Reviews by Steven McKnight

Steven McKnight DCTS Reviewer Steven McKnight is a recovering lawyer who now works in a lobbying firm and enjoys the drama of political theatre on both sides of the aisle. He admires authors, actors, athletes, teachers, and chefs, and has dabbled in all of those roles with mixed (and occasionally hilarious) results.

Summer at Nohant

March 15, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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If you are accustomed to seeing paired down black box productions at the Flashpoint venue, the well-crafted nineteenth century salon will be a pleasant surprise.

Gdirl from Gdansk

February 24, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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Gdirl from Gdansk, the latest play from Ireland’s Liam Heylin being given its world premiere here by Keegan Theatre, is an appealing work whose gentle charms gradually enfold the audience.

Talk Radio

February 16, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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Roman Gusso gives a bravura, take-no-prisoners performance as the tormented talk show host Barry Champlain in Stroyka Theatre’s Talk Radio.

The Constellation

February 3, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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Gwydion Suilebhan’s The Constellation is an unusual love story between two homeless people, and the love of a young man for the historic ship The U.S.S. Constellation.

Permanent Collection

February 3, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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Thomas Gibbons’ Permanent Collection is an intelligent and provocative work that will leave the audience thinking long after they have left the theatre.

Constant State of Panic

January 20, 2010 by Steven McKnight  
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As someone frequently amused by alarmist TV news teasers  like “Could your drinking water be polluted?  Details at eleven!”.  So I was intrigued by the concept underlying Constant State of Panic, Madcap Players’ world premiere of  Patrick Gabridge’s play.

Mommy Queerest

December 25, 2009 by Steven McKnight  
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Judy Gold’s solo show Mommie Queerest is a wonderful juxtaposition of the mundane, the unusual, and the occasionally outrageous.

The Prisoner of Zenda

December 15, 2009 by Steven McKnight  
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The ambitious young company at 1st Stage has had a run of successful productions, but the law of inevitability may have caught up with them with this production of the classic swashbuckler The Prisoner of Zenda.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe

December 9, 2009 by Steven McKnight  
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Some of Washington’s favorite actors inhabit this Tom Isbell Christmas concoction, with songs written by the witty Mark Russell.

Annie

December 2, 2009 by Steven McKnight  
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A cynic might say the musical Annie is family theatre cooked up by recipe. Start with a plucky young girl looking for love and family, add orphans, mix in cartoonish villains, stir with a rich businessman, marinate repeatedly with a memorable song, sprinkle in just enough historical humor for the parents, and serve with a [...]

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