Tag: José Carrasquillo
Scott Bakula plays a flawless ‘Mister Lincoln’ at Ford’s Theatre
The one-man play presents America's 16th president as a charismatic and eager statesman committed to freedom and liberty from the beginning of his life. By JULIAN OQUENDO
A look back at Ford’s ‘First Look’ festival of new plays
A first-hand report on the first three readings of new plays commissioned by Ford’s Theatre: 'From first to last my reaction was Bravo!'
An unforgettable elephant haunts ‘Mlima’s Tale’ by Lynn Nottage at 1st...
Mlima’s magnificence is given powerful embodiment by actor Jeremy Keith Hunter, whose deeply committed performance anchors this production.
‘In His Hands’ at Mosaic asks if it’s OK with God...
The two leads — Michael J. Mainwaring as Daniel and Josh Adams as Chris — are spellbinding together. Their unabashed attraction is palpable.
Magic Time!: ‘Nat Turner in Jerusalem’ at Forum Theatre
By coincidence, Nat Turner in Jerusalem opened at Forum Theatre the day that The Raid closed at Theater Alliance. The two plays seen in...
Magic Time!: ‘Sotto Voce’ at Theater J
Among the revelatory dimensions of this lyrical play is one that caught my attention by surprise. I knew going in that Sotto Voce, by Pulitzer...
Review: ‘Sotto Voce’ at Theater J
In Sotto Voce, Theater J’s first production of the 2017-18 season, the characters don’t actually lower their voices.
Instead, they speak in whispers, and not...
Review: ‘Don Juan Tenorio’ at GALA Theatre
While Don Juan, the character, is a recognizable archetype of insatiable lust, the GALA Theatre’s Don Juan Tenorio, is an elegant, at times humorous,...
Playwright Octavio Solis on His Play ‘El Paso Blue’ Now Playing...
Texas-born Octavio Solis is one of America’s leading contemporary playwrights, yet he is relatively unknown in the DC area. Now El Paso Blue—one of...
Review: ‘The Body of an American’ at Theater J
A true story that begins with the desecration of a dead body becomes, before our eyes and hearts, a living and breathing buddy story....
Hugo Medrano on ‘Yerma’ and GALA Hispanic Theatre’s 2015-2016 Season
GALA Hispanic Theatre's Co-Founder & Producing Artistic Director Hugo Medrano unveils GALA's new 2015-2016 season.
Joel: How long have you been at GALA and how...
Theater J Announces its 2015-2016 Season
From Amy Friedman, Director of Marketing & Communications, Theater J:
Theater J today announces its 2015-2016 season, a lineup of seven diverse plays ranging from personal,...
‘La Señorita de Tacna (The Young Lady From Tacna)’ at GALA...
Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010, always wanted to be a playwright. La Señorita de Tacna,...
Director José Carrasquillo on ‘La Señorita de Tacna’ (The Young Lady...
La Señorita de Tacna (The Young Lady from Tacna), by the Peruvian Playwright Mario Vargas Llosa, opens tonight at GALA Hispanic Theatre. I asked Director José Carrasquillo about the...