Okay, So Now What?

by | Nov 6, 2008 | Cherchez La Femme

I'm at a loss. I am ecstatic, sure, but I am feeling hesitant. I whooped it up Tuesday night, jumped on the bed, said "I'm proud to be an American," rained crappy champagne out my apartment window, and watched a grown man cry. Barack Obama is now...
Resurrected and Brand New

Resurrected and Brand New

by | Nov 6, 2008 | Stage

Six black men—well, five men and a young boy—share the stage and interlocking lives in Daniel Beaty's Resurrection, the new play currently at Hartford Stage. Each of these sons of the 'hood is confronting the legacies of racism and poverty with...
To the Manor Borne

To the Manor Borne

by | Nov 6, 2008 | Stage

Oscar Wilde's short story The Canterville Ghost, written in 1887, is a parody that turns the tables on the classic ghost story. Sir Simon de Canterville, who died mysteriously in 1584, just loves scaring the bejesus out of people. But when the Otises, a thoroughly...