Orestes Development
THEATER REVIEW: MOUNTAIN VIEW
Show #94: Clementine in the Lower 9, TheatreWorks, October 8.
High School Inconsequential
There’s a lot of talk in the theater community about how to bring in younger audiences, and one pretty natural way would seem to be to do plays that appeal to the young’uns by being about them. Of course, just because a play has teenage characters, like Grease or Brighton Beach Memoirs, doesn’t mean they’re going to resonate with teens. I’m stacking the deck by using those examples because they’re period pieces, but it’s a common pitfall for plays by adults about teens to come off as nostalgia pieces or condescending, no matter when they’re set. It’s something that certainly can be done well, but more often it’s not.
Dancing in the Lesbian Bar
Show #25: The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, Brava! for Women in the Arts, February 26.
