Tag: Faction of Fools
DC-area theaters unite to extend COVID vax and mask requirements
Shows go on as Theatre Washington announces continued safety efforts.
Faction of Fools embraces collaboration with new season of ‘Foolish Fridays’
In the summer of 2020, Faction of Fools Theatre Company bravely forged into the world of virtual Commedia dell'Arte with the first season of...
Faction of Fools Theatre Company announces new Co-Directors
At a time when theater companies around the country must push back production schedules, their missions are amplified to plan future productions that will...
Review: ‘The Great Commedia Hotel Murder Mystery’ by Faction of Fools
As much as modern culture claims to worship novelty, innovation and even disruption, there is a lot to be said for the tried and...
Faction of Fools’ Paul Reisman on Commedia dell’Arte Day and ‘Bravo,...
February 25 is a special day for fans of physical comedy: Commedia dell'Arte Day! Founded in 2010 in order to petition that the Italian...
Review: ‘Henry V’ by Faction of Fools
A current exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library explores Winston Churchill’s admiration for Shakespeare, above all the World War II-era patriotic inspiration of Laurence...
Review: ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Faction of Fools
Though it has commonly been staged as a tragedy or psychological drama since its Moscow premiere, Anton Chekhov always insisted that The Cherry Orchard...
Review: ‘Foolish Fairytales’ at Faction of Fools Theatre Company
If you have yet to experience a Faction of Fools Theatre Company production, then you are missing out on something truly brilliant and one-of-a-kind....
Meet the Cast of ‘The Second Shepherds’ Play’ at Folger Theatre:...
In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre’s The Second Shepherds’ Play, meet Matthew R. Wilson.
Sophia: Please introduce...
Review: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Faction of Fools
Audiences can usually expect something distinct, and full of chutzpah, from the folk at DC’s scrappy Faction of Fools theater troupe with its Comedia...
2016 ‘Page-to-Stage’ Schedule for September 3-5, 2016 at The Kennedy Center
The 15th Annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Schedule
Saturday, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR-UPDATED 8/19/16
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
11 AM–12:20 PM
ISRAELI LOUNGE
Ally Theatre Company:...
Magic Time! ‘Blood, Sweat & Fears: A Grand Guignol Sick Cabaret’
As the local go-to theater company for carrying on the Grand Guignol tradition, Molotov Theatre Group mounts some of the most interesting combos of...
Review: ‘The Good Devil (In Spite of Himself)’ at WSC Avant...
The Good Devil (In Spite of Himself) is a good and plenty retelling of the classic Faust tale and how art can imitate life....
Interviews from London Below: Inside Cohesion Theatre’s ‘Neverwhere’: Part 2: Cori...
In Part Two of a series of interviews with cast members of Cohesion Theatre Company’s Neverwhere, meet Cori Dioquino.
Patricia: Please introduce yourself and tell our...
Review: ‘The Miser’ at Faction of Fools
Faction of Fools is delightfully back with a well-concocted, refreshing, street-fair fare of Moliere’s The Miser. This happy show is one with a pointed,...
An Interview with ‘Collaborators’ Playwright John Hodge by Roberta Alves
Playwright John Hodge fills us in on his play Collaborators which has just extended through March 13th at Spooky Action Theater.
How did a film script...
Review: ‘Collaborators’ at Spooky Action Theater
In these days of a re-igniting Cold War between Russia and the United States, those old grainy black-and-white films of a long thought dead...
Meet The Cast of Spooky Action Theater’s ‘Collaborators’: Part 1: Paul...
In Part 1 of our series with the cast of Spooky Action's Collaborators, meet Paul Resiman.
Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may...
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2015 #4: Best Plays in Professional Theaters
Here are the DCMetroTheaterArts Staff's honorees for Best Plays in Professional Theaters in 2015:
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas at Olney Theatre Center.
A...
‘Pinocchio!’ at Faction of Fools
Italian writer Carlo Collodi’s beloved tale of Pinocchio! has been performed countless times over the past 132 years. Now, Faction of Fools Theatre Company has taken...