"God of Carnage" is a savagely funny portrait of a supposedly civilized meeting between two couples that turns into a hellish evening of exposed pretensions and horrendous behavior.
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Jon Marans' docudrama "The Temperamentals" offers a remarkably evocative portrait of the urban homosexual subculture in Eisenhower-era America.
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This scaled-down version of this 1959 Broadway extravaganza has its rewards and disappointments. Though the gritty production is short on technical polish, it often captures the showbiz pizzazz and dramatic charge of this classic.
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The three one-act plays here fall into the familiar traps: They are disconnected, often rambling and confusing, with little dramatic flair.
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Themes of spirituality and faith are intelligently explored in Kate Fodor's gripping and affecting drama, in which the paths of five characters cross, sparking a serendipitous fusion of human connection.
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Tracy Letts has written a lovely, intimate tale about friendship, loyalty, and courage in this comedic drama that is often hilarious but ultimately serious at its root.
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Like Chekhov, Lanford Wilson weighs character more heavily than plot. In a staging that has heart and very few missteps, Phyllis B. Gitlin's cast allows Wilson's text about the Talley family (circa 1977) to unfold at its own natural pace—which is to say, leisurely.
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By the play's midpoint, we don't care about any of the characters. By the three-quarter mark, it's still hard to discern the play's viewpoint.
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Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage
The time of your life? Though ad slogans promise that possibility, this bizarre screen-to-stage transplant offers only intermittent flashes of down-and-dirty fun. Add to that a by-the-numbers rehash of the film’s soapy story, and the victory of crass commercialism over creativity is complete.
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Now in its 10th and final year, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble has never been afraid of taking chances. In the company's latest outing, four playwrights find interesting ways to take us to extremes in individual works that make terrific use of an impressive pool of talent.
