Joanna Palladino
By Joanna Palladino. Albany Civic Theater’s production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Fuddy Meers” is a theatrical funhouse, a world where memory fractures, language twists itself into knots, and truth arrives in unreliable bursts. The production embraces the play’s absurdity with discipline, heart, and a surprising amount of emotional insight. The result is a smart, tightly performed […]
THEATER REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s Swing State – by Joanna Palladino. Harbinger Theatre’s production of Rebecca Gilman’s Swing State at Sand Lake Center for the Arts is an intimate, emotionally resonant evening of theater — a show built with care, precision, and deep respect for the script’s quiet power. It’s a production that lingers long after […]
By: Joanna Palladino Opening this weekend at Steamer 10 Theatre in Albany is Harbinger Theatre’s production of Abe Koogler’s play Deep Blue Sound. Directed flawlessly by Chris Foster, Deep Blue Sound modernizes the Thornton Wilder’s classic Our Town and explores the human tendency to seek connection and our challenges in securing it. The play asks the question: Why are people so unable […]
Schenectady Civic Players’ “A Perfect Ganesh” Delivers a Touching Journey of Self-Discovery and Acceptance Words by Joanna Palladino. Photos by Willie David Short V. “Wanna get away?” If you have ever found yourself wanting to pack your bags and get a change of scenery in hopes of changing your life, or changing your outlook […]
Maggie May – A Musical Comfort and a Memorable Night of Theater – by Joanna Palladino. Maggie May by Frances Poet is a contemporary play about an ordinary English family, balancing the challenges of daily life while facing the impact of Alzheimer’s. The play was written in collaboration with people living with different types of […]
The Bridges of Madison County – The Ghent Playhouse – Review – by Joanna Palladino. Love is Better Indeed: The Bridges of Madison County at The Ghent Playhouse is a Musical Theater Production Full of Heart The Bridges of Madison County is a musical based on Robert James Waller’s 1992 novel and the subsequent 1995 […]
Schenectady Civic Players’ August: Osage County Delivers a Strong Dramatic Look at the Cruelty of the American Family- by Joanna Palladino. Families can be the most positive influences in a person’s life and they can also be the source of trauma, cruelty, violence, ridicule, and destruction. Tracy Letts’s Pulitzer prize-winning play August: Osage County is a […]
Harbinger Theatre’s In The Blood Tackles Societal Hypocrisy with Heart and Grit – by Joanna Palladino. What happens when institutions with a mission to help and support others are responsible for creating so much pain and trauma? “In The Blood” written by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks explores the shortcomings of personal relationships, education, social […]
Albany Civic Theater’s The Minutes Turns Tedious Small Town Politics Into a Fun Night of Theater Politics start at home and The Minutes, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts, explores how big egos in small town politics can have a lasting impact on our how we see our hometown and the stories we share […]
Schenectady Civic Players’ The Father is Worth the Watch – by Joanna Palladino. Schenectady Civic Players’ production of Florian Zeller’s play The Father is an honest yet emotional look at aging through the eyes of a father with dementia. The play, written in French and translated by Christopher Hampton, explores universal themes such as family, […]
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