What did our critic think of HIR at The Wilbury Theatre Group? Before trans entered our vernacular as a standalone word, we used it mostly as a prefix to indicate something was being changed into another version of itself be it energy into other energy (transduction), language into other language (translation), or shape into other shape (transformation). Regardless of the type of boundary it invites us to cross, trans- always invites us to trace the edge of what is, and then venture beyond that edge to create something new.
Isaac (Zach Gibb) comes home from Afghanistan after three years to find his dysfunctional family in absolute chaos. His sister, Max (Will Malloy) is now as transsexual. His abusive father, …
Isaac (Zach Gibb) comes home from Afghanistan after three years to find his dysfunctional family in absolute chaos. His sister, Max (Will Malloy) is now as transsexual. His abusive father, …
The play by Taylor Mac was first produced in 2015. With all that has transpired in the country since, it‘s still funny in 2024, but so much more tragic, and powerful as ever.
Darcie Dennigan’s haunting “Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight”, with music by Niki Healy, is getting its world premiere at the Wilbury Theatre Group. The musical allegory about …