Larissa Fasthorse Exposes Native American Genocide by Patricia L. Morin “The Thanksgiving Play” is a mind-stretching, satirical “Let’s learn that” tour through the false history of the indigenous people in America. Larissa Fasthorse portrays white Americans as phonies, unable to find a true self, or understand Native American culture. Director Jeanie K. Smith promotes a…
Yasmina Reza Unmasks Ego & Vanity by Barry David Horwitz and Patricia L. Morin Yasmina Reza’s “Art” (1994), translated by Christopher Hampton, took the theater world by storm—it’s a brazen attack on the value of abstract and overvalued paintings. As a French woman playwright, Reza has taken on the art world and male pretensions,…
Millennial Notes Margo Hall Motivates Modern Freedom Fighters by Abby Tozer March 13, 2020 on the UC, Berkeley campus. The sun is shining, and thousands of students rush to class. Some have just grabbed a Starbucks, others are busy planning their summers abroad. But an air of uncertainty looms. Director Margo Hall has inspired…
Heidi Schreck Artfully Makes Her Story Our Story by Barry David Horwitz Heidi Schreck plays the Constitution like a Stradivarius, lyrically deploying Amendments in defense of women’s rights, LGBT rights, and Civil Rights. Heidi acquired her skills by competing in Constitutional debates for teenagers, organized by the stingy palace guardians at American Legion Halls….