Articles tagged with: Kelly O’Sullivan
‘Bruise Easy’ at American Theater: Miserable siblings recall childhood with Mommy dearest
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Review: There’s a critical difference between a play that is intensely provocative and one that is essentially an unfinished puzzle. Dan LeFranc’s “Bruise Easy,” now in its world premiere run at American Theater Company, falls into the latter category. It is a tale fraught with sex and monosyllables, signifying we know not what. ★★
‘The Humans’ at American Theater Company: Family as vortex of love and the unspeakable
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Review: As a slice of life play, Stephen Karam’s “The Humans,” taps deep into the real and complicated meaning of family values, and it leaves a stunning impression. In American Theater Company’s close-knit ensemble production, it is so casually articulate, genuinely empathic, starkly true. ★★★
Wrestling with sins of the flesh, a porn star finds salvation comes at a cost in ‘Hesperia’
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Sex and religion at Writers’. 4 stars!