Tag Archives: Gemma Berg

Racism and a Dozen Other Themes Dissected 160 Years Apart in The Confederates

The complex confluence of resonating past and present in Dominque Morisseau’s dense brilliant script interweaves with strong performances in New City Players’ well-titled The Confederates.

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Denzel McCausland, Dominique Morisseau, Gemma Berg, Maha McCain, Nai Fairweather, New City Players, Rita Cole, The Confederates, Toddra Brunson | Leave a comment

Laufer’s The Last Yiddish Speaker Examines Disturbing Socio-Political Nightmare

The Last Yiddish Speaker, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s season opener at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton is a chilling, fast-paced drama with a streak of magical realism, as a Jewish father and daughter rely on their wits and powers of deceit to survive in a fundamentalist rural community where the slightest divergence from the norm could cost them their lives.

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Articles, Performances, Reviews | Tagged Gage Callenius, Gemma Berg, Patti Gardner, Stephen Schnetzer | Leave a comment