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"Party People" by Universes, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through Nov. 23; pictured: J. Bernard Calloway, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Kelly C. Wright. (Photo by Kevin Berne)
Political and cultural conflicts, plus a dash of camp (two vintage Charles Busch revivals!), ignite this week’s offerings on stages across America. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine and TCG, you support a long legacy of quality nonprofit arts journalism. Click here to make your fully tax-deductible donation today!
By American Theatre Editors
Political and cultural conflicts, plus a dash of camp (two vintage Charles Busch revivals!), ignite this week’s offerings on stages across America.
“Anna Karenina,” adapted by Helen Edmundson from the Tolstoy novel, at Capital Stage Company in Sacramento, Ca. through Nov. 23; pictured: Lenne Klingaman, Brian Patrick Williams and Scott Coopwood (photo by Charr Crail)
“Bad Jews” by Joshua Harmon, at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. through Nov. 16; pictured: Mark Thomas and Dina Thomas
“The Bluest Eye,” adapted from Toni Morrison’s novel by Lydia Diamond, at Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville, N.C. through Nov. 16; pictured: Kenya Alexander and Deon Reteford-Lee (photo by Andrew Craft)
“Daughter of Cuban Revolutionary” by Marissa Chibas, pictured here at REDCAT in Los Angeles, now in a return engagement as part of the Encuentro Festival at Los Angeles Theatre Center through Nov. 8; pictured: Chibas (photo by Steve Gunther)
“The Foreigner” by Larry Shue, at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Fla., in 2014. Pictured: Matthew Minor and Andrew Sellon (Photo by Jen Vasbinder)
“Freud’s Last Session” by Mark St. Germain, at North Coast Repertory in Solana Beach, Ca. through Nov. 16; pictured: Bruce Turk and Michael Santo (photo by Aaron Rumley)
“Great Expectations,” adapted by Gale Childs Daly from the Dickens novel, at Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia through Dec. 14; pictured: Josh Carpenter and Sally Mercer (photo by Mark Garvin)
“Grounded” by George Brant, at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore through Nov. 16; pictured: Megan Anderson (photo by ClintonBPhotography)
“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Conn. in 2014. Pictured: Andrew Long and Kate Forbes (photo by T. Charles Erickson)
“Kinky Boots” at Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Buell Theatre through Nov. 9; pictured: Steven Booth, Kyle Taylor Parker and the cast (photo by Matthew Murphy)
“Livin’ La Vida Imelda,” written and performed by Carlos Celdran, a Ma-Yi Theater production at the Clurman Theatre in New York City through Nov. 23 (photo by Web Begole)
“Murder Ballad” by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, at Actor’s Express in Atlanta through Dec. 7; pictured: Kristen Browne and Jeremy Harrison (photo by BreeAnne Clowdus)
“Party People” by Universes, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through Nov. 23; pictured: J. Bernard Calloway, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Kelly C. Wright. (Photo by Kevin Berne)
“Psycho Beach Party” by Charles Busch, at Theatreworks in Colorado Springs, Colo. through Nov. 9; pictured: Jessica Parnello and cast (photo by Isaiah J. Downing)
“The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, at African-American Shakespeare Co. in San Francisco through Nov. 9; pictured: Michael Wayne Turner and Michael Gene Sullivan (photo by Lance Huntley)
“Twelfth Night” by Williams Shakespeare, at Maryland Ensemble Theatre in Frederick, Md. through Nov. 16; pictured: Amanda Spellman (photo by Joe Williams)
“Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” by Charles Busch, at Jobsite Theatre in Tampa, Fla. through Nov. 23; pictured: Summer Bohnenkamp, Spencer Meyers and Zachary Hones (photo by Crawford Long)
“Zealot” by Theresa Rebeck, at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, Ca. through Nov. 16; pictured: Demosthenes Chrysan, Charlayne Woodard and Alan Smyth (photo by Ben Horak)
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