In chess, the only piece which can become a queen is a pawn; through mastery and self-preservation, the lowest ranked piece can suddenly become the one who can win the game. That power dynamic surges through Michael Ross Albert’s Anywhere, currently on stage at The Assembly Theatre. Directed by original cast member Cass Van Wyck,…
A great deal of things can happen in the span of fifteen years: people move, fall in love, get new jobs...or they don’t, or rather, they can’t. And when that past comes knocking at your office door, when you sweep her into your trash-filled lunch room, what then? David Harrower’s Blackbird, in an intimate new…
A woman who can’t laugh walks into a doctor of Humour’s office... No really, Evelyn Traynor can’t laugh, she barely even smiles any more. Naturally, she seeks medical attention from a doctor...well, he’s almost a doctor anyways. The two make a perfect pair, in more ways than one. Humour Me, written by Beverly Cooper and…
“I may not be the best witness to my own story.” Hannah Moscovitch’s new play, Red Like Fruit, asks us to ponder this and more amidst a gut-wrenching tale of a journalist struggling with some of her darkest memories. Directed by Christian Barry, Red Like Fruit explores how societal expectations encourage us to see our…
When was the last time your lover made you a cup of coffee in the morning? For Máire, it’s never happened before, until the morning of her 67th birthday. But her day takes a startling turn when she finds out that lover isn’t who he says he is. Deirdre Kinahan’s powerful play, The Saviour, looks…
A View from the Box 