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Rarefied Air at The Strand

Reviews March 20, 2025 Erin Tarpley Leave a comment

author: Erin Tarpley

Definition of “Rarefied”: distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people

It is sometimes hard to believe that this week marks the five-year anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 “lock-down.” That time in our all too recent history where we were told that for the benefit of public health and safety, all stores, businesses, and schools would close their doors and everyone (except “essential workers”) were expected to shelter in place and wait for this new novel virus to pass.

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberly at The Strand Theater

Reviews December 9, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther

author: Erin Tarpley

“Love is about knowing the other person and allowing them to be the person they are”

With the holiday season upon us, tis the season to be merry, jolly, and joyous. And after a wonderful evening at The Strand watching their rendition of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, these are three adjectives that I found made even my Grinchy heart grow three sizes that very night!

Little Women at Strand Theater Company

Reviews December 4, 2023 Erin Tarpley

“That when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women”

Ever since its first publication in 1868, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has captured the hearts of millions of readers all over the world. But considering at its face value the story of Little Women seems to be a mere fictional story focused on the 19th century domestic lives of four young American women living in genteel poverty,

Crisis Mode: Living Pilipino in America at The Strand Theater

Reviews March 20, 2023 Erin Tarpley

Crisis Mode: Living Pilipino in America at the Strand Theater

“If every Filipino lit a candle at the same time, we would light up the world”

The popular American narrative is one based around how this nation was built on people immigrating to these shores from a variety of other lands in search of work, opportunity, or security (whether by choice or by force). Additionally, the brutal historic reality is that this narrative has always been carefully focused on specific populations at specific points in time,

Frankenstein at The Strand Theatre

Reviews September 12, 2022 Erin Tarpley

“Madness is that much closer to death”

Bright Half Life at The Strand Theatre

Reviews September 20, 2019 Joseph R. Kennedy

When I was
considering attending Tanya Barfield’s Bright Half Life, I committed a
horrendous crime, in that I read a review containing a summary. A couple starting out like a fire caused by a
comet. The marvelous beginning, the slow
and painful waning, and an end showcasing the doom that was always in store, as
if asking us if it was really worth the good times. Knowing the half-life referred to a
relationship and not a radioactive isotope was all I was after!