The Brother/Sister Plays
The Brother/Sister Plays
Like everyone else in American theater, I love these powerful, elemental dramas by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Metromix offered a rave review of “The Brothers Size” last season; now you can catch up on that and McCraney’s two related plays (based on African myths) about sibling rivalry in a small…
The Long Count
This week only! The Long Count isn’t *quite* theater, but it’s some sort of awesome performance, so it deserves our attention. Bryce and Aaron Dessner of the National (the rock band) collaborate with visionary artist Matthew Ritchie to create a song-filled myth about the beginning of time. Not…
The Week in Rock 
Five events to rock out to, from concerts to museum exhibitions to variety shows.