Millennial Notes Clare Barron Showcases Chaos of Girls Growing Up by Karina Hull In “Dance Nation,” Clare Barron presents an intriguing yet violent tribute to puberty and the dramatic lives of six 13-year old girls (and one boy), as they attempt to dance their way through their problems. Interestingly, Barron’s script insists that actresses…
Millennial Notes Alex Timbers & Michael Friedman Bring Punk to Politics by Jordan Freed It’s amazing how good Punk Rock looks in 19th Century U.S.! As Andrew Jackson (ferocious James Grady) rises from frontiersman, to general, to governor, and eventually president, we see his journey from unruly upstart to anxiety-ridden leader. We find out…
Millennial Notes Lynne Kaufman Channels Plath’s Restless Spirit by Michael Vincent Rodriguez We now know Sylvia Plath as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, but Lynne Kaufman’s succinct play is a window into the soul of the artist before the acclaim. In “Who Killed Sylvia…
Millennial Notes Caryl Churchill & Tamilla Woodard Transport Thatcher to Today by Jordan Freed “She’s not going to make it.” A hard realization for a devoted “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” conservative Thatcherite. Fast forward to 2019, where the working class is still under attack. By the end of “Top Girls” (1982), Caryl…