Punch -That’s the Way We Do It

Punch - That’s the Way We Do It
Written and directed by Wyckham Avery
Produced by dog and pony dc
Reviewed by Miranda Hall

Welcome to Adventure Seating 101. dog and pony dc’s production of Punch is an in-your-face - and frequently an in-your-lap - homage to vulgarity, violence, and questionable satire. If you’re in the mood for some crude, late-night entertainment, pull a trash bag over your clothes (if you’re sitting in the front two rows, they’re already attached to your seat), grab a beer (they’ll make sure you have one in the prologue), and get ready to jump into an evening of Fringe-esque debauchery. Read more

Cymbeline

• Cymbeline
• By William Shakespeare
• Directed by Wickham Avery
• Produced by dog & pony dc
• Reviewed by Tim Treanor

What a bad idea this is! Dog & pony dc has re-conceived Cymbeline - definitely a minor part of Shakespeare’s canon - as a theatrical exercise in which actors change roles with every scene. To imagine an equivalent, suppose that Arena Stage decided to do the same thing with Death of a Salesman. In the first scene, Rick Foucheux would appear as Willie Loman, and Nancy Robinette as his wife, Linda. In the next scene, the Loman sons Biff and Hap would be played by - Rick Foucheux and Nancy Robinette, respectively. Read more