The Brooklyn Rail
Critical Perspectives on Art, Politics and Culture
October 2004
Theater
In dialogue: Inhabiting The Clean House with Sarah Ruhl
by Lila Rose KaplanTheater
When Sarah Ruhl speaks, the lyric nature of her words is punctuated by the frankness of her energy. Similarly in her plays, Sarah anchors her love of language with a palpable muscularity.
Antigones in New York
by Saviana StanescuTheater
Don’t you think that there is an Antigone spirit in the air? As a new New Yorker with Greek roots and Balkan branches, I feel it. Yet I’ve always believed that a specific political situation resurrects the classic story/text/character that resonates best with the current social context.
review: Reality Theater: Guantanamo
by Pamela NewtonTheater
Since September 11th, a cultural shift has occured in which the theatre has become – more than usual – the staging ground for angst about our country’s political situation.
review: An Earnest Start: Brooklyn's Brave New World
by Alan LockwoodTheater
Opening their tenure as Brooklyn’s sole rep company, Brave New World Repertory Theatre played a savvy production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the South Slope’s MadArts Studios in September.
review: Playing Underground
by Michael SmithTheater
In the early sixties a handful of downtown coffee houses and churches started offering makeshift stages and receptive audiences to new plays, provoking a flood of unsuspected talent and creative energy.
Antigones in New York
by Saviana StanescuTheater
Don’t you think that there is an Antigone spirit in the air? As a new New Yorker with Greek roots and Balkan branches, I feel it.
