Tag: DC Theater Arts
‘Big Love’ at The Hub Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins
Love, Marriage, and Mayhem.
Aeschylus is often described as the father of Greek tragedy. In his play The Suppliants, Danaids unveils the original tale of a...
An Interview with ‘A Year of Giving’s’ Reed Sandridge by Kevin...
Though he’s reluctant to take credit for any of these things, Reed Sandridge is the subject, star, and co-author of A Year of Giving,...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Cupcake Cabaret: A Brief History of “Bad” Women’...
If you’re hoping for some impressive dance moves in Cupcake Cabaret, then don’t let those hopes get too high.
When an older, conservative woman (Julie...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘HeHEE! or “What It’s Not Glee?” by Jessica...
HeHEE! or “What It’s Not Glee? is a production of The Comedy Academy, Inc., which is a non-profit that teaches middle and high school and...
‘Legally Blonde’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther
Oh My God! Omigod, you guys! Looks like Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia wins the prize of super fantastic amazing entertainment for the summer...
‘Sandy Bainum: Something to Sing About’ at Signature Theatre by Kim...
In an age of big splashy music-based reality contest shows, concerts as multimedia extravaganzas, technically-altered recordings, and TV shows manufactured around large musical ensembles,...
‘Church’ at Forum Theatre Company by Lauren Katz
Forum Theatre’s mission is to bring controversial and discussion inspiring theater to society. From what I witnessed on Saturday July 13, they seem to...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lauren Katz
The Greenbelt Arts Center presents the popular children’s tale Alice in Wonderland, with a twist. The basic storyline is still present: Alice (Liz Cassedy)...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Fringe Review: ‘Men Don’t Listen to Naked Women’...
In Men Don’t Listen to Naked Women, performer Monique Holt throws in a pinch of everything—hilarious stand-up, friendly audience interaction, impeccable mime and playful...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Imagination Meltdown Adventure’ by Lauren Katz
The statement “Be careful what you wish for” takes on a whole new meaning through Pointless Theatre’s production of Imagination Meltdown Adventure. The play...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘We Tiresias’ by Anne Tsang
We Tiresias, written by Stephen Spotswood and directed by Matt Ripa, is based on the Greek myth of Tiresias, a blind prophet ofT hebes,...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘President Harding is a Rock Star’ by Anne...
Landless Theater Company’s revival of President Harding is a Rock Star, written by Kyle Jarrow and directed by Melissa Baughman attempts to draw parallels...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘A Day in the Life of Miss Hiccup’...
Who is Miss Hiccup you might be wondering? She is a come-to-life doll-like clown that is played by a very talented woman from Japan...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Pundit’ by Kim Moeller
“The first law of punditry is the less you know, the easier it is to boil it down to a sound bite.”
That’s a quote...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Tent of Dreams: An Occuplay’ by Pat Davis
The Baldacchino Gypsy Tent, with a loud crowd thronging in the bar next door, is the perfect setting. The crowd will likely be inside,...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Madame: Helena Rubinstein in America’ by Francine Schwartz
Madame: Helena Rubinstein in America is a production of the Fourpence Theater. Their mission is to present works that explore the lives of "unique,...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Goddess Diaries’ by Pat Davis
Having read that The Goddess Diaries sprang from an exercise at playwright Carol Campbell’s church, I must have had in the back of my...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math and Seizures’ by Connie...
Barbara Selfridge’s one woman show asks the question “You decide which is scarier: epilepsy or prime numbers...and sex.” An intriguing and beguiling question that...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘HeLovedtheSoftPornoftheCity’ by Connie Morris
I hate giving my age away, but I spent my childhood in the 1960s and 70s. Since I was fortunate enough to have the...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Pushing Boundaries’ by Connie Morris
I love reading Fringe show descriptions. I usually develop an expectation in my mind that is rarely relevant to the actual production I witness....