A Wrinkle in Time

by Christine Sarkes A Wrinkle in Time at Theatre in the Round is gorgeous, imaginative, and brilliantly conceived and directed with amazing young and older actors. Madeline L’Engle’s classic, beloved novel was adapted into a stage play by John Glore and under Penelope Parsons-Lord’s direction, the book comes vividly alive through the actors, lighting, props,…

God of Carnage

by Christine Sarkes God of Carnage by acclaimed Parisian playwright Yasmina Reza, playing at Theatre in the Round through April 28, is not for the faint-hearted. The 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Play is an uncomfortable, in-your-face exploration of human conflict and civilized behavior personified as two sets of upper middle-class parents. Running just…

Arsenic and Old Lace

by Christine Sarkes Celebrating its 72nd anniversary, Theatre in the Round opens its season with a classic, screwball black comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace. Those of us ‘of a certain age’ will remember the brilliant 1944 movie adaptation, starring the incomparable Cary Grant and directed by the legendary Frank Capra. This zany and eccentric play…