Tag: James Konicek
Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (remount)
Honestly, I am still reeling after seeing Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon last night. I’ve been wandering around the house all morning, eyes glazed over,...
Dangereuse: ‘The Lovers with a Thousand Faces’: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at...
Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare Theatre is a revelatory theatre experience. Director Alan Paul’s version of Romeo and Juliet has a complexity and...
Magic Time! ‘An Octoroon’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’s An Octoroon wears irony on its sleeve with the same effrontery that three of its characters wear red, white, and black greasepaint...
Spine: ‘An Octoroon,’ ‘The Octoroon’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
An Octoroon, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' re-imagining of Dion Boucicault's pre-Civil War classic The Octoroon, opened last night at Woolly Mammoth.
Postmodern, hip, sardonic, farcical--An Octoroon deals...
Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Welcome to playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ world. You’re just living in it.
Or, is it, welcome to 19th Century playwright Dion Boucicault’s world and Branden Jacobs-...
Review: ‘Dial M for Murder’ at Olney Theatre Center
If Frederick Knott had only written the classic thriller, Dial M for Murder, it would have been enough. Knott actually went on to write...
Review: ‘The Pillowman’ at Forum Theatre
Martin McDonagh, the erstwhile enfant terrible of millennial European drama who is now a staple of contemporary theatres across the globe, is the sort...
Review: ‘OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist’ at The Kennedy Center’s Theater for...
The Kennedy Center has produced yet another world premiere production for this season’s Theater for Young Audiences. This time, they have taken Charles Dickens’...
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘When She Had Wings’ at Imagination...
Imagination Stage presents the world premiere of When She Had Wings, a play by Susan Zeder. Inspired by the mystery of famed aviator Amelia...
‘The BFG’ at Imagination Stage
Imagination Stage presents The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant), based on the book by Roald Dahl, adapted for the stage by David Wood, and...
‘Elling’ at The Washington Stage Guild
The urge to create goes hand in hand with the urge to destroy and The Washington Stage Guild is creating a beautiful classic upon...
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Children’s, High School, and University Productions...
Here are the choices of The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts for our Favorite productions and performances in Children's Theatre and High School and University productions...
THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Supporting Actor and Actress in a...
It’s that time of the year when everyone makes their list of favorites, and the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts, have selected their favorites of 2013....
‘Rancho Mirage’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther
Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive. Is it truth or is it illusion and can you really tell the...
Here’s the List of Honorees of DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best Scene Stealers of...
Here are the 2012-2013 Scene Stealers honorees selected by the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts. Congrats to all of you on your fine Scene Stealing performances.
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*Kevin...
Favorite ‘Scene Stealers’ of the 2012-2013 DC Area Theater Season: Part...
There were many wonderful Scene Stealing moments on DC Metro Area stages in our professional, community, children’s, and university theaters during the past theater season (August 1,...
‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline
Imagination Stage presents Peter Pan and Wendy, a musical adaptation of a longtime family favorite by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers. Kathryn Chase Bryer...
James Konicek on Playing Sir Andrew in Folger Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’...
I am a huge fan of James Konicek - his acting, singing, and 'that voice.' Audiences are loving James' performance in Folger Theatre's Twelfth Night....
‘Twelfth Night’ at Folger Theatre by Mark Dewey
Folger’s Twelfth Night is Beautifully Conceived
It’s a disk, or a lens, or giant kaleidoscope, thirty feet high and thirty feet wide. Or a big...
‘Our Town’ at Ford’s Theatre by Amanda Gunther
You have to love life to have life and you have to live to love it. But so few of those who have life...