Rhinoceros program Apart from Shakespeare, one of the first genres of drama I really fell in love with was theatre of the absurd, and so when Penn State’s school of theatre announced that it was opening the 2025-26 season with Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, I was thrilled to see what they’d do with it. Under the …
Tag: French Drama
Tartuffe, by Moliere—28 Mar. 2024
Penn State Theatre's Tartuffe Penn State Theatre’s production of Moliere’s Tartuffe, directed by Sam Osheroff, was an exceptional modern re-imagining of a play that has some antiquated feeling elements but overall remains exceedingly relevant to the world of 2024. On the one hand, Tartuffe’s rhymed lines and aristocratic subject matter feel very old. On the …
No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre–31 Jan. 2016
The MAC production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit—directed by Nicki Davis—was the third production of Sartre’s masterpiece I’ve seen. While there were a few hiccups, it was overall a strong production with very good performances. No Exit is perhaps the most iconic existential play. Set in hell, the play tells the story of three people …
Phillip Zapkin 