The Sorrow Beneath the Surface of ‘School Girls’ at Round House...
Can one laugh heartily at a satirical comedy—be thoroughly engaged by the entertaining characters, story, and performances—and then after it's over mourn what it...
Maria Manuela Goyanes on ‘Fairview,’ race, and what’s next at Woolly...
I saw Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview opening night at Woolly, and I cannot stop thinking about its originality—not only in form but in intent....
In the Moment: Peter’s Alley Theatre moves to The Writer’s Center...
Peter's Alley Theatre has moved its base of performances to The Writer’s Center in Bethesda. Founded in 2012 by Aly B. Ettman, Peter’s Alley...
Magic Time!: ‘Blank’ at Theater Alliance
"There are holes in the script!" would be the deathblow for any more conventional work of theater, but in Nassim Soleimanpour's Blank, the gaps...
Magic Time!: A Love Letter to ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
When Dear Evan Hansen debuted at Arena Stage four years ago, I was so moved by the show I wrote it a love letter,...
In The Moment: Kimberly Gilbert Is King In ‘Bootleg Shakespeare, Richard...
Once again, Taffety Punk Theatre Company has succeeded at challenging the theatrical status quo. This time, it was with a mesmerizing Bootleg Shakespeare Richard...
In the Moment: ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ at 1st Stage
With a return visit to The Happiest Place on Earth, new gemstones are uncovered, adding complexity and currency to its bittersweet tale about dreams...
Magic Time!: Why ‘A People’s History’ Is “Painful”: A Q&A With...
John: Before you brought A People’s History to DC, you performed all 18 parts three times—once through in Minneapolis and twice through in Seattle....
Magic Time!: ‘The Boy from Troy’ (DC Black Theatre & Arts...
One looks for hope where one can find it. And sometimes hope pops up on its own, unexpected. That kind of hope, not sought...
Dangereuse: Brecht and the History Behind ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo...
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) left Berlin in February 1933, the day after the Reichstag fire, an attack on the home of the German Parliament. President...
Magic Time!: The Mind-Blowing Stagecraft in ‘Twisted Melodies’ at Mosaic Theater
Twisted Melodies is a spectacular finish to Mosaic's fourth season. Written by and starring Kelvin Roston, Jr., the show sweeps us into Donny Hathaway's...
Magic Time!: ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at Round House Theatre
How do I love this play? Let me count the ways.
My colleague David Siegel's review heaps accolades on the Round House Theatre production of...
Magic Time!: ‘The Oldest Boy’ at Spooky Action Theater
Sara Ruhl's The Oldest Boy tells a gut-wrenching story serenely, almost gently. At the heart of it is the bond between mother and child, a...
Chamber Dance Project Brings ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’...
‘‘Do I dare/Disturb the universe?” asked T.S. Eliot’s protagonist in the confessional modernist masterwork “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Through a world-premier...
Post-Play Palaver: ‘Second Body’ at Synetic Theatre
Post-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it,...
In the Moment: ‘Last Out’ by The Heroes Journey
Last Out is a raw emotional journey with no illusions as its core value.
It is an intense confessional about military service and the effects...
In the Moment: ‘Richard iii’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic Theater's Richard iii is a potent conspiratorial theatrical experience for an anxious age such as ours. It is the ultimate in theatrical paranoia,...
Magic Time!: ‘The Chibok Girls: Our Story’ at Georgetown University
One night five years ago, a horror happened in Chibok, North Eastern Nigeria. The Boko Haram—Islamicist terrorists who believe that Western education is evil—abducted...
Helen Hayes Videos: Get To Know Your Hosts!
The 35th Annual Helen Hayes Awards are just around the corner and we couldn't be more excited! All of DC theater in one room...
Magic Time!: ‘God of Carnage’ at Keegan Theatre
The set foreshadows the coming fracas. There's a fault line down the middle where this living room seems sliced in two. And something's out...