I'll just start by explaining that Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play is not a play about The Simpsons. It may rely heavily on The Simpsons, specifically the 1993 episode of the show titled

It is a mark of a great playwright when even his lesser works are filled with delight and intelligence of the highest order, and such is the case with Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink,

Following lackluster reviews on Broadway, Irish author Colm Toibin was glad to let A.C.T. artistic director Carey Perloff and resident dramaturg Michael Paller take the various versions of his story of

If the words "Apartheid-era Johannesburg" were not enough to sadden or turn off a lot of theater-goers, allow me to just get this out of the way: The Suit is possibly one of

Venus In Fur is intense. It's a highly intelligent piece of playwriting that requires two intelligent and fearless actors, some faultless timing, and expert, nuanced direction. Thankfully, in one of its first West

"Funny" is the last adjective that you might expect would apply to a philosophical play from 1905 that centers on a major in the Salvation Army and her estranged, munitions manufacturer father. But

Some musicals survive the test of time because of a few catchy, radio-friendly songs and a farcical book that still feels tight and buoyant decades later — Anything Goes is a good example that

It's hard to criticize a piece of musical theater that is as ambitious, poignant, and unique as Stuck Elevator without coming off as a philistine, and for that A.C.T. deserves some

We've complained often enough about A.C.T. defaulting to the canon of "good plays" and the safest exports from New York, and we don't want to suggest that they've heeded just our

Winter is a time for quieter plays on the A.C.T. calendar, and the current production, 4000 Miles, is no exception. It's a new play by Amy Herzog having its West Coast