Elizabeth Marvel
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“Pre-Existing Condition,” “The Ford/Hill Project,” and “Obit”
They weren’t scheduled to be a trilogy, but seeing Pre-Existing Condition, The Ford/Hill Project and Obit in short order amounted to attending a series on the theme of women responding to abuse by men. Written by Marin Ireland (one of our most gifted actors), Pre-Existing Condition is, as she has acknowledged, substantially autobiographical. After being… Continue reading
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“Crooked Cross” and “And Then We Were No More”
I was raised in a suburb of Chicago, and, though I’ve lived in New York since 1967, when the word “home” is mentioned, it is that place that comes to mind. I spent the summer of 1968 in that suburb (Evanston). I did not go downtown when the cops of Chicago went nuts and beat… Continue reading
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“Long Day’s Journey Into Night” – sort of
The program that comes with the off-Broadway production at the Minetta Lane Theater says the play on offer is Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill. And it’s true that every word spoken on the stage is by O’Neill. It’s also true that it’s about half the length of normal productions (something that the… Continue reading
