Performance Critiques
Playful Rebellion in the Era of Trump: AJNC's Young Manic/I Wanted To Be On Broadway
Laura Chrisman review’s AJnC director and choreographer Amy Lambert’s Young Manic/I Wanted to Be On Broadway, which proves through its diverse and visual absurdity that “you can be an adult and enjoy yourself too.”
Exploring the Politics of Fear: The Crucible and Eight Abigails
Laura Chrisman and the review team compare ACT Theatre's failings and Kaitlin McCarthy's successes with their contemporary and concurrent adaptations of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Celebrating Warrior Women and Seattle's South Asian Diaspora: Chitrangada
Laura Chrisman and the review team applaud Pratdihwani's lively and engaging production of the feminist 19th-century dance drama featuring a large and multigenerational cast.
Performing Immigration (sort of): Donald Byrd’s ‘The Immigrants’
Laura Chrisman and the review team question the in/visibility of immigrants and American citizens in Donald Byrd’s (Spectrum Dance Theater) ‘The Immigrants’.