Alena Gribskov
Alena Gribskov
Recent Stories
‘Dead’ is very, very alive
The three great D’s of comedic theater grace Mark Twain’s long-lost 1898 play “Is He Dead?”: death, disguise and debauchery.
Geico deja vu: It’s hard to defend this caveman
Ladies, listen up! I’ve discovered the secret — the reason why men everywhere are unintelligible assholes.
Marshall Pailet ’09 informs Yale ‘Where It’s At’
Sperm, narcissism, and puppy love — it’s just another day in high school in Marshall Pailet’s ’09 original musical “Where It’s At.”
Latest Margulies is ‘Shipwrecked!’
Louis’s self-conscious narration is the trademark of “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself).”
New musical exceeds the status Poe
As the first plaintive notes of a violin shiver across the darkened stage, it is overwhelmingly evident that this is one story made to be set to music.
‘Idols’ live la vie boheme in the East Village? Right.
There are only a few places in the world where a traveling production of “Rent” will find stiff competition from local talent. Unluckily for the show — which is currently at the Shubert Theater — New Haven is one of them.
It’s my ‘bloody’ play in a box!
A man lives alone in a box. Like eerie, futuristic security guards, they watch him on closed-circuit television and supply what he needs by typing commands on a keyboard, which magically delivers whatever he might require — food, a book, even a mop.
More than just Lit: Writing opportunities abound at Yale
In looking beyond the “usual,” student writers looking to improve their craft will likely find exactly what they need.
Easy lies the head that sees Holdren’s ‘Henry IV’
Before even a word is uttered, it is clear that this is not a purely intellectual interpretation of Shakespeare — this is the Shakespeare you feel in your gut.