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Eric Schwierske
A new Christmas classic
Constructed from primary sources, “All is Calm” closes the century-wide gap from 1914 when, for a moment, opposing forces put down their weapons and came together.” Read more
Joan Marcus
Five reasons to love a reimagined ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Broadway returns to Overture with a knockout touring production of Bartlett Sher’s 2015 production of Fiddler on the Roof. Read more
Nov 17, 2021
Ross Zentner
A tale for a dark time
Forward Theater’s production surpasses the script in demonstrating the power of storytelling, needed most when the world feels darkest. Read more
Nov 11, 2021
Steve Noll
Chasing history
‘Genealogy’ is part history lesson, part tag-team wrestling match, and part thoughtful debate about the ramifications of slavery. It is a conversation that needs to take place. Read more
Nov 9, 2021
Martin Jenich
Out of context
Numbers in this Kander and Ebb revue are performed very well, but with energy that has no place to go, since the evening has no thematic thread and little context for individual songs. Read more
Oct 19, 2021
Liz Lauren
Modern Greek
APT’s production seemingly reinvents the classic Greek text, illuminating the language, deftly inhabiting the themes, and transforming the archaic story of gods and oracles, prophecies and betrayals. Read more
Sep 23, 2021
Ross Zentner
To be young, gifted and Black
This production of a little-known play by Adrienne Kennedy chronicles her two-year sojourn to England in the late 1960s and her failed efforts to adapt a book of John Lennon’s into a play for the National Theatre in London. Read more
Sep 17, 2021
Liz Lauren
Upside down
An all-female cast and a new adaptation of Cymbeline opens up new facets of the play. Read more
Sep 7, 2021
2:00 PM
Liz Lauren
‘Meet cute in a mausoleum'
On the surface "Phoenix" looks like a painting or museum exhibit come to life. And there is no company better equipped to tackle a play packed with arcane language than APT. Read more
Sep 3, 2021
12:00 PM
Stage fright
New guidelines for enclosed public spaces, which went into effect Aug. 19, do not exempt performers. That’s worrying people like Steve Noll, who will be directing at the Bartell Theatre. Read more
Aug 20, 2021
6:30 PM
Liz Lauren
Anger management
It’s been six years since APT Core Company member James DeVita took to the APT stage as the narrator of An Iliad. This reprise shows how times have changed. Read more
Jul 3, 2021
9:00 AM
Liz Lauren
A Shakespeare mash-up
James DeVita’s play is a valentine to Falstaff. By piecing together scenes from four plays featuring the bawdy scamp, a beautiful story is told of the fall of the jolly good fellow. Read more
Jun 4, 2021
10:00 AM
Liz Lauren
Dr. King’s last night
Watching this production was inspiring, as it immerses viewers in the social unrest, racial inequality, gun violence and police brutality of the late 1960s. Read more
May 20, 2021
1:00 PM
