Tag: DC Theater Arts

  Three-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, poet, and actress, Jill Scott appeared at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center on July 15, 2013. Greeted by Washington’s humid...

Wolf Trap is known for hosting some of the best musicians of all time and last night was no exception. Professional wizard of the flute,...

Jonah Dove is a show roughly based on the Biblical Jonah story. Written by Jason Ford, it tells the tale of a man who...

& Afterwards, a solo performance by Kevin Boggs and directed by Amy Couchoud, tells the story of a country boy who makes a new...

Impossible to Translate, but I’ll try: True-life Israeli Stories, a solo performance by Noa Baum is a storytelling gem. The show is a series...

Ad Hoc Players presents Tragedy Averted, an exceptionally creative comedic piece written by Alexandra Petri and directed by Joan Cummins. Smart, pithy dialogue combined...

The Wandering Theatre Company’s movement/dance-infused ensemble piece The Afflicted follows a Writer’s (Joelle Golda) process to compile research about the girls who ignited the...

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MOTHS is the most challenging piece of theater currently playing in this year's...

With a title as convoluted as WIGGERLOVER , one might be surprised by the straightforwardness James Anthony Zoccoli’s one man show.  Despite the...

The moment you walk in the theater, McPherson Madness assails you with its world, trying to become your reality. Cast members ask for change,...

There is no doubt that technology is a large part of many of our lives. Have you ever left the house and forgotten your...

If you like old detective movies and Airplane!-esque parody, then the Impressionable Players’ Detective Pimbley and the Case of the Rich Dead Lady is...

Despite My Civil War’s description as a “multidisciplinary exploration of the American Civil War,” this production feels more like a cursory stumbling through a...

Bayou Blues is a communicative exploration of a young black girl’s fears moving towards a summative moment of terror amidst Hurricane Katrina. And while...

According to the program notes: “In 2005, lyricist Mark Campbell asked 18 different composers to put music to his portrait of a smart, resilient, wry,...

Outside the Wire is a compelling and moving portrait of the toll war takes on soldiers and their families. Written by Jimi Stanton, who plays...

If it’s a good evening at the theater you’re looking for, I’ve got a top of the line drama, Sick Stories, Gentle Granddaddy by...

What a delight! For me, musical theater is pure escapism: I can be entertained, tap my foot to the music, and sometimes even sing...

H2O Brings Big Ideas to Life Good plays put people in circumstances that force them to confront essential questions; great plays move people past essential...

It is with heavy heart that I divulge to my dear readers one of my secret pleasures – because not to share my latest...