Tag: Julie Herber
Allegorical squabbles in ‘The Squirrels’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
The fun is in the physical acting. The energy is electric. By BOB ASHBY
Review: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
If you’ve thought to yourself “I will never see another rip-off of the Peter Pan story ever again”, I totally understand where you are...
Review: ‘Top Girls’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
The adage, “more things change, the more they stay the same” comes to mind when weighing British playwright Caryl Churchill’s seminal Obie-winning classic, Top...
Review: Junie B. Jones in ‘Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!’ at Maryland...
Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells! is a charming piece of family comedy playing at Maryland Ensemble Theatre through January 1, 2017....
Magic Time! ‘How To… Sex Education’ at Rabble Crew Productions
Rabble Crew Productions has a proclivity for mounting edgy, sex-themed theater in fringey places around town. Last December they did Madeline Farrington’s Glory Us at...
Review: ‘Superior Donuts’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Humor and calories abound in Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s production of Superior Donuts, written by Tracy Letts and directed by Gené Fouché. Set in uptown...
Review: ‘Oedipus ROX!’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Take one-part glam rock, one-part Mad Max: Beyond Thunder Dome, and one-part A Clockwork Orange, and you have Oedipus ROX! at the Maryland Ensemble...
Review: ‘Stupid F**king Bird’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Written by Aaron Posner and “sort of adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Seagull,” Stupid F**king Bird is a highly imaginative and humorous depiction of the...
‘A Christmas Carol’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Like most Americans of a certain age, I have seen A Christmas Carol… a lot. I have seen multiple different iterations of the traditional...
‘Frankenstein’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
"I saw a figure...or was it a reflection?" This rhetorical question literally haunts Frankenstein, an original Maryland Ensemble Theatre ('MET') production adapted from Mary...
‘The Elephant Man’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
The Elephant Man, fantastically directed by Julie Herber, poses some interesting morality questions for a modern audience, though it is set in Victorian-era England....
‘The Revelation of Bobby Pritchard’ at Iron Crow Theatre Company
Sex. Love. God. Truth. People risk everything for them. They are eaten by lions. They are burned at the stake. They die on crosses. And did...
Iron Crow Theatre Presents ‘The Revelation of Bobby Pritchard’ by Rich...
Iron Crow Theatre presents the world premiere of The Revelation of Bobby Pritchard. This poignant and lyrical new play from Maryland playwright Rich Espey, three-time...
‘A Revolutionary Christmas’ at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre
A Revolutionary Christmas, directed by Suzanne Beal, is a hilarious and heartwarming original Christmas play. Written by Reiner Prochaska, the show is a Maryland...
‘Clybourne Park’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
A Then and Now Tour: Clybourne Park at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Taking a modern twist on Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal play, A Raisin in the Sun, Bruce...
‘In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play’ at Maryland Ensemble...
The doctor is in at Maryland Ensemble Theatre as they close out their 2013/2014 season with In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play....
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Amanda...
Clink. The sound of chimes and deception. Clink. The look of houseboys and studs. Clink. The illusion of truth or the truth of illusion;...
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Amanda...
When one is in town one amuses oneself, when one is in the country one amuses other people, and whether you be from the...
Capital Fringe Review: ‘Young Olympians and the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure...
Keeping the stories of Greek mythology fresh and evergreen for the present day, as well as instructive and entertaining to those of student age...
2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘The Young Olympians & the Most...
Debuting in DC this summer, The Young Olympians & the Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever! (aka "YO") is an all-ages musical with a story rooted...