· “…are high in melodrama”

o http://www.scene4.com/qreviews/2009/04/macbeth_by_william_shakespeare.html

· of the Western World, Ages of the Moon) lays bare the darkest side of human nature.”

o http://www.indublin.ie/Events/Theatre/Macbeth_by_William_Shakespeare.aspx

M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang (Produced April 17 - June 6, 2010)

· “playwright David Henry Hwang's humorous…”

o http://www.curtainup.com/mbutterflydc.html

· Philadelphia Theatre Company, says: "The words realism…”

o http://www.curtainup.com/mbutterflyphila.html

Doll House by Rebecca Gilman (Produced May 22 - July 11, 2009)

· enjoy a well acted, well directed drama,…

o http://www.centerstagechicago.com/theatre/articles/dollhouse.html

· moments of deliciously dark comedy…

o http://events.twincities.com/minneapolis-mn/events/show/88975926-dollhouse

She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith (Produced July 3 - Aug 21, 2010)

· “An uproariously funny comedy of confusion!”

o http://www.phillyfunguide.com/event/detail/56085

· highly moralistic “sentimental comedy”

o http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/nyregion/25theatnj.html

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Produced Aug 14 - Oct 3, 2009)

· “most famous characters of modern drama”

o http://www.curtainup.com/streetcar.html

· that a straightforward, naturalistic approach to Tennessee Williams's greatest drama”

o http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/arts-reviews/a-superlative-streetcar/2009/09/06/1252201128503.html

Minneapolis Academic Theatre: University of Minnesota Duluth

Ring Round the Moon: A Charade with Music by Jean Anouihl (Produced 2001)

· “…worldly, romantic French.”

o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9905E4DD123DF93AA15757C0A96F958260&fta=y

· “such an unashamedly snobby boulevard comedy”

o http://www.whatsonstage.com/roundup/theatre/london/E8821203616371/Review+Round-up:+Over+The+Moon+at+the+Playhouse%3F.html

Victory by Howard Barker (Produced 2002)

· “Barker's drama is a swaggering piece of epic political theatre”

o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/mar/10/victory-arcola-london-review

· the demands of realism or any ideology.”

o http://www.thewrestlingschool.co.uk/barker.html

Sugar by Peter Stone (Produced 2009)

· “transform a disposable musical.”

o http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/14/nyregion/theater-two-musicians-on-the-lam-in-sugar.html?pagewanted=1

· “…a dramatic experience itself.”

o http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=5083694&blogId=476760585

Stop Kiss by Diana Son, (Produced 2002)

· “…story that uses a gay love.”

o http://www.curtainup.com/stopkiss.html

· “joyous undercurrent to the tragedy-defined “Stop Kiss,”

o http://www.examiner.com/x-1033-Chicago-Theatre-Review-Examiner~y2009m1d20-Stop-Kiss-a-riveting-love-story-of-sharp-angles-and-unorthodox-structure

Sausage by Jeff Hatalsky (Produced 2009)

· “This family friendly Commedia delle'Arte”

o http://www.americantowns.com/mn/duluth/events/sausage-6

· “hilarious physical comedy”

o http://www.americantowns.com/mn/duluth/events/sausage-3

Is he dead? By Mark Twain (Production April 2010)

· “It has farce”

o http://www.eujacksonville.com/story2.php?storyid=149

· “A highly entertaining comedy…”

o http://ucpress.edu/books/pages/10118.php

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare(produced 2009)

· Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s best comedy.”

o http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/10/29/much-ado-about-nothing-2/

· “…also contains its share of drama”

o http://www.reelviews.net/movies/m/much_ado.html

Bus Stop by William Inge (produced 2008)

· FINE PRESENTATION OF DRAMA”

o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9406E5DC1538F93AA2575BC0A962948260

· and his one out-and-out comedy”

o http://www.theatermirror.com/CRbusstopwtf.htm

Urinetown by Greg Kotis (produced 2008)

· “Urinetown The Musical,…”

o http://raleighlittletheatre.org/archives/reviews/urinetown-mcdowell.html

· is that it’s a musical comedy, underscore comedy, and a very funny one at that.”

o http://www.theatrereviews.com/urinetown.html

THE FACTORY GIRLS By Frank McGuinness (produced 2010)

· “Women Speaking Up for Freedom and Fairness in an Irish Factory.”

o http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C0CE1D7163EF936A15754C0A96F958260

· “The drama never quite overcomes…”

o http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2006/feb/02/fringetheatre

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