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Promo photo for Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree. iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Luminato Festival.

REVIEW: Is Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree worth seeing twice at Luminato?

Crouch tests the limits of theatrical representation, improvisation, and authorship. While I’m usually a sucker for exactly those types of experiments, I ultimately found An Oak Tree a bit underwhelming.

By Ryan Borochovitz / Jun 18, 2025
Production photo of HOME, created by Geoff Sobelle. iPhoto caption: Photo by Peggy Baud-Woolsey.

REVIEW: Geoff Sobelle’s HOME journeys from hyperrealism to slapstick

It’s a multivalent work that toggles between gentle and abrasive, understated and triumphant, complicated and straightforward, experimental and crowd-pleasing.

By Liam Donovan / Jun 25, 2024
rave luminato iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Luminato.

REVIEW: R.A.V.E. thrusts audiences into a two-hour dance party

With a new artistic director in tow, 2024 seems like it might mark the beginning of a new era for Luminato. This year’s programming is a little less ambitious than...

By Aisling Murphy / Jun 20, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Age Is a Feeling aches with tenderness and love

Age Is a Feeling is a warm hug for whoever might need it.

By Aisling Murphy / Jun 13, 2024