Collektor's production of A Lie of the Mind, running at ACT through October 1st, is a dark, and darkly humorous play from Sam Shephard at his creative peak. Though many aspects of the production show plenty of promise, José Amador had a fitful time rooting out his issues with it. more ›

suck), people are mostly going to go see it if they want to see Shakespeare, and people who don't want to go see it won't. Which leaves us speaking to a very small, marginal potential audience who could be swayed. For them, we'll let our guest's assessment stand for our own: "The first two-thirds weren't bad." more ›

Patrick Page's , but with (slightly) less murder. We have little to fault with the production itself--for $20 it's a good price and tolerable time. It feels like watching a romantic comedy, and would probably make a good date. more ›

8pm Thurs-Mon, through June 11; Tickets $18 general/$10 students, seniors more ›

CALL 911! CALL 911!: Political and economic commentator and White House strategist during the Nixon administration, Kevin Phillips talks about his book, American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century. Phillips traces the set of related causes that caused the downfall of historical world powers. That same combination of ills he says -- global over-reach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt -- is at work in the U.S. today. more ›