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2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Big River (and Other Wayfaring Ballets)’...

MOVEiUS Contemporary Ballet, the 2012 winner of Capital Fringe Audience Award, returns to the Fringe this summer for a deeper, more mysterious examination of...

Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing’ by Leslie Weisman

No doubt about it: this is not your father’s (not to mention your English teacher’s) Shakespeare. Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing opens with...

‘The Lady Becomes Him’ at Faction of Fools by Justin Schneider

I'm going to start this review with two important facts. The first fact is that the night I went to see Faction of Fools' The...

Part 5: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Round House Theatre: Meet Rick...

Here is our fourth interview with the cast of Round House Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. Today - meet Rick Foucheux. Joel: Introduce us...

Part 4: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Round House Theatre: Meet Jesse...

Here is our third interview with the cast of Round House Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. Today - meet Jesse Terrill. Joel: Introduce us...

Meet the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees: Matthew R. Wilson by...

Cate Brewer speaks with Matthew R. Wilson, who is nominated for The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical for Faction of Fools...

‘A Commedia Christmas Carol’ by Jessica Vaughan

Faction of Fools Theatre Company combines Charles Dickens and Commedia Dell’Arte this Christmas for an inspired production of A Commedia Christmas Carol. The larger...

Married to the Stage: ‘Human Chess Match’ by Natalie McCabe

My husband lives in an imaginary village. A shire, to be exact. He works in another century, too, and has for the past three...

Married to the Stage: ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ by Natalie...

My husband moves better in high heels than I do. I came to this realization about a year before we were married, during our studies...

New Column: ‘Married to the Stage’ begins on DC Theater Arts...

“Honey, I don’t think I can go to the next level. I just don’t see myself going higher here.” “It’s okay, my love. I support...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The City of God’ – A New Opera’...

Here goes. First, I’m not going to mention any names because these are college kids and they will learn better (and I’d like for...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘3rd Annual “Fool for All”: Tales of Marriage...

Over the years I have seen Faction of Fools develop beautifully. They are developing a cast of regulars that have real chemistry and obviously...

Capital Fringe Review: “Dead Man’s Mambo’ by Carolyn Kelemen

Who would have thought Dead Man’s Mambo would have come from such a lofty art form as commedia dell’arte. But John Bellomo, a Philadelphia comedian/Italian traveler/funny...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: Faction of Fools ‘Fool For...

What Is Faction of Fools' Fool for All? The Fool for All is based on two complementary factors: 1) The DC actor community is vast, talented,...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Dead Man’s Mambo’ by John...

Philadelphia based OMBELICO Mask Ensemble is presenting the D.C. Premiere of Dead Man’s Mambo as part of the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. Dead Man’s Mambo is a...

‘The Servant of Two Masters’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

The audience’s laughter was shaking the rafters at Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Servant of Two Masters. Directed by Christopher Bayes, this brilliant...

‘Hamlecchino’ at Faction of Fools by Natalie McCabe

Something may be rotten in the state of Denmark, but energy is high and comedy very much alive in Faction of Fools’ current production, Hamlecchino,...