drama

“The Woman In Black,” on stage at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis until Oct. 26, is easily the best theatrical offering for the Halloween season this year, and maybe any year. A classic Victorian ghost story told in a creatively unique way, the London production of Susan Hill’s novel features only two actors but…

(L-R) Gary Glasgow as Ishaq and Chuck Winning as Zeblyan, in NJT’s “Two Jews Walk Into A War…” Courtesy of New Jewish Theatre “Two Jews Walk Into A War…” sounds like the start of a old joke and indeed there is plenty of humor in this bitingly funny play at the New Jewish Theater, but…

– By Cate Marquis – The Tony Award-winning “Kimberly Akimbo” is the Fabulous Fox’s must-see show of the season, a show with humor, heart and heartbreak, about a typical teen in New Jersey. Well, not so typical, because in addition to all the usual challenges of high school and adolescence, Kimberly suffers from a rare…

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents “Clydes”, February 5 – March 2, 2025.Pictured L to R: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Essence Tyler, Brendan Hickey, Alfredo Antillon, Ron Himes. Photo by JON GITCHOFF – By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage current production “Clyde’s” may be the highlight of its season. Pulitzer…

– By Cate Marquis – The Midnight Company’s production of Harold Pinter’s drama “Old Times” centers on a married couple welcoming the long-ago best friend of the wife, someone she has not seen in twenty years, into their home. The expectation is that the women will reminiscence about old times in London and the old…

– By Cate Marquis – Herman Melville’s classic epic of the sea and obsession, in search of the great white whale, seems like something too difficult to adapt for the stage. But that assumption is proven wrong with “Moby Dick,” now on stage at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. The Rep’s dramatic, acrobatic stage…

– By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis finishes it’s 2022-2023 season strong with a powerful two-person drama, “Gruesome Playground Injuries.” Actually, what we see on stage is not particularly gruesome (the injuries place off-stage) and most of the injuries don’t take place on the playground, but there is blood, pain and…

– By Cate Marquis – Legendary and beloved local actor Joneal Joplin is back on stage with Moonstone Theater Company’s “Grand Horizons” – and he brought his son with him. Jared Joplin, an Equity actor like his father, plays the role of Joneal Joplin’s son, in the hilarious and honest “Grand Horizons,” a Tony-nominated play…

– By Cate Marquis – “Confederates,” the latest play on the Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage, is, by far, the best show in the Rep’s 2022-2023 season yet. “Confederates” tells two compelling stories in parallel, about two Black women, one a present-day professor at a small Ivy League university and the other an enslaved…

The king is back – “The Lion King,” that is. This stage favorite with its ground-breaking design by Julie Taymor returns to the Fabulous Fox theater, June 1-19, to the delight of families and fans alike. Kids thrilled by the Disney movie will be wowed by this immersive theater experience, as elephants, rhinos and more…