Charles Bittner

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White Guy on the Bus

Charles Bittner 17/03/2017 3012

Renowned playwright Graham’s “White Guy” perceptively explores racism...

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The Dressmaker’s Secret

Charles Bittner 18/02/2017 2888

The Dressmaker’s Secret, which opened this week at 59E59 Theaters, is set in Romania in 1963. Like any notable

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God of Vengeance

Charles Bittner 30/12/2016 3168

Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, written in 1906, opened this week at La MaMa Theater. The play explores...

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Attorney Street

Charles Bittner 01/11/2016 3934

he theater is dark, pitch black in fact. Then, over the audio system, comes the gentle, soothing sound of an...

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Charles Bittner 24/10/2016 3962

t’s certainly au courant and hip to revere the work of Bertolt Brecht, and undoubtedly he’s worthy of this acclaim....

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Dead Shot Mary

Charles Bittner 27/09/2016 3600

efore seeing Dead Shot Mary, I read about the achievements and exploits of Mary Shanley, the focus of the one-woman...

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The Black Crook

Charles Bittner 20/09/2016 3730

he Black Crook figures prominently in theater history. First staged in September 1866, the year after the bloodiest conflict in...

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The Golden Bride (Di Goldene Kale)

Charles Bittner 12/07/2016 4550

t’s easy to understand the popularity and appeal of The Golden Bride (Di Goldene Kale) when it first opened in...