Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Happy Medium Theatre Company, Plaza Theatre at the Calderwood Pavillion, 8/10/12-8/25/12, http://www.happymediumtheatre.com/?cat=41.
A talented cast and crew pour their heart and souls into the drama of adolescence as only they can. Get your tickets now!
Performances 8/10/12-8/25/12 at Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre, http://www.happymediumtheatre.com/?cat=41
photo credit: Happy Medium Theatre Company
Kiki Samko, Luke Murtha, Michael Underhill, Elizabeth Battey, and Michael Caminiti, photo credit: Heart & Dagger Productions
Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka, Heart & Dagger Productions, Boston Actors’ Theatre, and Happy Medium Theatre**, Black Box Theatre at Boston Center for the Arts, 6/29/12-7/14/12, http://www.heartanddagger.org/.
**THIS REVIEW WAS SCHEDULED PRIOR TO THE CHANGES IN OUR REVIEWING POLICY AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE THAT HAPPY MEDIUM THEATRE COMPANY WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED
Reviewed by Gillian Daniels
(Boston, MA) With mixed success, Polaroid Stories attempts an abstract production that marries mythology and youth drug culture. It’s a uneasy union. The actors, at least, mine the material to the best of their abilities. Continue reading
The American Plan by Richard Greenberg, Happy Medium Theatre Company, Factory Theatre, 6/8/12-6/16/12, http://www.happymediumtheatre.com/.
Feature by Gillian Daniels
Happy Medium Theatre’s The American Plan starts off light.
Set during an early-1960’s summer, a young couple meet cute and begin a hesitant courtship near a resort in the Catskill Mountains. The first act sets up initially simple obstacles, mysterious pasts and disapproving parents. By the second act, the play finally bears its teeth, revealing far more bile for the age than its nostalgic exterior would suggest. Continue reading
Election Day by Josh Tobiessen, Happy Medium Theatre, The Factory Theatre, 2/9/12-2/18/12, http://www.happymediumtheatre.com/.
Reviewed by Gillian Daniels
(Boston, MA) In the tradition of screwball comedies, a relatable everyman is the victim of seemingly normal circumstances that escalate until someone’s handcuffed to a bed and there are Molotov cocktails in the freezer. Well, maybe that’s not most screwball comedies, but the trajectory of Election Day is certainly familiar. Continue reading
