Lauren Gunderson Imagines a Play for Rich and Poor by Lynne Stevens The French Revolution is raging. We hear sounds of crowds, shots, and the woosh of Madame Guillotine outside a French woman’s room. Four women await their date with death on La Val’s miniscule underground stage. Playwright Olympe de Gouges struggles to write…
Tennessee Williams Reflects American Memories & Dreams by Lynne Stevens Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” came to the stage in 1944. He called it “a memory play” because it recalls life in a Saint Louis apartment with his demanding mother and painfully shy sister during the 30s. Director Jeffrey Lo’s wide-open staging blends inside…
Algiin Ford’s Solo Show Embraces Resilience & Hope by Robert M. Gardner I went to the Marsh looking for insights and inspiration from veteran actor and writer Algiin Ford. I left with a profound, therapeutic experience. Ford’s fit and energetic figure belies the fact he has turned seventy. He offers a brutally honest story…
Tanya Barfield’s Professor Faces His Demons, Brings Us to Tears by Lynne Stevens After a bout of terrible insomnia, math professor Lewis (the stellar Michael J. Asberry) is visited by the ghosts of his African American ancestors. They want to explain his life and they won’t take no for an answer. In tee shirt…