Monthly Archives: August 2012

Play ball! “Release Point” at New Jersey Rep

Watching “Release Point,” Gino Dilorio’s new play at New Jersey Repertory Company put me in mind of two other works on the same topic: the 1997 off-Broadway play “How I Learned to Drive” and the movie “The Woodsman,” released in … Continue reading

Blog, Professional, Regional

Timeless Playwrights and Musical Treats North of the Border

Since its 1962 founding in scenic Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the (George Bernard) Shaw Festival has expanded several times.  Originally only Shaw plays, the Festival now includes later-written plays set in his lifetime (1856-1950). Last month I saw Shaw’s “Misalliance” and the … Continue reading

Blog, Canadian Theatre