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John Culbert

Four people in period clothing are in a room. Two men sit at a round table while another man stands reading a letter. A woman stands behind, watching. The scene appears tense and dramatic, suggesting a stage play.

by Mary Wisniewski | May 20, 2026

“An Enemy of the People” Tells Inconvenient Truths TimeLine Theatre christens its new Uptown building with the Henrik Ibsen work, adapted by Amy Herzog in 2024, about a doctor whose alarming discovery makes him a town pariah.

by Mary Wisniewski | February 20, 2026

Court Theatre Stages August Strindberg’s Famous Study of Class and Gender A noisy start and a murky finish are among the choices that obscure "Miss Julie"'s timely relevance for a divided America.

by Mary Wisniewski | May 1, 2025

The Future Is Now: A Review of “Berlin” at Court Theatre

A theater stage in red light with actors in black punctuated by two actors in all white.

by Mary Wisniewski | April 11, 2024

Abridged Absurdity: A Review of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at Court Theatre

Two actors hold onto each other with one arm each, pulling towards one another.

by Tristan Bruns | February 15, 2024

Ancient Wisdom: A Review of “Antigone” at Court Theatre

by Tristan Bruns | May 24, 2023

An Oedipus Not Complex: A Review of “The Gospel at Colonus” at Court Theatre

by Dennis Polkow | September 13, 2022

Black Comedy at its Best: A Review of Arsenic and Old Lace at Court Theatre

by Irene Hsiao | November 18, 2019

Riven and Vivid: A Review of Oedipus Rex at Court Theatre

by Irene Hsiao | May 20, 2019

Takes a Tick and Keeps on Licking: A Review of The Adventures of Augie March at Court Theatre

by Aaron Hunt | June 4, 2015

Review: The Secret Garden/Court Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | May 19, 2013

Review: The Misanthrope/Court Theatre

by Johnny Oleksinski | February 2, 2013

Review: Sweet Charity/Writers’ Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | April 17, 2012

Touched by Angels: A Personal Journey with Tony Kushner’s Masterpiece

by Fabrizio O. Almeida | March 22, 2010

Review: The Illusion/Court Theatre

by Fabrizio O. Almeida | September 28, 2009

Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom/Court Theatre

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