2008 February — DC Theatre Scene

All That I Will Ever Be

February 25, 2008 By Janice Cane Leave a Comment

All That I Will Ever Be
By Alan Ball
Directed by Serge Seiden
Produced by Studio Theater 2ndStage
Reviewed by Janice Cane

Which is worse-a play whose first act is stronger than its second, or vice versa? Is it better to be drawn into a story and then disappointed after intermission, or is it better to have your patience throughout a tedious and disjointed first act rewarded with a stronger, more coherent Act 2?

I’m not sure of the answer, but I do know that All That I Will Ever Be falls into the latter category. [Read more...]

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New Company in the Business of Works in Progress

February 23, 2008 By Lorraine Treanor Leave a Comment

Artist’s Bloc, a new nonprofit corporation which seeks to combine disciplines into original types of artistic presentations, holds its inaugural showing, 12 X 6, in the Atlas Performing Arts Center’s H Street space tonight. [Read more...]

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In Memoriam: Bill Hamlin

February 22, 2008 By Lorraine Treanor Leave a Comment

Feb 22 –Our friends at Theater J just informed us that actor Bill Hamlin, who has appeared on Washington stages many times, passed away yesterday from lung cancer. He was most recently in Theater J’s productions of Hannah and Martin, Picasso’s Closet and Spring Forward, Fall Back and in Lazarus Syndrome at Theater Alliance. The Theater J website has more information.

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Director Joe Calarco

February 22, 2008 By Joel Markowitz 1 Comment

From M. Butterfly at The Philadelphia Theatre Company

By Joel Markowitz
With contributions from Gene Dickerson

He’s a 4-time Helen Hayes Award winner and his direction of M Butterfly at the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre for The Philadelphia Theatre Company has audiences and critics applauding.

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Telly Leung

February 20, 2008 By Joel Markowitz 1 Comment

From Philadelphia – M. Butterfly’s Telly Leung

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Rorschach in Exile

February 20, 2008 By Lorraine Treanor Leave a Comment

Rorschach Theatre, which suddenly held a leaving-the-church yard sale last Fall, has found a temporary home at Georgetown University’s Davis Perfoming Arts Center, allowing Rorschach to continue its season, and, at times, have 2 shows running in separate spaces. Today’s Backstage column by Jane Horwitz has the details.

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Doubt

February 20, 2008 By Steven McKnight 2 Comments

“What do you do when you’re not sure?” is a question posed by Father Flynn at the start of John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning play Doubt: A Parable. Ironically the answer to this question will determine Flynn’s fate when suspicions of child molestation arise in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964. This deeply-layered work never fully answers the question of his guilt but instead provokes the audience to consider issues of faith, morality, and justice.

Doubt: A Parable is a powerful and compelling drama, worthy of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards that it received. [Read more...]

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Fool for Love

February 19, 2008 By Tim Treanor Leave a Comment

Fool for Love
By Sam Shepard
Directed by Kasi Campbell
Produced by Spooky Action Theater
Reviewed by Tim Treanor

With this production of Fool for Love, Spooky Action Theater establishes itself beyond question as a significant force in Washington theater. The Takoma Park company continues to operate in an intimate space and under a modest budget, but everything else about this production is big-league, and big-time. [Read more...]

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