Curtain up, minus masks, for Montclair-area theatersCurtain up, minus masks, for Montclair-area theatersAfter two years of pandemic experimentation, live theater is back with a passion.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Pods and distance: Shakespeare Theatre opens upPods and distance: Shakespeare Theatre opens upShakespeare Theatre of New Jersey uses pre-reserved, widely spaced pods and painted Xs to ensure safety for their charming short plays.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: inventive, heartbreaking ‘Carol’Theater review: inventive, heartbreaking ‘Carol’Even if you've seen "A Christmas Carol" many times before, don't miss this inventive, touching "Carol" at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: A dear Juliet, in a solid productionTheater review: A dear Juliet, in a solid productionMiranda Rizzolo's Juliet sparkles as a giggly, imressionable girl, in Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's "Romeo and Juliet."Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: magical, affecting ‘Rainmaker’ at STNJTheater review: magical, affecting ‘Rainmaker’ at STNJN. Richard Nash's "The Rainmaker" at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is magical and affecting. Ends Sunday, Aug. 18.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Culture in brief: ‘Verily, Madly, Thine!’ presents scenes from Shakespeare’s playsCulture in brief: ‘Verily, Madly, Thine!’ presents scenes from Shakespeare’s playsOn Saturday, July 20, at 2 p.m., the Shrewd Mechanicals will perform scens from Shakespeare's plays at the Montclair Public Library.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: Gripping and powerful ‘Vilna’Theater review: Gripping and powerful ‘Vilna’Ira Fuchs' new play 'Vilna,' tells a powerful story of people caught up in the tragic occupation of the once vibrant city.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater Review: It’s Paulina’s TaleTheater Review: It’s Paulina’s Tale"The Winter's Tale" is always a welcome treat, but Marion Adler's fierce Paulina at Shakespeare Theatre make it unmissable.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’ will haunt youTheater review: Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’ will haunt youThe 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Buried Child," by Sam Shepard, who died last year, feels clear, and full of grief, at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.Gwen OrelGwen Orel
Theater review: Here there be no dragons, in ‘Andronicus’Theater review: Here there be no dragons, in ‘Andronicus’"Titus Andronicus;" "Game of Thrones" without the jump cuts. Or dragons.Gwen OrelGwen Orel