Reviews
In a Word, Fine, Very Fine
This play, “Time Stands Still,” has an impressive pedigree, from its debut at a prestigious Los Angeles theater to its 2010–11 Broadway run in which all four of its roles were filled by household names from movies and theater. Playwright Donald Margulies deserves the accolades he’s received. This is the story of a photojournalist, nearly…
Theater Review: Nuanced, Soulful Performances The Focus Of Current TheaterWorks Production
NEW MILFORD — TheaterWorks New Milford’s main stage production of Time Stands Still is a subtle, moving piece of drama that gives pause as it explores the monumental challenges faced, collateral damage inflicted, and price paid by those who are witness to trauma. This is accomplished with humor, tenderness and urgency. Staged on a phenomenal apartment set,…
Stopping Time through Art
First produced by the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2009, Time Stands Still by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, has moments when your heart seems to stop either from anguish, thought, or laughter. The play explores the complicated relationship between two war journalists, one a photographer, the other a writer, after they have returned from…
Time, Time, Time – See What’s Become of Me
It’s easy to see why Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still, which opened on Broadway in 2010 and garnered several Tony nominations, is a favorite of regional and local theaters (there have been recent productions at Stratford’s Square One and Hartford’s TheaterWorks). With its unit set and four characters, it is relatively economical to produce, plus its…
‘Souvenir’ Is Perfection In New Milford
NEW MILFORD — TheatreWorks New Milford’s production of Souvenir is awesome. A night at the theatre I will not soon forget. Written by Stephen Temperley, this comedy with music is immensely entertaining while covering all of the emotional bases. This production was originally performed at Westport Community Theatre. Under a new director, Sonnie Osborne, the…
A Memorable Souvenir At TheatreWorks New Milford
Some theatres have been around long enough to have become known as reliable producers of certain types of shows. Such is the case with TheatreWorks New Milford, who has mastered the production of small yet dynamic dramas featuring fascinating women. In recent years, the venue has successfully produced shows about Katherine Hepburn, Golda Meir and…
‘Souvenir’ a production to remember
There are two things to keep in mind when attending “Souvenir,” a memorable comedy with music now playing at TheatreWorks in New Milford. First, this work by Stephen Temperley, directed by Sonnie Osborne, is based on facts told by Cosme McMoon, accompanist to Florence Foster Jenkins. The second thing to keep in mind is that…
A Theatre Review by Mary Hembree
“What matters most is the music you hear in your head” – Florence Foster Jenkins Souvenir is just that – a remembrance of a time gone by when politeness and gentility ruled the day and political correctness wasn’t even in the lexicon. As the play begins, we join Cosme McMoon in a supper club twenty years…
Celebrating the worst singer ever?
At first glance, “Souvenir” may appear to be a simple comedy about an eccentric socialite who loves to sing, even though she can’t carry a tune. But Danbury actress Priscilla Squires said the play, based on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, is actually quite provocative. “It gets to people’s experiences and love of art, and why…
Review – ‘Souvenir’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
When ‘Souvenir’ opened last night at TheatreWorks New Milford (with their usual opening night fanfare,) it felt to this reviewer like, well, a souvenir, French for “a remembrance” or “memory.” You see, I had experienced this two character play last April at the Westport Community Theatre with this same cast. Sonnie Osborne took over the…