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May 06

Brevity is the Soul of Wit: “Jeeves & Wooster: Hijinks and Shenanigans”

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Presented by The Post-Meridian Radio Players
From stories by P.G. Wodehouse
“Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind,” Adapted by Jeremy Branton Holstein and Phoebe Roberts. Directed by Jeremy Branton Holstein.
“Right Ho, Jeeves,” Adapted and directed by Jaimie Carlson.
“Jeeves Takes Charge,” Adapted and directed by Phoebe Roberts.
Producer: Karen Sarao
Stage Manager: Jaclyn Wilson
Foley Coordinator: Meg Wickham
Board Op: Ray Zaslow
Sound Engineer: Chris Cebelenski

Performed at two locations:
April 16-18, 2026
204 Elm St
Davis Square, Somerville, MA
April 24 – 25, 2026
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA

Review by Craig Idlebrook

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — At some point, someone studying 20th century comedy will make a case that the sitcom Seinfeld was a meanspirited rip-off of the effervescent short stories and book series about the unflappable and omniscient valet Reginald Jeeves.

Jeeves first appeared in publication at the tail end of WWI and his service to the daft, irresponsible, and well-off Bertie Wooster lasted until 1975, with every one of the pair’s misadventures written by British humorist P.G. Wodehouse. Continue reading →

Oct 17

Speak What we Feel Not What We Ought to Say: KING LEAR

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Produced by ArtsEmerson
Created by Shakespeare’s Globe
Directed by Bill Buckhurst

October 15-23, 2014
Paramount Center
559 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
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Review by Danielle Rosvally

(Boston, MA)

Yesterday was my father’s birthday. I don’t bring this up in order to achieve the fifteen minutes of internet fame that it will garner him (hi, Dad!), but rather to insist that the themes of King Lear are persistent to fathers and daughters to this day. I mean, there’s really nothing like having an angry Dragon bellow at you for three hours about filial duty to remind you to at least call your father on his birthday. Continue reading →

Aug 29

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: PYGMALION

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Photo credit: Flat Earth Theatre

Presented by Flat Earth Theatre
By George Bernard Shaw
Edited/directed by Devon Jones

August 22-30, 2014
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
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Review by Kitty Drexel

Trigger warnings: Sexism, Racism, Classism

(Watertown, MA) My Fair Lady is derived from Shaw’s Pygmalion. Pygmalion is derived from the Greek myth by the same name from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. It is the story of a sculptor, Pygmalion, who fell so hard in love with his sculpture that the goddess Aphrodite brought it to life. The sculpture isn’t given a name or granted personhood in the myth. Similarly, affluent Henry Higgins refuses to see impoverished Eliza Doolittle as more than a parroting animal until she provokes him into heated arguments. In addition to sexism and classism, the play’s dialogue also discusses racism. Flat Earth’s production includes actors of color. It takes a long, hard look at what it means to experience color, gender and educational privilege against the backdrop of London’s great equalizer: Tube delays. Continue reading →