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…
Joshua Harmon’s Witty Comedy Fuels First-Rate Acting by Barry David Horwitz At Los Altos Stage Company there’s a surprise waiting for you. A spectacular production of “Admissions” by Joshua Harmon, directed by Gary Landis, featuring five actors in top-notch comedic form. I admit—“Admissions” is the best play I’ve seen in a long time–and they…
Millennial Notes Oscar Wilde Finds Comedy in ‘Pay to Play’ Politics by Evelyn Arevalo It’s London in 1895: Love and politics are everywhere, including cocktail parties where political golden boy Sir Robert Chiltern (Daniel Zafer-Joyce) is the shining light of high-brow government circles. Robert provides honesty and stability for his wife, and his party’s…
Millennial Notes Sarah Ruhl Delights, Shocks with Dirty Laundry by Evelyn Arevalo “The Clean house” embodies quintessential elements of a hilarious comedy: A long winded joke in a mysterious foreign language, a depressed maid whose depression stems from her dislike of cleaning, and an up-tight sister versus her generous sister. Sarah Ruhl’s play adds…