Terry Morgan

SKULLDUGGERY: THE MUSICAL PREQUEL TO HAMLET at Sacred Fools Theater

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw The most painful duty of a critic is watching a group of very talented people knock themselves out in support of a project that simply doesn’t work. One has some idea of the level of effort that goes into such an ambitious endeavor, and it’s no fun to proclaim the … Read more

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw The Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge was roundly praised in both London and New York. The current version at the Ahmanson, however, has at least a couple of major problems. Read more… Dany Margolies – The Daily Breeze Belgian theater director Ivo van Hove revives Arthur Miller’s … Read more

ALL THE WAY at South Coast Repertory

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Theatre based on the recreation of history can be frustrating. On the one hand, one never knows how much the facts have been altered to make it properly dramatic and entertaining, while on the other, there are often so many characters that one never really gets to know any of … Read more

PLEASE DON’T ASK ABOUT BECKET at Sacred Fools Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw What is to be done with the prodigals and the fuckups, those we love in spite of logic, those who will likely never change but instead haunt us for the rest of our lives? Everybody knows someone like this, and it’s heartbreaking not knowing what to do. Wendy Graf’s Please Don’t … Read more

GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw One of the definitions of “meta-theatrical” is a theatre piece that constantly reminds the audience that they’re watching a play — one which comments on theatre in general. One famous example of this technique is Our Town, where the Stage Manager — not the narrator, mind you, but explicitly the Stage … Read more

ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE at Pacific Resident Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Eccentricities of a Nightingale was Tennessee Williams’ 1951 rewrite of his earlier Summer and Smoke. It was supposedly his preferred version of the story, and one can see why. The main character of Alma is more clearly delineated, and the drama springs more from her choices than from fate. The current production … Read more

BULL at The MET Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Mike Bartlett’s Bull, a loose companion piece to his play, Cock, is witty and devastating in its depiction of workplace cruelty. Although it can be hard to watch, Rogue Machine’s West Coast premiere is a terrific production, tightly directed by Jennifer Pollono and brilliantly acted by a superb ensemble. Read more… Now … Read more