Jessica Tabak
Latest Articles
Review: LA TEMPESTAD at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of LA TEMPESTAD at Trinity Rep?
Review: THE LUCKY CHANCE at Head Trick Theatre
What did our critic think of THE LUCKY CHANCE at Head Trick Theatre?
Review: THE EFFECT at The Gamm Theatre
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.
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES dazzles at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Trinity Rep?
Review: THE MOTHERF--KER WITH THE HAT blazes at Burbage Theater Co
What did our critic think of THE MOTHERF--KER WITH THE HAT at Burbage Theater Co?
Review: HIR transfixes at The Wilbury Theatre Group
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
Review: ONE FLEA SPARE at Brown / Trinity Rep (MFA)
What did our critic think of ONE FLEA SPARE at Brown / Trinity Rep (MFA)?
Review: WITCH provokes at Burbage Theater Co
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.
Review: HADESTOWN Thrills At Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at PPAC?
Review: BY THE QUEEN at Trinity Rep
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.
Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of THE INHERITANCE, PART II at Trinity Rep?
Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART I at Trinity Rep
What did our critic think of THE INHERITANCE, PART I at Trinity Rep?
Review: JUNK at Burbage Theater Co.
JUNK at Burbage Theater Co.
Review: THE NEVERENDING STORY at Contemporary Theater Company
THE NEVERENDING STORY at Contemporary Theater Company offers sincere, imaginative family fun.
BWW Review: FAIRVIEW challenges theater conventions and audiences at Trinity Rep
Trinity Rep's risk-taking production of FAIRVIEW examines whether the stories theater tells obscure or reveal the truths of people's lives.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ONLINE at Trinity Rep sparkles with spirited innovation
In A CHRISTMAS CAROL ONLINE, Trinity Rep combines invention and tradition in a celebration of innovative spirit and holiday cheer.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS at The Community Players offers spirited comedy
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.
BWW Review: EDWARD II Electrifies at Burbage Theater Company
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.
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