He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. –Proverbs 11:29 Since the 2016 election, theatres in the greater Portland area have stepped up to the task of asking their audiences to examine their beliefs, prejudices, and world views through the live performance […]
Allen Nause, Antonio Sonera, Charles Darwin, Clarence Darrow, courtroom drama, David Sikking, dramatic play, human evolution, Ian Goodrich, Inherit the Wind, Jerome Lawrence, Jim Vadala, Lakewood Theatre Company, Olivia Weiss, Robert E. Lee, Sarah Andrews, Scopes Monkey Trial, Todd Van Voris, William Jennings BryanIt was Leo Tolstoy who said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Since the financial meltdown of 2008, the United States has gained a great many more unhappy families–a fact not lost on contemporary playwright Stephen Karam, whose Pulitzer Prize Finalist play The Humans is now onstage at Artists […]
2016 Tony Award Best Play, 21st Century American experience, Artists Repertory Theatre, Damaso Rodriguez, dramatic play, John San Nicolas, Luisa Sermol, Obie Award, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Quinlan Fitzgerald, regional premiere, Robert Pescovitz, Stephen Karam, Thanksgiving, The Humans, Val Landrum, Vana O'Brien, working class milieu