Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (Gertrude Stein)

This fine production by the Yale School of Drama students was directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and earns high marks for being somewhat coherent and, shall we say, illuminating of a very obscure text.

Recommend

The Ides of March (Clooney)

Engaging but not completely coherent.

Recommend with caveats.

The Threepenny Opera (Kurt Weill, 1928)

 Directed by Robert Wilson and performed (in German) by the Berliner Ensemble (a descendent of the theatrical ensemble Brecht founded in 1949), this production of Weill's savage satire thrust the audience squarely into Weimar Germany. The design was impeccable and the performances were flawless. It merits seeing a 2nd time.

Highly Recommend. And again.

New Music New Haven

• Garth Neustadter, New Haven Counterpoint 
• Paul Kerekes, connecticut shift 
• Loren Loiacono, Waking Rhythm 
• David Lang, sweet air 
• Hannah Lash, Hush 
• David Lang, cheating, lying, stealing