Tag: Kendra Rai
In brilliant ‘Children of Medea,’ a Korean American girl hopes to...
Conformity can be difficult for some of us at the best of times. But it is especially difficult in adolescence for a girl.
Cynthia, 17,...
Review: ‘Everything Is Illuminated’ at Theater J
A young Jewish American writer named Jonathan arrives by train in the Ukraine on a quest to find a woman named Augustine who helped...
Review: ‘The Adventures of Peter Pan’ at Synetic Theater
I have to admit something: this was my first Synetic Theater production. I assure you, however, it will not be my last. I had...
Review: ‘Blood at the Root’ at Howard University’s Department of Theatre...
Hard to imagine a dramatic work more perfect for undergraduate actors or more pertinent to the racial tensions of our times than Dominique Morisseau's...
Review: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’: The FATS WALLER Musical Show’ at Howard University
Coming out of the Howard University Department of Theatre Arts production of Ain’t Misbehavin’: The FATS WALLER Musical Show, we checked googlemaps to be...
Review: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Constellation Theatre Company
Black Stache is bringing his pirate ship to Source Theatre, in Constellation Theatre Company’s fantastic production of the 2012 Tony Award-winning play Peter and...
Review: ‘Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley’ at Round House Theatre
Love is in the air for Miss (Mary) Bennet this Christmas in the imagined, holiday-themed sequel to Jane Austen’s literary masterpiece Pride and Prejudice -...
Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at Synetic Theater
What is Shakespeare without his words? Answer: a rollicking good time!
Synetic Theater, known for its dynamic and often wordless productions of Shakespeare and other...
Review #2: ‘Sarafina!’ at Howard University
“Freedom is coming tomorrow!” exclaims the students of Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts in Sarafina! a musical written by Mbongeni Ngema and directed by...
Review: ‘Sarafina!’ at Howard University
Even if you already know how inspiring and moving this show is, from seeing the film or the musical on stage, you are in...
In the Moment: A Look at Synetic Theater’s ‘As You Like...
Synetic Theater continues to winningly upend The Bard’s canon with its 12th production in the speechless, though far from silent, series that had its start...
‘As You Like It’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic Theater’s As You Like It is what W.H. Auden called an “inverted pastoral”—the outlaw theme of Shakespeare’s play is enhanced by the transformation...
‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ at Imagination Stage
Arnold Lobel’s lovable characters from his classic children’s books, Frog and Toad, come to life at Imagination Stage in a Tony Award-nominated musical, A...
‘African Americans’ at Howard University
Are customs and cultures completed eradicated and evaporated when people from other continents, countries and cultures come to this great land we call “America?”...
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Synetic Theater
Yes, a high time to be had. All you need to do is follow the simple directions; “eat me”; then “drink me.” And whoosh, with music...
‘Hay Fever’ at Olney Theatre Center
Noël Coward himself described his breakout hit, Hay Fever as having “no plot at all, and remarkably little action...” The Olney Theatre Center’s production...
‘Garfield, The Musical With Cattitude’ at Adventure Theatre MTC
Garfield: The Musical With Cattitude Provides Plenty of Laughs for All Ages
Adventure Theatre MTC serves up the charm for all ages with its original...
‘Garfield, The Musical with Cattitude’ Now Playing at Adventure Theater/MTC by...
GARFIELD, THE MUSICAL WITH CATTITUDE IS PLAYING NOW AT ADVENTURE THEATRE/MTC
Through August 23, 2015
Based on the characters created by Jim Davis
Book by Jim Davis and...
‘Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea’ at Theater Alliance
A bright 18-year-old named Dontrell has had a dream. He saw a man with the face of his father who is captive on a...
‘The Fire and the Rain’ at Constellation Theatre Company
It is extraordinary that Constellation Theatre Company continues to seek out and present works of artistry that would likely be unknown to us. And...