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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

REVIEW: Maid Love: Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Curtis Opera (for Parterre Box)

The Berta (mezzo-soprano Emily Damasco) runs away with the show.

Seen here, this dated piece of earnest but intolerant realism seems almost a parody of itself.

This beguiling little musical is a show that could and can… and I sure as hell hope it does!

The popular Facebook game becomes a platform to share some of my favorite film memories.

Taking a Facebook game to the next level, I’m sharing some quirky but heartfelt choices.

The production is a mixed bag, but it shows the high vocal standard of AVA’s current artists.

Marina Carr’s gorgeous play both honors the great Irish tradition, and boldly breaks new ground.

David and Cameron explore this charming new play, lit up with old fashioned star power.

By the time we’re meant to care deeply about these characters, I’d had more than enough of them.

At its most antic, this production looks less like Buried Child than Buried… with Children.