If you want to feel better about your family's holiday gatherings and the dysfunction that is hung like holly on a tree, take a trip... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes Following last season's "Brill," Performance Network Theatre and playwright David Wells have again teamed up to develop another world-premiere production, "County Line."... Continue Reading
Definition of the prototypical Meadow Brook Theatre play: a comedy with a familiar feel, a likable main character and possibly a touch of suspense but... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes For good or for bad, the notion of authorship informs the way we consume art. The influence of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (written... Continue Reading
By: Carolyn Hayes In 1895, celebrated scribe and legendary wit Oscar Wilde sued a man for libel and lost; the private details unearthed in that... Continue Reading
Like Shakespeare, Moliere knew how to tickle his audiences with wicked satire, physical comedy and absurd situations. While he may not be as quotable, his... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes To exact grand social or political change requires sacrifice. Some of history's greatest rainmakers put aside comfort, safety, self and longevity, trading... Continue Reading