The Hunchback Variations feels like a production of Waiting for Godot performed by the Marx Brothers.  It is simultaneously high-brow and silly.  Although I would have to say it’s less effective than Waiting for Godot, and the comedy is less refined than the Marx Brothers.  The effect can best be described as “puzzling”. [Read more...]

Disclaimer:  This show clearly has a target audience.  I am not in that target.  If you enjoy jokes about drag queens, jokes about ridiculous evangelical preachers, or jokes about JR’s Bar on 16^th Street, this show might be for you.  [Read more...]

It was clear that the sizable and chatty crowd in the Burke Theatre was ready to have a blast.  The Fringe goers who were looking for a subdued evening of theatre had gone other places.  This was going to silly fun.  And Speakeasy DC did not disappoint with The Showcase Showdown. [Read more...]

Losing It begins with a tantrum.  Madeleine Russell, the play’s author and star, storms on stage, bellows, and throws a chair, a stack of books, some trash and a potted plant to the ground.  She comes close to chucking a laptop before calming down.  It was, needless to say, an abrasive start and, frankly, I was skeptical. [Read more...]