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2023 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘I could have set the world on...

A film actor reflects on his showbiz career and what could have been.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Road to the End’ by Bella...

A quirky heartwarming story about grief and road trips.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Shakespeare’s...

This 65-minute adaptation is all bravery, brevity, and levity.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Mutu Sakata: My DC Story’ by Renee...

Realism and camp abound in this uplifting play celebrating Black women power.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Grief Baby’s First Road Trip’ by Adedana...

A young woman explores her relationship with her father, perfectionism, and risk.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Attack on Tunggorono’ by Marc Hoffman (3...

Traditional Indonesian puppetry is beautifully juxtaposed with current events.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Big Dad Energy’ by Jamie Campbell (4...

A veteran comedian and genuinely nice guy brings more than 'Big Dad Energy' to Fringe.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Sip & Paint: A Manifesto in the...

A vulnerable, experimental solo performance that finds oddly profound moments of meaning in the nothingness of life.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Holy O’ by Lauren Hance (5...

A deeply moving, uniquely intimate, and spiritual exploration of sexuality.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Onion Skin’ by Dara Padwo-Audick (3 stars)

Dramatic comedy by a skin cancer survivor is theater advocacy at full tilt.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Almost 13’ by Joan Kane (4 1⁄2...

A touching and well-crafted solo drama delivered with pathos and sincerity.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Nasty White Folx…and other filth’ by Sidney...

A provocative solo performance that explores histories of racialized filth and cleanliness.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Between Raindrops’ by Elizabeth Cutler (3 stars)

First-time playwright brings little-known DC historical tragedy to life.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here’ by John...

Acting performances shine in this psychological drama set in DC high society.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ’29th and Oakes’ by Daniel Niewoehner (3...

At the intersection of self-acceptance and self-deception lies a new musical about lost love.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?’ by Pamela H....

One woman with multiple voices offers her quirks, traumas, and terrors as tribute to the gods of Comedy.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Shut Up Martha’ (5 stars)

Compelling retelling of the Watergate scandal from the point of view of one of its most colorful characters.

2023 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic’ by Charlie...

This quickly-paced and entertaining act features 'sex, drugs, and magic tricks.'