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  • Electra/Persona

    Electra/Persona

    The first sounds from Electra are gutteral moaning, plaintive crying, while crawling up the stairs toward the hammer. The hammer becomes an extension of her hand for almost the entirety of the first act. For about 20 minutes, it is all Electra, an extended monologue as she walks up, down, around, swinging the hammer, shaking…

  • Theatre in My Head

    Theatre in My Head

    My first hand theatre experience is limited.  I particularly loved those university days because I felt ownership over the small bit of work I did and because my student ID got me free tickets to every performance. I saw some great productions that are still among my favorite plays and musicals: Into the Woods, Nunsense,…

  • The Seagull

    The Seagull

    I traveled to London to see Cate Blanchett in a new adaptation of The Seagull. I had second row seats for this show at Barbican and was about ten feet away from the stage. TL;DR: well worth the trip, 10/10 would recommend.

  • Protected: Lyonesse

    Protected: Lyonesse

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  • Protected: A Doll’s House

    Protected: A Doll’s House

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    On the occasion of my 39th birthday, we finally went to see Wicked, something that was on my list of things to do for a couple of years.

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

    Thanks to a friend of a friend, we were able to get free tickets to see The Lion King at the Minskoff Theatre.