Carey Perloff

For the Bob Cratchit in Us All

Timeless -- and Timely -- as Ever

"The Oldest Profession" and "The Homecoming": Two Views of Women and Work

"The Oldest Profession" and "The Homecoming": Two Views of Women and Work

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Phèdre

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Phèdre

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The Other V-Day

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A Christmas Carol

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The K of D is pure magic

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And the Band Played On

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'Tis Pity She's a Bore

ACT's relatively tame production lacks heart.

A.C.T. comedy directed by Carey Perloff a big stinker

ACT's relatively tame production lacks heart.

Letters to the Editor

Week of 4-25-2007

Conscientious Objector

Sadly, the city's most prestigious theater company disappoints again

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Luminescence Dating

A thrilling and stimulating puzzle, if you ignore some unconvincing writing

A Scrooge Is Born

A thrilling and stimulating puzzle, if you ignore some unconvincing writing

Travesties

Energetic and witty, this talky Stoppard might leave you feeling dumb

Christmas Present

ACT's new Carol brings out the best and the worst in a favorite holiday tradition

Only Disconnect

A long-simmering play about the ties that bind tells us nothing new

Wearing It Well

CanStage's wordless version of The Overcoat explores the soul of a dreamer in a workaday world

The Voysey Inheritance

A 1905 play presciently engaged with the ethics of transgression and repayment

Vanishing Act

"The audience has seen a lot of me, and maybe they need a break."

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The Real Fling

A meditation on marital catastrophe with brutal comic momentum

All in the Family

Making Gorky's hopeless tale of domestic chaos funny

House Proud

The old Doll still resonates in this tight, effective production

Good Godot

A slick revival that's neither too close to nor too far from Beckett's original

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A slick revival that's neither too close to nor too far from Beckett's original

Go to Moscow Already!

ACT understands the challenge of The Three Sisters, but doesn't meet it

The Colossus of Rhodes

In Africa with colonial baron Cecil Rhodes, by the artistic director of ACT

Foreign Correspondents

Tom Stoppard's 1978 play reminds us of a time when reporters had access to war zones

It's Good to Be the King

Under the weight of too much explanation, Enrico IV's lead still manages a regal performance

Mise-en-thrope

Traditional production is fluffy to the core

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Night + Day

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Adrift

ACT's The Tempest is tossed by the storm of its spectacular impulses

Power Stirring

ACT's Arcadia enthralls with Tom Stoppard's love of mystery, language, and intellectual puzzles

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ACT's Arcadia enthralls with Tom Stoppard's love of mystery, language, and intellectual puzzles

Letters

ACT's Arcadia enthralls with Tom Stoppard's love of mystery, language, and intellectual puzzles

Carey Nation

As ACT returns to its home at the restored Geary, Artistic Director Carey Perloff stages a coup de theatre for her fourth season

Bloodless Revenge

ACT's star-driven Hecuba is balanced, admirable -- and oddly uninvolving

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ACT's star-driven Hecuba is balanced, admirable -- and oddly uninvolving

Letters

ACT's star-driven Hecuba is balanced, admirable -- and oddly uninvolving

Aisle Seat

ACT's star-driven Hecuba is balanced, admirable -- and oddly uninvolving