public theater — Writing — Juan A. Ramirez

It’s updates like these that left me feeling like this work might have been better left alone, without all the fuss about updating the show’s politics and instant relatability.

Review: SHADOW/LAND a Stunning First Entry in Public’s ‘Katrina Cycle’

Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s' first installment of an epic 10-play ‘Katrina cycle’ for the Public signals the beginning of what promises to be a staggering achievement in theatre which concerns itself with race, ecology, queer feminism, and human displacement.

Review, TheatreJuan A. RamirezApril 16, 2021theatrely, theatre, review, public theater, erika dickerson-despenza, shadow/land, shadowland, katrina cycle, michelle wilson, lizan mitchell, sunni patterson, candis c. jones, palmer hefferan, delfeayo marsalis, audio

Review: ROMEO Y JULIETA Gets Lost in Translation at Public Theater

n Romeo y Julieta, the Public Theater’s latest foray into audio plays, Lupita Nyong’o proves that a rose in any other medium (and language) smells and sounds as sweet.