Tag Archives: Mark H. Dold

GableStage’s Penetrating Harry Clarke Asks Us Who We Are

The answer to the question posed by the title character of who is “Harry Clarke?” is to us, of course, who are we individuals in the audience. With considerable humor, banked anger and penetrating insight, the powerful 80-minute monologue Harry Clark at GableStage depicts how we choose and craft an identity separate from whatever is our true inner self.

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged David Cale, GableStage, Harry Clarke, Julianne Boyd, Mark H. Dold | Leave a comment

Resentments, Perceptions and Racism Swirl in Ultimate Family Dysfunction of Appropriate

Imagine a half-dozen out-of-control freight trains howling and careening toward each other – a rough metaphor for the emotional collision after collision of egos and anger in the epic family dysfunctional play, Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ Appropriate, receiving an outstanding production at GableStage.

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Amy Rauchwerger, Appropriate, Bari Newport, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Brando Lafleur, Cecile Etzbach, Emily K. Perdomo, Frank J Oliva, GableStage, Jamie Godwin, Lorenzo Garcia, Marcele Paguage, Mark H. Dold, Natalie Donahue McMahon, Rachael Burttram, Sean McGinley, Suzanne Ankrum, Tony Galaska, Tony Larkin | Leave a comment

Lehman Trilogy Is Staggering Epic Tale of Family & Capitalism

The Lehman Trilogy, now enjoying a forceful production at GableStage, combines a solid story about generations of a family seen through the immigrant experience with a precise look at the American Dream seen through the lens of capitalism and the beginnings of the stock market — a staggeringpdouble-edged story showing the triumph of three Bavarian brothers, newly arrived in America during 1844, in relation to capitalism.

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bari Newport, Brndon Morris, GabkeStage, James Zanelli, Mark H. Dold, The Lehman Trilogy | Leave a comment

Sublime Acting, Extravagant Design Grapple With Stolid Structure In The Audience

The Audience, the West End sensation turned Tony winner , conjures 10 meetings, between Queen Elizabeth II and her prime ministers. The play’s regional premiere at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, is like watching an interstitially linked short-play collection. And like every shorts compilation, some of the pieces delight while others plod.

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Colin McPhillamy, Karen Macdonald, Lou Jacobs, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Mark H. Dold, Paul de Boy, Peter Morgan, Peter Simon Hilton, Rod Mclachlan, The Audience, Wade Laboissonniere | Leave a comment