Heather Raffo Explores the Anguish of Losing Home by Patricia L. Morin “Noura” confronts the destruction of war and the hardship of building new lives. Noura (amazing Denmo Ibrahim), an Iraqui refugee, stands outside her New York apartment in the falling snow on Christmas Eve. Listening to “the loudest silence I have ever heard,”…
Millennial Notes Mona Golabek Relives Her Mother’s Story & Plays Classics by Evelyn Arevalo “The Pianist of Willesden Lane” is absolutely spellbinding. Mona Golabek’s solo performance expertly entwines riveting classical piano with a shocking WWII story. She recounts how, in 1938, her mother, Lisa Jura, narrowly escaped the Nazi’s. Lisa, a passionate fourteen year…
Millennial Notes Caryl Churchill Wonders, “Who Are the Witches, Now?” by Jordan Freed At Shotgun Players, the feminist fury of Caryl Churchill’s “Vinegar Tom” cuts through the air like a knife. It’s staggering how current her 1976 play about witches feels in 2019. The spirited music, vibrant choreography, and passionate performances rev up a…
Jane Anderson Touches Parent’s Baffled Suffering by Patricia L. Morin Feisty Isabelle Arc (powerful Sherman Fracher) begins her torture when her impulsive teen-age daughter Joan (riveting Rosie Hallett) claims to have spoken with Saint Catherine. At a testy age, Joan announces that she will fight the invading English army, saying, “I am not afraid…