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Details like working light bulbs on the tops of mannequins and an old-fashioned lamppost extending from one corner add character to the expansive stage. In one scene, Benjamin and Girl come across a carnival and actors situated above the stage pour down hundreds of brightly-colored balls while a...

Author: By Nicholas D. Cuse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Donahue Elevates 'Stairs' to New Heights | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Lyman and Strachan’s performances are less compelling. Benjamin has a youthful excitement from the outset that lacks any of the weariness that his character claims to experience after the eight years he’s spent at a dead-end job. There’s simply a...

Author: By Nicholas D. Cuse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Donahue Elevates 'Stairs' to New Heights | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Although her performance as Girl improves as the play progresses, Strachan struggles initially to capture the love-struck nervousness of her character. During her first encounter with her boss, she misses a comedic opportunity and comes off more awkward than relatable. She seems much more comfortable as the strong, confident...

Author: By Nicholas D. Cuse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Donahue Elevates 'Stairs' to New Heights | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Part of the problem is that her character is written to be helpless—she often panics and lacks the common sense one should have in a dire situation. Her biggest lapse in judgment comes when she falls asleep with her bare hand gripping a pole. The audience must...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frozen | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Between its plot and the actors’ delivery (“Nail this job and consider yourself a part of the club,” says James’ unseen C.I.A. correspondent, while Charlie Wax tells the gangs he shoots up to “Wax on, wax off?...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Paris With Love | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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