Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
‘Oedipus el Rey’ comes to Boston with a production by The Huntington Theatre. Helmed by Artistic Director Loretta Greco, the production features costumes by Alex Jaeger, whose designs grace not only stages around the country but also cinema and television screens.
In taking a work written by a racist, possibly closeted writer and turning it into an inclusive, collaborative experience, the Black and Queer artists of DNAWORKS have opened up a space for collective healing.
Gem is not trauma porn. Instead, the heart of the play is the healing power of “getting right with the universe” to emancipate one’s soul.
Shreck’s fast-paced, 90-minute near monologue is as political and academic as it is intensely personal. It is also funny, appalling, and even more relevant than when it débuted.
