Chekhov’s Platonov

This week I had the pleasure to sit down with Heinrich Mantle, the director of the upcoming Manka Black Box theatrical treat Platonov by Anton Chekhov.  Mantle has challenged audiences for three decades with his deconstruction and recomposition of many of our most beloved classics. …

Romeo and Juliet @ Circle In The O

Oh, dear reader!  What my eyes have seen!  That is, what my eyes have seen RECENTLY! I have just returned home from a theatrical experience that has left me speechless – but thank the gods that it has not left me type-less. I ask (rhetorically,…

An Apology From Behind The Proscenium

This is an apology.  An online mea culpa.  I take the proverbial cat o’nine tails and self flagellate.  This is an open apology to the great Zenobia Lassiter. Last week, I posted an interview and diatribe against her brilliant new work, Pussy.  Yes, I said…