Reviews
TheatreWorks’ ‘Talk Radio’ Is Something to Talk About
The sturm und drang that swirled around talk radio in the 1980s with the introduction of radical broadcasters such as Rush Limbaugh and shock jocks like Howard Stern has largely been replaced by insipid talking heads on cable news. But TheatreWorks New Milford’s current production of Eric Bogosian’s comedy-drama “Talk Radio” takes audiences back to an era…
‘Talk Radio’ gripping at TheatreWorks
Eric Bogosian’s drama, “Talk Radio,” premiered originally in The Public Theater in 1987, with the author in the lead role. A film adaptation directed by Oliver Stone was released a year later. The show was the first to commemorate what by now is a media institution, the “shock jock.” The crusty contingent of know-it-alls from Joe Pyne…
Loves Fresh and, Sometimes, Sad
Love shines. It dies, too. And it appears in unpredictable places: between buddies, between strangers, between longtime lovers. That’s what “Almost, Maine” is all about: eight minuscule plays that tell us language counts, so does taking chances. So does quitting when there’s nothing left. That happens too, sometimes. John Cariani’s imaginary place, Almost, Maine, if…
Ever Been in Love? Almost, Maine is the Play for You!
There is nothing ‘almost’ about Almost, Maine. It is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining romantic comedy about the quest for enduring love – which, after all, is just about everyone’s ‘main’ pursuit at one time or another. Now on stage at TheatreWorks in New Milford, the two-act play presents eight superb actors who portray 19 characters…
‘Almost, Maine’ a sweetheart production
Valentines don’t usually come around until February, but New Milford’s TheatreWorks has posted one sweetheart of a show on its boards for this holiday season. “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani is treated to a delightfully funny and insightfully sensitive production co-directed by Glenn R. Couture and Robin Frome. Not a thought-provoking play, this is rather…
‘Almost, Maine’ more than almost compelling
You couldn’t ask for a more delightful, well acted and handsomely staged production of a show than the current offering at New Milford’s TheatreWorks. It’s playwright John Cariani’s lovable confection, “Almost, Maine.” The play premiered at the Portland Stage Company in 2004, and hit its off-Broadway venue at the Daryl Roth Theatre in 2005. The…
Love and Laughter Abound in TheatreWorks’ ‘Almost, Maine’
It can get pretty blustery throughout the deep winters in Maine, but romance—of the happily-ever-after and not so happily-ever-after variety—seems as abundant as the sparkling stars over the mythical town of Almost in actor-turned-playwright John Cariani’s warm romantic comedy, “Almost, Maine.” Set on a frigid, clear, surreal Friday night under the otherworldly illumination of the…
TheatreWorks Knocks ‘Em Dead With ‘Exit the King’
If you were told you would die at the end of the day, what would you do in your final hours? In “Exit the King,” Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist comedy of death, King Berenger the First wastes his final hours by refusing to accept his death, and goes so far as to throwing a royal…
‘Exit the King’ a crowning production
TheatreWorks, New Milford: Most people don’t want to die. In Exit the King, playwright Eugene lonesco reminds us to get ready to die because it’s going to happen, and there’s nothing we can do to prevent it. We are reminded of this inevitability through King Berenger the First, the protagonist who doesn’t want to die. He has…
Ionesco’s ‘Exit the King’ has audiences howling
In Eugène Ionesco’s masterful drama, “Exit the King” (“Le Roi se meurt” in the original French), the 400-year-old King Berenger’s world is closer to collapse than he ever imagined. The sea surrounding the kingdom has crashed through the dikes and flooded the land. Even the Milky Way is beginning to curdle, and his highness is…