Looking Back on 2020
By Karen Isaacs Who would have predicted that as 2021 begins we would be concerned with the financial health of
Category: 2019-20 Connecticut Theater Season
‘Adversity Engenders Creativity’
By Karen Isaacs Someday this current health related crisis will be under control. With all of the uncertainty and havoc
What Happens Next for Connecticut Theater?
By Karen Isaacs I went to see Girl from the North Country on Broadway on March 12, and the theater was full.
Jane Eyre, the Heroine, Is a Truly Independent Woman Caught Up in a Gothic Novel
By Karen Isaacs As a teenager reading Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, I was caught up in the story of the
This Production of Hamill’s “Pride & Prejudice” Is More Enjoyable
By Karen Isaacs After seeing Playhouse on Park’s production of Pride & Prejudice, it was clear how important a director
Long Wharf Tells a Fascinating True Story in “I Am My Own Wife”
By Karen Isaacs Even the simplest human being is complicated and Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, the central character in I Am
“Godspell” at ACT-CT Has a Good Cast But Some Misguided Concept Decisions
By Karen Isaacs Just because you can do something, should you do it? Not necessarily. Watching the “revised” version of
Lifespan of a Fact at TheaterWorks Explores When Do Facts Tell the Story?
By Karen Isaacs The central question in Lifespan of a Fact which is getting a magnificent production at TheaterWorks in
“Sylvia” at MTC Explores the Eternal Triangle of Man, Woman and Dog
By Karen Isaacs Sylvia by A. R. Gurney is a delightful play about the love between a man and his
Centuries Change But the Story Is the Same in Yale Rep’s “Manahatta”
By Karen Isaacs Manahatta, now at the Yale Rep through Saturday, Feb. 15, offers a great deal to think about.
