The Miser
February 7, 2010 by Ben Demers
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A much-needed parable for our troubled economic times, with great acting, and a dynamite script, The Miser is a can’t-miss event.
Sit Down, Stand Up! The Story of the Student Sit-ins
February 7, 2010 by Leslie Weisman
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Sit Down, Stand Up! a play about the student lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC delivers a message in history and humanity gets plenty of enthusiastic audience participation.
Orestes, A Tragic Romp
February 4, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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Playwright Anne Washburn, channeling Euripides, and director Aaron Posner collaborate on some of the best storytelling in Washington, aided by stunning performances from Holly Twyford, Jay Sullivan and Chris Genebach.
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.
Antony and Cleopatra
February 1, 2010 by Jayne Blanchard
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Synetic is widely known for its visual poetry and you wonder if they can top themselves after the bucolic bounce of their Midsummer Night’s Dream or the gothic tingle of their Dracula, for example. Yet, they do it again.
The Rivalry
January 30, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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This is a play in which two long-dead men argue, without resolution, about an issue which has been settled for years. Why is it that a hundred fifty years later, the Lincoln-Douglas debates can still grip our hearts, and move us to tears?
suicide.chat.room
January 30, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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This is a play about people who talk about killing themselves, cobbled together from text found at pro-suicide Internet addresses and underscored with superb choreography and fabulous music.
Mahalia, A Gospel Musical
January 28, 2010 by Debbie Jackson
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MetroStage’s Mahalia, A Gospel Musical is a tribute to the late, great gospel warrior who captivated the nation and audiences around the world with her distinctive soulful voice and effervescent delivery.
Three Sisters
January 27, 2010 by Debbie Jackson
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Constellation Theatre puts its indelible mark on Three Sisters, Checkhov’s classic rumination about life, death, and everything in between.







