Suffs review: A rousing and inspiring story of the women’s suffrage movement
Suffs, which opens tonight at the Public Theater and runs until May 15th, is sharp, engaging, and downright fun — as well as a reminder that even though we can laugh at jokes about how women are treated, we still have so much to fight for.
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While Looking at History “Suffs” Elects Didacticism Over Adventurousness
Shaina Taub has spent eight years researching and condensing the adventures of women’s rights activist Alice Paul and her cronies into a manageable tale. Despite the comparatively concise final product, at nearly three hours in runtime, Suffs (shorthand for women who fought to win the right to vote) still feels too long to absorb in […]
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In ‘Take Me Out’ White Agency and Ableism Have a Ball
Imagine a world where a superstar baseball player on par with Derek Jeter decides to disclose that he is gay. In 2003, Richard Greenberg did precisely that with Take Me Out and received the Tony Award for Best Play for his regressive efforts. Almost two decades later, his ableist and gay-caricature-laden affair has returned to […]
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