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'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Finds Durang in Top Form

Christopher Durang is in an autumnal mood with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a lovely, generous, and very funny new comedy at Lincoln Center Theater about aging and regret.

Eve Ensler’s ‘Emotional Creature’ Is a Lady Love Fest

Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature,” under Jo Bonney’s broad direction, focuses an international lens on the struggles of adolescent women, unearthing the universal in their stories.

Bold 'Mies Julie' Sets Strindberg in South Africa

The insidious residue of apartheid turns up the heat in Yael Farber’s adaptation at St. Ann’s Warehouse of August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie,” relocated to present-day South Africa.

'Nora' Incisevly Reinvigorates 'A Doll's House'

Jeanette Driver’s breakout turn brings emotional force to the L.A. debut of “Nora,” Ingmar Bergman’s searing reduction of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” at Pacific Resident Theatre.

'Foote Notes' Rings With Quiet Truths

Open Fist Theatre Company pairs two Horton Foote one-acts to create “Foote Notes,” and these intimate, flavorful works get a powerful, on-target staging from director Scott Paulin.

'Intimate Apparel' Gets Handsome if Occasionally Overreaching Revival

Vanessa Williams (of “New Jack City”) finds interesting shadings in the “I’m nobody’s doormat” heroine of “Intimate Apparel,” Lynn Nottage’s 2003 play about love, class, and isolation.

'Anna Lucasta' Still Resonates Nearly 70 Years Later

This revival of Philip Yordan’s 1944 drama “Anna Lucasta,” from Robey Theatre Company and Latino Theater Company, is generally successful despite one overwrought lead performance.

'Port Out, Starboard Home' Cruises to Mixed Success

Shelia Callaghan’s “Port Out, Starboard Home,” at La MaMa, in which assorted misfits embark on a luxury cruise with a top-secret group ritual, effectively creates a sense of dread.

The Importance of Play Readings

“Invisible Man” cast member McKinley Belcher III discusses the value of readings.