Tragedy Wrapped Inside of Comedy

Tragedy Wrapped Inside of Comedy

Editorial by Matthew McCray  |  March 16, 2011

Suicide isn’t funny. But when I was hired to direct the West Coast premiere of Edward Anthony’s Wish I Had a Sylvia Plath for Rogue Machine Theatre, I was indeed asked to generate a production where the tone of one woman’s journey toward suicide could be, at times, lured away from its tragic core and exist in a place of comedy.  READ MORE

On Emotion… Spectacle on a Shoestring

On Emotion… Spectacle on a Shoestring

Editorial by Matthew McCray  |  November 16, 2010

Matthew McCray looks at Son of Semele Ensemble’s latest production. “With a spectacular and unusual design, On Emotion became as much a sensorial installation as it was a play.” READ MORE