Jessica Tabak is a writer and teacher working in the Providence area. She has a BA in Theater and English and a PhD in English. While in college, she filled theatrical roles both on and offstage. These days, she most enjoys playing the role of dog parent to her glorious corgi.
It’s fun to say that romantic love is a matter of chemistry - fun, that is, as long as “chemistry” is metaphorical shorthand for the qualities and quirks that, when brought together, ignite emotions that feel like alchemy.
What did our critic think of HIR at The Wilbury Theatre Group? Before trans entered our vernacular as a standalone word, we used it mostly as a prefix to indicate something was being changed into another version of itself — be it energy into other energy (transduction), language into other languag
What did our critic think of WITCH at Burbage Theater Co? In the world of WITCH - written by rising playwright Jen Silverman - demons are self-proclaimed 'merchants of hope' for people whose desires and fears have been forged by capitalism and patriarchy.
What did our critic think of BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep? Shakespeare's plays are a man's world, and one of his most ubiquitous female characters has something to say about it.
In Tim Firth's Calendar Girls, now being performed by Pawtucket's Community Players, an unlikely group of women bares it all for a charity calendar a?" and learns what each of them is made of in the process.
With its stellar performances and resourceful staging, the Burbage Theatre Company's gutsy, vigorous production of Edward II invites audiences to thrill at Edward's brashness even as we cringe at his excess.