University Shows

Written by antiwar Russian exile Mikhail Durnenkov, the play's 12 scenes have the feeling that they could happen anywhere. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

The actors grab the show by the horns and fully commit to telling this story. By LUCILLE RIEKE

This exceptional production is equal parts hilarious, sobering, pulpy, and poignant. By AILEEN JOHNSON

The cast in the solid Bowie State University production throw themselves into their roles with enthusiastic abandon. By JENNIFER GEORGIA

Fourteen undergrads sang Broadway show tunes about five personal questions. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN

The performance of this musical feels more powerful than ever, and the production is filled with stellar performances all around. By HALEY HUCHLER

In this emotionally powerful play performed by students and puppets are profound nature metaphors and ecology commentary. By MEGAN WILLS

Bolstered with humor, Marcus Gardley's period play follows seven women as they fight for their idiosyncratic interpretations of freedom. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

Written by Georgetown University senior Shakeer Hood, the world-premiere play with dance has much to admire. By LISA TRAIGER

In a production featuring talented George Washington University students, the drama of college admissions takes on Shakespearean proportions. By DANIELLA IGNACIO

This University of Maryland ensemble was truly strong. There were beautiful and heartbreaking moments, and they tackled each one with grace. By BRITTANY PROUDFOOT GINDER

Co-creators Dell Howlett and Michael McElroy tell a heartfelt story of a queer Black boy's coming of age, and a talented cast conveys every ounce of its passion. By ISAAC WELCH

The Tony-winning musical sendup demands a lot of its cast, and the accomplished players at AU are more than up to the task. By AMY KOTKIN

A talented cast shines in Caridad Svitch's revisionist retelling of 'Hamlet' at George Mason University. By HALEY HUCHLER

The 38th Annual Donn B. Murphy One-Acts Festival is a dazzling love letter to the power and promise of university theater. By HAILEY WHARRAM

Playwright Olivia Luzquinos, an AU alum, seeks out the conversations that characters need to have but avoid, and plunges right into them. By GREGORY FORD

Wrestling with themes of love and sense of self, the entire Howard Players cast surrenders to the story. By WHIT DAVIS

Voices from the creative team of an original production at Bowie State University about protecting Black businesses. By MALEAH DIGGS

The play takes place in Cuba at a time of deprivation, but director Fatima Quander makes sure that beauty and comfort share center stage. By GREGORY FORD

'R.U.R.,' a dramatic adaptation of Karel Čapek’s classic sci-fi tale, is a powerful reminder that technological advances can have unintended consequences. By CHARLES GREEN