that we leave a play so blown away by the production and performances that the only fault we can find is with the script itself, and even then we're debating whether its considerable strengths make up for its flaws. more ›

We were really looking forward to seeing Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice (at ACT through October 5, tickets $10-$55). Ruhl's a Pulitzer prize finalist and a MacArthur "genius" grant winner, and we've long been fascinated by the Greek tale of not counting your dead chicks before they're hatched. Maybe we'd love it; maybe we'd hate it. We didn't expect boredom. But that's what we got. more ›