Julia Nish-Lapidus confronts Shakespeare’s “Merchant” with conviction and complexity
“We’re really putting our history and culture on the stage, and exploring the play through a Jewish lens.” ~ Julia Nish-Lapidus
“We’re really putting our history and culture on the stage, and exploring the play through a Jewish lens.” ~ Julia Nish-Lapidus
“Of course, it matters. It matters to the people who have felt overlooked. To the ones who have had to fight to be seen. To every artist who has poured their soul into something, only to watch the world move on without them.” ~ Jan Alexandra Smith
“Puppetry and magic performed together is very disarming. They play off each other, and the viewer quickly gets nudged into a special kind of openness.” ~ Eric Woolfe
“The ensemble rises admirably to the challenge of this 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist, offering a compelling evening of theatre.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
“Director Dylan Trowbridge’s visionary staging transforms the industrial venue into an arena of raw emotion…” ~ Scott Sneddon
“…a theatrical puzzle that wraps laughter and melodrama around a sinister, timely warning.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“It was one play pre-pandemic. And it seemed to have more riches after the pandemic. Things we did not see before. And in the light of the current shifting political tides we are experiencing, it makes even more sense …” ~ Alexander Thomas
“While the piece isn’t optimistic about the future, it isn’t overly pessimistic about people, either. It’s a vision of the world as I’d like to see it…” ~ Adam Paolozza
“As part of Soulpepper’s tradition of inventive musical concerts, ‘Alligator Pie’ is a wonderful example of theatre that seamlessly bridges generations…” ~ Arpita Ghosal
“A core purity of redemptive imagination and honest expression powers Funeral Al Fresco – and the fearlessness of the three performers and their commitment to the premise carry the day.” ~ Arpita Ghosal