Reviews by Carol Moore

June is here, and that means Canterbury Summer Theatre is back.  Canterbury opened the season with a rather eerie play, "The Thin Place" by Lucas Hnath, directed by David Graham.  If you like hearing/reading/watching spooky ghost stories, this is the play for you.  I’m not really into this genre, but I have to say, I felt a prickle of unease once or twice.  3 ½ Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended **** The Second City’s 110th Mainstage Revue, "Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not" is downright hilarious.  Everywhere I looked, the folks in the audience were laughing – not polite little titters, either – I’m talking guffaws!  Unlike recent revues, this one isn’t angry or political or even newsy – although there was one funny sketch about doddering senior citizens which ended with the zinger – do we really want to elect these guys?  I haven’t laughed so much in years!  4 BIG Spotlights 

**** Recommended **** "Hand to God" is a totally irreverent, foul-mouthed, bawdy, but absolutely hilarious comedy playing at the Copley Theatre through July 10th.  At the beginning, an understated yet profane puppet prologue; at the end, a scene of chaotic destruction and possible redemption, in the middle, a possessed puppet determined to take over the world – or at least this little corner of Texas!  Kudos to August Forman and his puppet, Tyrone, on a brilliant performance.  Depending on your perspective on religion and church hypocrisy, "Hand to God" will have you laughing or gasping in horror!  I chose laughter.  4 Spotlights

**** Recommended **** Each of the plays in August Wilson’s ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle, which chronicles African-American experiences, is set in a different decade of the twentieth century. "Two Trains Running", which opened at the Court Theatre last week, set during the sixties, examines the disruption caused by urban renewal in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a once thriving African American neighborhood.  It is thought-provoking, poignant and yet laugh-out-loud funny.  4 Spotlights