Martin Sherman Melds Comedy, Romance, Rebirth by Barry David Horwitz The central character of “Gently Down the Stream,” Beau, a 62-year-old gay man from New Orleans, played by the astounding Donald Currie, hypnotizes us with gentle reveries. Currie unveils Beau’s struggles with homophobia over decades—an entire history of gay oppression. As a world-weary ex-pat…
Carroll & Snider’s Affectionate Acrobats Thrill & Inspire by Barry David Horwitz You can only see “Dear San Francisco” at Club Fugazi. Born out of Cirque du Soleil with a dash of “A Chorus Line,” the multi-cultural cast flies up to the rafters and swoops into our hearts. The nine beautiful young acrobats put…
Kwei-Armah & Taub Amplify Shakespeare’s Comedy by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz In a peaches and cream adaptation of “Twelfth Night,” Shaina Taub’s impressive New Orleans’ Jazz and R&B score spotlights feelings of love and self-realization. Taub’s music makes the heartbeat of the play, speeding story and emotions forward. The music modernizes…
Miranda Rose Hall Reveals Longings for Love & Transition by Barry David Horwitz “Plot Points in Our Sexual Development” recalls the risks that young people take as they explore sexual identities. Playwright Miranda Rose Hall exposes the trials and errors we walk into when we don’t know who we are, yet. Hall takes us…