Tag Archives: Margaret M. Ledford

After the Revolution at the Caldwell is a Tale of Family Betrayals More than Politics

After the Revolution is a smooth, polished, persuasive production — well-acted and directed — that is intellectually stimulating, but the playwright’s witty repartee undercuts the emotional anguish.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Amy Herzog, Caldwell Theatre Company, Gordon McConnell, Harriet Oser, Howard Elfman, Jackie Rivera, Margaret M. Ledford, Nancy Barnett | Leave a comment

Jackie Rivera: An Adult At Last in Caldwell’s New Family Drama After the Revolution

Although she just turned 25, Jackie Rivera s best known locally for a procession of pugnacious characters negotiating late adolescence, but now she has the linchpin role as Emma, the idealistic social activist in Caldwell Theatre Company’s season opener, After the Revolution.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

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Song of the Living Dead at the Promethean Theatre Company is a Gravely Funny Musical

Audience members who aren’t put off by foul language, frequent blood spatters, gross-out moments such as eating dead bodies, extreme irreverence in the religious sense, sophomoric humor, cheesy lyrics married to peppy showtunes are certain to come out of The Promethean Theatre’s Song of the Living Dead satiated with two hours of dumb mindless fun.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

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