‘Streetcar’ too intense for student actors
Reviewed by Nicholas Linnehan One of the greatest plays ever written, A Streetcar Named Desire, was presented recently by the theater department at Binghamton University. Among the pitfalls in doing...
View ArticleStrong cast elevates ‘Vieux Carre’ at Know Theatre
Reviewed by Lee Shepherd What a courageous undertaking by director Brandt Reiter and the 10-member cast at the Know Theatre this month – a production of Tennessee Williams’ Vieux Carre, which opened...
View ArticleKNOW Theatre invited to Tennessee Williams festival; fundraiser set for Saturday
By George Basler Tim Gleason has always had a love for the work of playwright Tennessee Williams. “I call him the American Shakespeare for his phenomenal use of language,” said Gleason, artistic...
View ArticleThe greatness of 'The Glass Menagerie' shines in Ti-Ahwaga production
Reviewed by George Basler The Glass Menagerie is a play bathed in melancholy and misconception. As one of the main characters tells the audience in the first scene, “I give you truth in the pleasant...
View ArticleClocktower serves up steamy 'Cat' at Cider Mill
EDITOR’S NOTE: Because he had social commitments out of town, the Broome Arts Mirror reviewer attended a final dress rehearsal of the play rather than a scheduled performance. Clocktower Theater...
View ArticleKNOW Theatre gives an intriguing look at early Tennessee Williams
Reviewed by George Basler Based on a production that opened this past weekend (June 15-17) at Binghamton’s KNOW Theatre, Tennessee Williams wasn’t reluctant to cannibalize ideas. But that’s OK, because...
View ArticleTragic memories chain characters to the past in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
By Katherine Karlson The weight of painful memories and their destructive impact on present lives comprises the dramatic core of A Streetcar Named Desire, which is the next stage offering of the EPAC...
View ArticleEPAC’s ‘Streetcar’ commendable though flawed
By George Basler Any list of America’s greatest plays is bound to have Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire near the top. The 1947 play, which charts the mental deterioration of its main...
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