“You think a friend is an easy thing to be?” a character says early in Long Wharf Theatre’s new production of The Chosen. “If you are truly his friend, you will discover otherwise.” (more…)
Tag Archives: Gordon Edelstein
Mistaken Identity
I’m just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood. —Nina Simone, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (1964) (more…)
Scenic Route
By late 1964, Yale graduate students Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman realized they shared an uncommon aspiration: to start a theater. In a 1966 article for Smith Alumnae Quarterly, the late New Haven arts scene powerhouse Elizabeth “Betty” Kubler (more…)
Humming Along
World-renowned playwright Athol Fugard writes from his head, his heart and his homeland, South Africa. Since the late 1950s, he’s stormed the world’s stages, from Cape Town to London to New York. (more…)
Heavy Hitter
In playwright August Wilson’s impressive ten-part “Pittsburgh Cycle,” or “Century Cycle,” he set each play in a different decade of the twentieth century, all in his hometown, Pittsburgh. Wilson could make a claim (more…)
Late Bloomers
From Australia to Hong Kong, Mississippi to Michigan, Iowa to Indiana, from 2002 to the present, and now in New Haven, actresses have been baring their bloomers for comedian Steve Martin’s The Underpants (more…)
Fair Play
“I like smart actors,” Eric Ting says. He’s discussing the new production of the drama Clybourne Park he’s directing for the Long Wharf Theater. The show begins previews tonight, has its opening night May 15, and runs through June 2. Clybourne Park, one of the most produced plays of this theater season nationwide, requires smart […]
A Brass Act
Terry Teachout has been back and forth from New Haven for months working on the latest production of his much heralded play about Louis Armstrong, Satchmo at the Waldorf. The show opened the Long Wharf Theatre’s 2012-13 season in early October and has been extended a week beyond its originally scheduled run. It now closes […]
This Week in New Haven (April 30 – May 6)
May Day, Cinco de Mayo and other harbingers of spring heat up the events calendar this week. (more…)
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