Robert J. Aguilar – NWTheatre

Chase D. Anderson May 19, 2022May 23, 2022 ACT Contemporary Theatre, Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Anastacia McCleskey, Anne Allgood, Carey Wong, Eliza Palasz, Emily Kaczmarek, John Langs, Lynn Nottage, Mari Nelson, Robert J. Aguilar, Sara Waisanen, Shawn Belyea, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Tracy Michelle Hughes, Zoe Sarnak

Sweat Now. Process Afterwords.

Two big productions on now, paint two American portraits, intimate and recognizable, in details both banal and destabilizing. Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama runs through 5/22 at ACT Theatre; and a world-premiere musical at The 5th runs through 5/21.

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Chase D. Anderson November 3, 2019July 7, 2022 Arika Matoba, Brandon Ivie, Brian Lange, Eastside, Jessica Skerritt, Julia Hayes Welch, Justin Huertas, MJ Sieber, Nicholas Japaul Bernard, North End, Rafael Molina, Robert J. Aguilar, Sarah Russell, Taylor Niemeyer, Village Theatre

The Kids of ‘Spelling Bee’ Are Their Own Biggest Hangups, But Have No Trouble Spelling a Fun Show

Some of the area’s best musical theatre grown-ups become nerdy, quirky kids and their chaperones in ‘Spelling Bee’, on now at Village Theatre in Everett. It runs through November 17.

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Chase D. Anderson September 13, 2019September 16, 2019 Adam Fontana, Allyson Lee Brown, Ayo Tushinde, Charles Leggett, Christine Pilar, Eisa Davis, Intiman Theatre, Jennifer Zeyl, Matt Starritt, Reginald Andre Jackson, Robert J. Aguilar, The Hansberry Project, Valerie Curtis-Newton

‘Bulrusher’ Takes Its Time, to Welcome Effect

The “slow theatre” at work in ‘Bulrusher’ matches the pace of the town. But the play’s resonant themes, along with strong acting and design work, make for a gripping show even as it strolls along. It runs through September 14.