Theater and Dance
Interview with Elizabeth Ruiz, author of Death by Survival
June 22, 2005
Jamie Chapman of the WSWS interviewed Elizabeth Ruiz, author of the play Death by Survival, in New York City where she resides, after the premiere of the play in San Diego.
An absurdist play fails to withstand the test of time
By Gabriela Zabala-Notaras, June 8, 2005
The Chairs, by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Benedict Andrews, Company B Belvoir, Belvoir St. Theatre, Sydney
Fatal stumble in the jungle
By Richard Adams, June 2, 2005
The People’s Temple, written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski, with additional writing and dramaturgy by Greg Pierotti, Stephen Wangh and Margo Hall. At the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley...
A comment on Brecht in Los Angeles
By Richard Adams, May 11, 2005
Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Andrew J. Robinson, produced by The Antaeus Company, at New Place Theater Center, North Hollywood, California, through May 22, 2005
Iraq: the dirty story
By Robert Litz, May 6, 2005
The Sand Storm, written by Sean Huze, directed by David Fofi, produced by Sandstorm Productions, Operation Truth, and Elephant Stageworks at the Elephant Asylum in Hollywood, California, from March 17...
An imaginative and courageous political exposure
By Rebecca Ponsford and Richard Phillips, May 5, 2005
Two Brothers, written by Hannie Rayson, directed by Simon Phillips and designed by Stephen Curtis
To “hold the world but as the world...”
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Radford
By Joanne Laurier, March 17, 2005
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Radford, screenplay by Radford
Not taken from life
By David Walsh, December 9, 2004
Pugilist Specialist, by Adriano Shaplin, production by The Riot Group, at The Culture Project, New York City, November 3-28, and The Magic Theater, San Francisco, December 1-18
A bold attempt, with more to come
Canada House, a two-act play, by J. Karol Korczynski
By David Walsh, November 24, 2004
Canada House, a two-act play, by J. Karol Korczynski, at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto, through November 28
Schiller’s Don Carlos: the “light and warmth” of a timeless play
By Robert Stevens, November 12, 2004
The production of Friedrich Schiller’s (1759-1805) classic historical drama Don Carlos (1787) directed by Michael Grandage recently finished its run at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England...
The family business and its discontents
Rutherford and Son, by Githa Sowerby, directed by Jackie Maxwell
By Joanne Laurier, August 28, 2004
Rutherford and Son, by Githa Sowerby, directed by Jackie Maxwell, at the Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, until October 9
An attempt to grasp the whole: One World, a play by Robert Litz, opens in Hollywood
By Ramón Valle, August 7, 2004
One World, Robert Litz’s two-act play at the Elephant Theatre in Hollywood, has been extended for two weeks. Not bad for a play whose political content and social commentary the director/produce...
