Theatre Reviews

  • "Fun Home" Wrecked Me In The Best Way

    Theatre Tulsa’s latest collaboration series project with Eclipse Theatre Collective stages the Tony Award-winning musical for Pride Month

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  • The cast of World Stage Theatre's "For Colored Girls..."

    The 90-Minute Play That Made Me Week 3 Minutes In

    Spoken word meets song and movement in World Stage Theatre Company’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf”

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  • In “Doctor Faustus,” A Reckoning With Morality—And Puppets!

    Gaslight Theatre’s surprising directorial additions make an old play feel fresh.

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  • Production photograph from "The Just Assassins"

    In “The Just Assassins,” Little Shop Of Productions Wrestled With The Ethics Of Revolutionary Violence

    Director Anna Seat made the 1949 play by Camus feel eerily resonant.

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  • Cast of Riffraff Tulsa's production of "Rope"

    I Want Tulsa's Immersive Theatre to be More Immersive

    I went to four different “immersive” experiences this fall. Here’s the state of the trend in Tulsa.

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  • Cast of TPAC Trust Produces' production of "Ragtime"

    "Ragtime" is Worth the Price of the Ticket

    The production is huge, stuffed with talent, and eerily relevant.

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  • Cast of Pembroke Player's "Lysistrata"

    I Did Not Feel Empowered By "Lysistrata"

    Despite a powerful production and performances, Pembroke Players’ adaptation of the ancient Greek play struck a confusing balance.

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  • Cast of World Stage Theatre's "Ages of the Moon"

    I Saw “Ages of the Moon” Twice In 24 Hours And Now I Understand Male Friendship

    Angela McLaughlin deftly guides an alternating duo through heavy material.

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  • I Didn't Get "Saint Joan" But I Loved it Anyway

    Riffraff Tulsa is a well-oiled immersive theatre machine.

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  • "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Didn't Quite Hit A Fever Pitch

    American Theatre Company’s production of the Tennessee Williams classic was full of strong scenes but lacked some urgency.

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  • "I Saw The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Three Times In Eight Months. Here's What I Learned.

    A "Romeo & Juliet" skeptic gets a triple dose in Pembroke Players' 2025-2026 season..

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Other Editorial Pieces

  • Kerry Kavanaugh, Jenny Clyde, Everett LeViness, Bailey James and Jacob Ide

    Michael Wright Wants Tulsa To Play More

    Trust when we say: experimental theatre won't hurt you.

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  • Photographs from Taylor Swift wine dinner

    Duet’s Taylor Swift Dinners Started As An April Fools’ Joke. Now They’re A Tradition

    I’ve been to five of them. Here’s what to expect.

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  • What’s Everybody Looking Forward To In 2026?

    The Pickup's writers forecast the new year

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  • The Pickup's Big Guide to Summer 2025

    The Pickup’s Big Guide To Summer 2025

    Pretty much everything you could do this summer in and around Tulsa.

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  • Photograph of Kringle's Christmas Land

    As A Theatre Critic, I've Ranked Tulsa’s Holiday Lights Shows By—What Else?—Drama

    All the festivity you can handle, from free to fancy.

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