From left: Casey Dean-Buxton and Connor Keithley in "And What of the Children?" at the Broadwater Black Box (Photo by Angel Moreno) Writer and director Ryan Lisman’s “ And What of the Children?” is a psychological drama. The play follows three siblings placed in witness protection after escaping a traumatic childhood in Alaska. More than a decade later, the fragile stability they have built begins to fracture as their past resurfaces. What unfolds is an examination of inherit

Paul Coates’ “Boy in a Box,” directed by Thomas Zoeschg at the Whitefire Theatre, is an unsettling one-man examination of race, history and confinement. The show follows Alexander MacMillian (Coates), a history professor who adopts a homeless “crack baby” and raises him inside a box. Through direct narration and pointed audience interaction, Alexander dissects America’s racial legacy and forces us to confront the psychological and literal consequences of living within imposed

Reanne Acasio and the company of “Here Lies Love” at the Mark Taper Forum (Photo by Jeff Lorch) There are a surprising number of parallels between Imelda Marcos and Alexander Hamilton: both grew up on small islands; both sailed to more cosmopolitan cities in search of better lives; both engaged in politics, appreciated sartorial finery, and were involved in violent episodes with political rivals; both strongly influenced the histories of their respective nations; and of cours