Reviews

WSG has done Washington theatergoers a service by presenting a top-notch, well-paced production featuring excellent acting by the entire cast.  By BOB ASHBY

Shakespeare and Commedia dell’arte, like Beatrice and Benedick, turn out to be a match made in heaven. By SOPHIA HOWES

Lameece Issaq’s solo dramedy isn’t afraid to go there (and there, and there, and also there…).  By TREY GRAHAM

The director and cast have gifted Lauren Yee's script with breathtaking emotional presence and moment-to-moment grounding. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

In joyful celebration of Compass Rose Theater’s 15-year history, six actors and a pianist sing medleys and songs from previous productions. By CHARLES GREEN’

Think musical theater meets stand-up meets improv meets variety hour special. By ZOE WINSKY 

In Ken Ludwig’s farce, the Music and Drama Club offers a night of right songs, wrong plays, mistaken identities, and wardrobe malfunctions.  By LIANA OLEAR

There is an unburdened joy in the best university theater that cannot be understated. This production is emblematic of that joy. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

Frenetic ensemble movement and stark line readings unmoor this classic from its roots. By BOB ASHBY

Audiences are transported to Oz with a wonderful night of music, laughter, and friendship. By ISABELLA ARTINO

In ‘Making the Scene: Theater on 14th Street in the 1980s,’ SCENA Theatre co-founder Amy Schmidt takes us back to a seminal era in Washington theater. By BLAIR A. RUBLE

With a talented company and infinitely hummable songs, the show is a celebration of friendship, strength, and all the places (and people) we call home. By EM SKOW

The story revealed in a cantankerous city council meeting is fiercely funny and totally horrifying. By AMY KOTKIN

It’s hysterical and powerful. Gerrad Alex Taylor has crafted a world that feels cartoony, surreal, and human all at once.  By DANIELLA IGNACIO 

Staged in Dupont Underground through April 12, this is a touching play whose context is U.S. immigration policies but whose heart is pure dramatist’s art. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

A classroom conflict turns into a family drama and a powerful, intergenerational exploration of Black Deaf identity. By VICTORIA SOSA

The annual celebration of diverse spoken-word artists is available online until April 28, and ticket sales close April 8. By KENDALL MOSTAFAVI

The final show directed by retiring artistic director Vincent M. Lancisi does Christopher Durang’s hilarious comedy justice. By CYBELE POMEROY

The new hip-hop musical invites audiences to see themselves inside the movement that shaped modern America. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

The actors bounced off one another brilliantly, as though they had known each other for a lifetime, just like the characters they embodied. By ZOE WINSKY