Steven Barkhimer

THEATER: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

By Joyce Kulhawik|2017-01-19T01:06:54-05:00January 19th, 2017|Theater|0 Comments

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" George chants low in the darkness. "I am, George. I am," intones a hollow-eyed Martha in the Lyric Stage's merciless yet moving production of Albee's classic. As the light slowly fades on this bitter couple in the final scene, I felt a chill. The moment is forever seared in my mind, a moment of sheer existential terror and loneliness in a production not to be missed. Edward Albee's three [...]

THEATER: WINDOWMEN

By Joyce Kulhawik|2013-11-11T00:02:51-05:00November 10th, 2013|Theater|0 Comments

OMG. I just saw what has to be one of the most exciting new plays, productions, and ensembles of the year--by the excellent actor Steven Barkhimer called WINDOWMEN at Boston Playwrights' Theatre. The whole thing takes place in one dingy room of the wholesale lower Manhattan fish market known to the world as the Fulton [...]