Author: Elise Marenson

Orpheus Descending

Posted by Elise Marenson | May 4, 2016 | Reviews

Beneath the glorious, lyrical playwright, Tennessee Williams was all about lust.

The Way West

Posted by Elise Marenson | Mar 17, 2016 | Reviews

There are a lot of laughs in “The Way West” about a family’s descent into debt and insolvency. With humor in pathos, playwright Mona Mansour captures the tenuous way many Americans are living nowadays, financially over their heads with no job security, or worse, permanently unemployed.

The Belle of Belfast

Posted by Elise Marenson | Apr 23, 2015 | Reviews

Mr. Edelman has a gift for dialogue and knows precisely how to balance wit with serious subjects. The Belle of Belfast is thoroughly entertaining.

On the Other Side of the River

Posted by Elise Marenson | Dec 5, 2014 | Reviews

The characters are steeped in faith and their relationship with God. For non-believers, call it superstition.

By The Water

Posted by Elise Marenson | Nov 19, 2014 | Reviews

The ensemble cast works beautifully together, bringing their characters and relationships to life with truth. Their realism is a gift to audiences accustomed to glossy cue to cue acting. Though this community’s disaster isn’t ours, its emotions and fabric of human connection are universal.