Tag: World War I
Review: ‘Death Comes for the War Poets’ at The Sheen Center
This year marks the centenary of the beginning of America’s involvement in World War I in 1917, and The Sheen Center has recognized it...
The Philadelphia Chorus’ ‘The Voice of Peace’
German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), in his 1949 essay, "Cultural Criticism and Society," claimed, “To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric” (transl. by...
2016 FringeNYC Review: ‘Einstein!’
15,000 documents ÷ 3 years of intensive research + 1 actor x 9 characters = the formula for success with Einstein! Written and performed...
‘An Inspector Calls’ at Everyman Theatre
Everyman Theatre officially opened its 2015/16 season by reviving J.B. Priestley's multi-Tony Award-winning play, An Inspector Calls,a classic English drawing-room mystery à la Agatha Christie - part melodrama...
‘Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey’ at George Mason University’s Center...
Inspired by the 1923 novel, Cane, by Jean Toomer, and the work of other renaissance artists, this multimedia presentation fronted by Jasmine Guy provided a...
An Interview with Jasmine Guy on ‘Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance...
On the evening of January 24, 2015, the renowned star of stage, television, and film, Jasmine Guy will present for one-night only, “Raisin’ Cane:...
‘Death Takes a Holiday’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Directed by Mark T. Allen and produced by Maureen Rogers, Death Takes a Holiday follows the fate of a group of aristocrats at the...
Spine: ‘Julius Caesar, “et tu Brute?” and You’
Shakespeare, the humanist; Shakespeare, the poet; Shakespeare, the political playwright; Shakespeare, the fatalist.
Before he passed away, my 87-year-old father used to quiz members of...
‘The Complete History of America (abridged)’ at St. George’s Players’...
Get ready for a wacky wild ride through our nation’s timeline with the St. George’s Players ‘wonderfully zany presentation of The Complete History of...