Monthly Archives: December 2019

ON STAGE FAVORITES: 2010-2020

The fast-fading decade offered many memorable stage experiences. Here are my favorites: NEW PLAYS: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY – The New York Public Theater KING CHARLES III – Chicago Shakespeare BURNING BLUEBEARD – The Rufffians ASSASSINATION THEATER –  Museum of Broadcast Communication GRAND CONCOURSE – Steppenwolf Theatre THE HUMANS – The American TheaterCompany SMOKEFALL […]

December 31, 2019 – 10:41 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Acting, Current Events, from Paul, History, Music, Opera, Theater | Comments (0)

C.S. LEWIS DEFENDS THE LORD OF THE RING

CS Lewis’ Response to Critics of The Lord of the Rings: The Dethronement of Power Posted on January 6, 2018by Earthoak C. S. Lewis’ defence of Tolkien’s work gives insight into the types of criticism it elicited. Chief among those criticisms were its supposed lack of realism, and lack of character development or moral complexity. Lewis robustly argues […]

December 2, 2019 – 11:31 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)