From left: Paul Tei, Gregg Weiner and Amy Elane Andersonin GableStage's production of Speed-the-Plow.(Photo by George Schiavone)By Hap ErsteinGableStage often produces name-brand plays that recently opened in New York, regardless of their quality. What else could explain artistic director Joe Adler’s selection of Romance and November, two undeniably subpar stabs at farcical … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Viva Bourgeois!’ cannily brings Moliere to Graceland
Caitlin Geier and Erik Fabregat in Mad Cat Theatre's Viva Bourgeois!By Hap ErsteinOnly a mind like Mad Cat Theatre Co.’s Paul Tei, steeped in both the classics and pop culture, could have come up with Viva Bourgeois!Instead of the troupe’s usual newly minted plays aimed squarely at its young audience of 30-somethings, Tei reached back to 17th-century France for his … [Read more...]