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‘Lay Me Down Softly’ at Seanachai: Characters looking for a narrative in the Irish countryside

May 16, 2014 – 5:11 pm
Junior (Dan Waller, left) and Dean (Matthew Isler, right) are the boxers, and Theo (Jeff Christian) is the carnival boss. (Emily Schwartz)

Review: Billy Roche’s play of the Irish outback, “Lay Me Down Softly,” is a bit of a shaggy-dog story – and in the instance of Seanachai Theatre’s dreary go at it, the emphasis is on the dog.

Role Playing: Noir films gave Justine Turner model for shadowy dame in ‘Dreadful Night’

Mar 13, 2013 – 10:43 am
Justine C. Turner credit Donald Cardiff

Interview: Funny thing about film noir, says Justine C. Turner, who plays a sultry, sexy 1940s type in Don Nigro’s play “City of Dreadful Night” at The Den Theatre: It brought women out of the shadows, and made them multi-dimensional. “That’s the really great thing about my character. Anna is complicated. She’s both Madonna and whore, not just one or the other but good and bad at the same time,” says Turner, who tuned up for the defining noir style of “Dreadful Night” by watching Ida Lupino films from the 1940s.

Amid the shadows and fast talk, a murderer lurks in The Den’s stylish ‘Dreadful Night’

Feb 27, 2013 – 4:54 pm
Justine-C.-Turner-and-Sam-Guinan-Nyhart-in-City-of-Dreadful-Night-by-Don-Nigro-at-The-Den-Theatre-credit-Joe-Mazza

Review: ★★★★