Tag Archives: 59E59 Theaters

It's a thing of beauty when a heartrending script meets the perfect actor. That's just what happens in this memoir of mental illness.

A one-act that scrutinizes life in a senior-living facility in a warm-hearted, semi-surreal way. Smoothly and artfully staged and acted, it's as funny as it is touching.

This pandemic-era family drama sustains a tricky balance of tragedy and comedy most of the way thanks to a star turn by Mel House.

Part 'Our Town,' part 'Big River,' this energetic show tells a slice of the American story through classic folk music and a slant-eyed view of the American dream.

'#Charlottesville' is part of this year's East to Edinburgh Goes Virtual festival from July 15 through July 25.

Michael Tucker's new play takes a refreshing look at aging and avoids old-people stereotypes, with drama, laughs, and a star-studded cast.

The specter of his wife's advancing Alzheimer's disease throw Johnny (Gordon Clapp) and his family into a dizzying whirlpool of anxiety as family secrets threaten to bubble to the surface.

This sturdy, compelling production rivets our attention, explicating both the character and the philosophy of that most polarizing of jurists, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

A portrait of French cabaret star Suzy Solidor as a mesmerizing and extraordinary woman of her time beautifully emerges.

This wondrous musical show from Canada defies genre, yet sweeps you up in the tale of two Jewish refugees who more than a century ago made a new home in a new world.