Craig Lauzon
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REVIEW: The Thanksgiving Play wriggles in performative wokeness
In 2024, is there a way to produce an engaging, culturally sensitive play about the first American Thanksgiving for elementary schoolers? The Thanksgiving Play, penned by Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse and now playing at Mirvish’s CAA Theatre, poses that question in its first five minutes, then throws the query out with the cranberry sauce in its madcap exploration of a devised theatre piece at an unnamed primary school.
The World Premiere of Chris Hadfield’s The Darkest Dark Takes Flight at YPT
The Darkest Dark's innovative blend of theatre, multi-media and magic invites audiences into a universe where the dark is more than it seems.
REVIEW: Detroit at Coal Mine Theatre
I appreciated this production as a chance to engage with a well-wrought piece of contemporary dramaturgy, but was also left wondering if Detroit is a play of a moment that has passed.
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REVIEW: Where the Blood Mixes at Soulpepper
See this show. Revel in an extraordinary cast, a breathtaking set. Cry, laugh, listen.