Playbill feature: ‘The Hunchback Variations Opera’

This article by Robert Loerzel originally appeared in Playbill magazine in March 2012. What are Ludwig van Beethoven and Quasimodo doing together on the same stage? Why are they sitting at a table with microphones? And why are they singing operatically about a stage direction written by Anton Chekhov? Audiences may well wonder about these… Continue reading Playbill feature: ‘The Hunchback Variations Opera’

Play review: ‘There Is a Happiness That Morning Is’

The Huffington Post, April 15, 2011 — Each time I see a play by Mickle Maher, it reminds me of how much I love words. And it’s pretty obvious that Maher — an Evanston playwright, actor and member of Chicago’s Theater Oobleck — is in love with words, too. Read my review at the Huffington Post. Photo… Continue reading Play review: ‘There Is a Happiness That Morning Is’