THEATER
'Words' smiles through the onion tears

To call the Yale Repertory Theatre’s presentation of “Fighting Words” “theater in the round” wouldn’t be nearly as accurate as “theater in the ring” or […]

December 6, 2002

Speed theater: from script to stage in one day

Earlier this week, students from the Yale School of Drama came together to put on a production — in 24 hours. Surprisingly, this was neither […]

December 6, 2002

Violence and cruelty destroy life in 'Death'

Before Paulina Escobar leaves her tied-up captive alone in the room, she slowly turns, remembering to violently cram her underwear into his mouth as a […]

November 15, 2002

Bat Boy: A little nutty and a little slutty

This article has been corrected. You may view this article’s correction here. Somewhere in a little cave in West Virginia — or perhaps at the […]

November 15, 2002

'Kowtow' may be genius — who knows?

“Kowtow Rapsody,” like its title, makes use of the foreign and the unexpected; if you’ve got time this weekend, this rap musical is an hour […]

November 15, 2002

Cast adds pep to puppy in 'Sylvia'

“Sylvia” is a play about no ordinary dog. In her senior project Sally Bernstein ’03, outfitted with a dog collar and high pigtails, plays the […]

November 8, 2002

Superficial 'Native' charms but fails

Raging cynics and gay men who hate gyms, bars, musical theater revivals and IKEA: meet your official spokesman. In his latest play, “Going Native,” Steven […]

November 8, 2002

Acute 'Breath' documents a troubled life

The breath in “Breath, Boom” refers to the silent moment when fireworks are visible — before the boom catches up. For playwright Kia Corthron, the […]

November 1, 2002

'Tall Women' survive life gracefully

“Three Tall Women,” playing this weekend at the Off-Broadway Space, is nothing short of profound. Colette Robert’s ’03 production of Edward Albee’s 1994 Pulitzer Prize […]

November 1, 2002

Brave 'Women' talks it through

To write and star in “The Women of Oswald” — conceived as a cynical cross between “The Wizard of Oz” and Sartre’s “Huis Clos” (“No […]

October 25, 2002

Black 'Mud' digs up the darker side

Intensely bleak and bleakly beautiful, Maria Irene Fornes’ “Mud” gets down and dirty with the dark side of human nature. Directed by Alexis Carra ’03, […]

October 18, 2002