Feb 22 –Our friends at Theater J just informed us that actor Bill Hamlin, who has appeared on Washington stages many times, passed away yesterday from lung cancer. He was most recently in Theater J’s productions of Hannah and Martin, Picasso’s Closet and Spring Forward, Fall Back and in Lazarus Syndrome at Theater Alliance. The Theater J website […]
Archives for February 2008
Director Joe Calarco
From M. Butterfly at The Philadelphia Theatre Company By Joel Markowitz With contributions from Gene Dickerson He’s a 4-time Helen Hayes Award winner and his direction of M Butterfly at the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre for The Philadelphia Theatre Company has audiences and critics applauding.
Telly Leung
From Philadelphia – M. Butterfly’s Telly Leung by Joel Markowitz
Rorschach in Exile
Rorschach Theatre, which suddenly held a leaving-the-church yard sale last Fall, has found a temporary home at Georgetown University’s Davis Perfoming Arts Center, allowing Rorschach to continue its season, and, at times, have 2 shows running in separate spaces. Today’s Backstage column by Jane Horwitz has the details.
Doubt
“What do you do when you’re not sure?” is a question posed by Father Flynn at the start of John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning play Doubt: A Parable. Ironically the answer to this question will determine Flynn’s fate when suspicions of child molestation arise in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964. This deeply-layered work never fully […]
Fool for Love
Fool for Love By Sam Shepard Directed by Kasi Campbell Produced by Spooky Action Theater Reviewed by Tim Treanor With this production of Fool for Love, Spooky Action Theater establishes itself beyond question as a significant force in Washington theater. The Takoma Park company continues to operate in an intimate space and under a modest […]
Winter Scene Stealers
By Joel Markowitz I’ve seen a lot of shows this winter. Here are some scene stealing performances that made the Metro trip home a lot cheerier.
Sondheim Saves Us from the Mid Feb Slump
by Richard Seff, NY Theatre Buzz Columnist Dead Man’s Cell Phone . Hunting and Gathering . Sunday in the Park with George
The Ladies of the Cookery sing from Cookin’ at the Cookery
There is a new Alberta Hunter in town, and Joel was at MetroStage to greet her. The widely acclaimed Canadian actress and blues songstress Jackie Richardson recently stepped into the role of Alberta Hunter in Cookin’ at the Cookery and joins co-star Janice Lorraine in talking about the show and their history of performing it […]
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Andrew Upton Directed by Christopher Henley Produced by Washington Shakespeare Company Reviewed by Tim Treanor “Love is a way to sweeten obligation,” says Hedda Gabler (Heather Haney), the anti-Valentine. In Washington Shakespeare Company’s fiercely ambitious production of Ibsen’s 19th-century classic, love and obligation are at war and the […]
The Book Club Play
by Karen Zacarias Directed by Nick Olcott Produced by Round House Theater Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson There really were book clubs before Oprah’s. Really. The ties that bind through reading and sharing run deep, and, as can be seen in the debuting Book Club Play currently playing at Round House Theatre,woe to the creature who […]
Photograph 51
Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler Directed by Mary Resing Produced by Active Cultures Theatre Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson DNA. The combination of those three letters conjures up tales of science, double helixes, and countless CSI episodes. The intriguing story of Photograph 51 is its exploration of how relationships may have played a role […]