
23 March 2013
The Seabirds by William Orem
By James Melo // Theatre
When this one came across the My Theatre desk, I snapped it up based solely on the fact that I saw Argos Productions‘ Wandaleria last year, and was incredibly impressed by their work. …

14 January 2013
The Memorandum by Vaclav Havel
By James Melo // Theatre
Being no stranger to Flat Earth productions, I was ecstatic to kick off my new year with one of theirs. Never much being one for Absurdist theater, nor having a particularly …

14 October 2012
The Revenants by Scott T. Barsotti
By James Melo // Theatre
So, we here at My Theater have been to a few Happy Medium Productions at this point. Personally, this is my first introduction to their work, and I have mixed …

24 April 2012
Pirate Lives! The Musical!
By James Melo // Theatre
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have to admit that when I was first approached about the opportunity to see Pirate Lives! The Musical! (by David Marino and Stephen …

10 March 2012
A Night at the Opera: La Boheme
By James Melo // Theatre
Here’s the fun thing—I go to a lot of theater, but I’ve never been to the Opera. Not once. Which, if I was any other average 20-something, would not be …

16 February 2012
The ASP’s Medea
By James Melo // Theatre
About a week ago, I had the good fortune of seeing the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Medea during a preview. I wanted to write my review up as soon as I …

28 January 2012
Wandaleria
By James Melo // Theatre
Argos Productions‘ second excursion in Boston theater, Wandaleria, written by David Valdes Greenwood and directed by Brett Marks, was an exceptional presentation of a wonderfully written, funny play. The script itself …

30 December 2011
ASP’s Merry Wives of Windsor
By James Melo // Theatre
or Sir John Falstaff, pt. 3 Let me start off by saying this: I have nothing to say about the text of this play. I refuse to get involved in …

06 January 2011
But, for my own part, it was Greek to me
By James Melo // Theatre
I’m sure that anyone who’s actually been reading my (admittedly few and far between) articles will have seen that I’ve done a lot of Shakespeare pieces. That’s ‘cause I love …

01 August 2010
“These Violent Delights have Violent Ends”
By James Melo // Theatre
Stage Fighting or Choreographed Violence for Violence’s Sake There are a few things that people always find memorable when they go to the theater. For my purposes, I’ll use Shakespeare’s …

06 May 2010
A Different Kind of Theatre
By James Melo // Theatre
In Defense of Faires as Theatre or I just can’t wait for Faire Season For those of us who worship Hugh Laurie for his portrayal of Dr. Gregory House, I’m …

24 April 2010
Shakespeare is more amazing than you give him credit for
By James Melo // Theatre
Much Ado About a Midsummer Night’s King Macbeth IV Part 2 or Remembering William Shakespeare On this most auspicious of days, April 23- Shakespeare’s birthday, I thought that I might …

20 March 2010
The Diary of an On-Stage Rapist
By James Melo // Theatre
“Oppose not Scythia to Ambitious Rome” or How I played Demetrius and Kept My Soul So, we’re two days into a run of a play that we’ve been working on …

12 March 2010
Lukewarm Comedy of Obnoxiously Unrealistic Errors
By James Melo // Theatre
My Theatre is thrilled to introduce its newest author, James Melo. A Shakespeare buff and general theatre-lover, James has a bone to pick with one of the Bard’s lesser-known comedies. …