Millennial Notes Kate Attwell Ridicules English Inhumanity to Underdog India by Tanvi Agrawal “Testmatch” by Kate Attwell pulls a narrative of colonial exploitation out of a heated Cricket match. In the bare, concrete locker room, the two teams meet while an English rain downpour halts their championship match. We painfully watch the British Women’s…
Millennial Notes Eight Playwrights, Eight Wonderful, Gruesome Ghost Stories by Evelyn Arevalo TheatreFIRST isn’t playing around when it comes to storytelling. “From the Ground Up: An Anthology of Ghost Stories Made New” gratifies our urge for horror in eight ghastly tales. From traveling witches to online dating gone wrong, we are left laughing and…
Millennial Notes Bekah Brunstetter Whips Up Carolina Confection by Jordan Freed In mixing up “The Cake,” Bekah Brunstetter whips the batter right up to the edge of dramatic, breakthrough conversations, but then often backs away. As she builds on the appeal of witty sit-com humor, we wish she would go further. Brunstetter pursues a…
Millennial Notes Sheila Callaghan Ignites Love with Dance & Dreams by Beau McGlasson “Elevada” hits notes familiar to fans of 80s or 90s rom-com movies. An uptight young man meets a quirky young woman. They meet by chance, fall in love, and split up through a misunderstanding—we get it. But playwright Sheila Callaghan uses…