Next Fall
February 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
A faith compromised is an odd beast indeed. Take Luke, the young, beguiling object of affection in Round House Theatre’s new production of Geoffrey Nauffts’ Tony-nominated Next Fall, as performed by the exuberant Chris Dinolfo. Luke, a Tallahassee native and a struggling actor in New York, is both gay and a devout Christian. [Read more...]
Pride and Prejudice
November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Colin Firth is—and will always be—Mr. Darcy. But one does have to move beyond the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, albeit reluctantly. [Read more...]
Olney Theatre Center to say goodbye to Jim Petosa
November 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Jim Petosa, who has served Olney Theatre as its artistic director since 1993, will step down at the end of 2012, the company announced today. [Read more...]
Blake Robison to leave Round House at the end of the season
October 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
Blake Robison, who has served as Round House Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director for the past seven years, will leave at the end of the season, the theater announced yesterday. [Read more...]
ReEntry
October 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you are seeking a nuts-and-bolts review of KJ Sanchez and Emily Ackerman’s ReEntry, you need to look elsewhere. I can’t provide that; this is simply a play that resists that kind of analysis. The first thing you should know is that the playwrights’ intent is to educate more than edify, and their success in this approach will depend on what you, the audience, put into it. [Read more...]
Fahrenheit 451
September 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
The cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” had a great year last year. Contracts, promotional tours, endorsements, and millions of adoring fans at their feet. What did the cast of “Jersey Shore” do to earn these accolades? They got on television. What do they do on television? They live. And the public lives off the spectacle and the promise of their own empty reality television fame. [Read more...]
Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick on playing Salieri and Mozart in Amadeus
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All I could ask myself after watching the glorious performances of Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick as the tortured Salieri and the fart-filled Amadeus was, “What took so long for someone to cast them in a production of Amadeus? Well, I seized the opportunity to ask them myself, and also asked them to talk about these two challenging roles in the critically acclaimed Round House production. [Read more...]
Amadeus the latest of 4 Spring shows to add performances
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Critics and audiences alike are declaring Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick a triumph in Amadeus at Round House Theatre, which just added three performances, now closing June 12th.
Washington loves all things Stoppard, as the MetroStage production of The Real Inspector Hound is proving. With strong ensemble acting, the hysterical locked room mystery has been extended a week, closing June 5.
At Olney Theatre Center, Beau Willimon’s highly charged insider’s look at Washington politics, Farragut North, originally set to close May 22nd, is on its second extension, running through June 5th.
“Extended. In every sense of the word” was Folger Theatre‘s slyly worded announcement that Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Cyrano, starring Eric Hissom, would be extended for two weeks, and is now set to close June 12th.
Amadeus
May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From its sleekly stunning set to its phenomenally talented cast, Round House Theatre’s new production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus is first-class all the way. It’s a visceral, enthralling evening of theater, an absolute must-see for any avid area theatergoer and proof positive that you no longer have to take the Acela Express to New York to find a definitive production. [Read more...]
