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By Lisa Bornstein Playwright Pearl Cleage has the rare talent of writing historical plays that still feel personally relevant, with vivid fictional characters. Hers was a familiar name over the years at Shadow Theatre Company, so it’s fitting that Vintage Theatre is continuing the tradition by presenting her work in the space both companies have […]

A review by Lisa Bornstein ​A caveat, to open this review: You won’t be reading here about the brilliance of Actor X or the missteps of Actor Y. That’s because Actor X may be 10 and Actor Y is on the cusp of 13. When it comes to theater criticism, children get special treatment. We […]

A Review by Lisa Bornstein The earliest of art forms has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years, as audiences flock to radio, to theaters, to bars and coffee shops to indulge in a little storytelling. Stories on Stage has amassed a devoted following with the simplest, but most fulfilling, of premises: top-notch actors reading […]

A review by Lisa Bornstein When you have a theater company with a theme, plays are almost inevitably going to be viewed through the lens of that theme. It has certainly been the case for PHAMALy, a theater company with its mission to provide opportunities for performers with disabilities. When you hear the song “The Impossible […]

In the upcoming year, I will be spotlight approximately one company a month, either in the form of a review or a feature story. If you’ve seem something worth seeing or knowing about it, post it in the comments section. Let’s go! By Lisa Bornstein If you’ve made it as far as this page, it seems […]