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Review: Invictus Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale Asks If Time Can Heal All Wounds

The Winter’s Tale is an unusual story, with two acts so different in tone that the play can be difficult to produce. Fortunately, Invictus succeeds. Under Charles Askenaizer’s direction, Winter’s […]

  • Devony Hof
  • March 23, 2025
    • Review , Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth by Invictus Theatre Suffers from Uneven Acting and Pacing

    We want to hear from you! Take our brief reader survey now and share your feedback on what you love at Third Coast Review—and what we could be doing better! Plus, everyone […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • November 7, 2024
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: At Invictus Theatre, Network, the Paddy Chayefsky 1970s Masterpiece, Demands We Pay Attention

    You’ll want to arrive early if you have a ticket for Network—because the show actually begins 30 minutes before “curtain time.” That traditional convention of naming the hour at which the […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 21, 2024
    • Stages , Storefront , Theater

    Review: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Proves Both Historic and Prescient at Invictus Theatre

    Religious and moral hypocrisy is a constant theme in the timeline of American history. There must always be an enemy or a caste created in order to feel superiority. Arthur […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 22, 2023
    • Preview , Stages , Theater

    Preview: Workshopped Play Rectitude Shows a Glimmer of Brilliance in Its Character Study of Two Catholics

    In the talkback after watching a workshopped version of a new play titled Rectitude, I heard a term—cradle Catholic—that was new to me. It’s a person baptized as an infant into […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 24, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Invictus Theatre Shatters the Illusion of the American Marriage in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who’s Afraid o Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee at Invictus Theatre Company

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 19, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Lost Souls and Collateral Damage in Ruined at Invictus Theatre

    When a country is ravaged by war, various organizations publish pictures to horrify the viewer enough to give a tax-deductible donation. Send a check or a monthly donation and get […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 24, 2022
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: The Soaring Language of Hamlet Thrills in Invictus Theatre’s Intimate Setting

    Hamlet is all about the language. It’s thrilling to hear Shakespeare’s tragic tale spoken by a talented and well-directed team of actors. Invictus Theatre’s modern-dress production of the Bard’s 1601 […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • November 2, 2021
    • Stages , Theater

    Review: Invictus Theatre Sets The Merchant of Venice in 1938 Italy, Amps Up the Anti-Semitism

    Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is a profoundly troubling play. Watching it at any time reminds you of the scourge of anti-Semitism that has beset the world for centuries. Invictus […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 27, 2019
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