The Glass Cage, Oklahoma! and Equus by Richard Seff The tiny Mint Theater, ensconced on the third floor of an office building in a 96 seat black box with stadium seating, should win all the prizes for impeccable productions of little known gems from the past. You have no idea how delicious can be the […]
Archives for September 2008
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Jeremy Skidmore produced by Signature Theatre reviewed by Steven McKnight Halloween has arrived early at Signature, where Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore offers an abundance of gruesome fun. This witty mix of black comedy, farce, and satire receives a gleeful production that will delight anyone who […]
Host and Guest
Host and Guest by Roland L. Reed, from a poem by Vazha Pshavela produced by Synetic Theater directed by Paata Tsikurishvili reviewed by Tim Treanor In the shadow of the Russian invasion of Georgia, in the shadow of 9-11, in the shadow of all the miseries we do to each other in the name of tribalism, […]
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Karen Zacarías based on the novel by Julia Alvarez directed by Blake Robison produced by Round House Theatre reviewed by Miranda Hall Lime-green suitcases. American flag underpants. Blow-out birthday parties. Welcome to the world of the Garcia family. Playwright Karen Zacarias’s latest adaptation, from Julia Alvarez’s acclaimed novel, […]
Free Night of Theater Ticket Giveaway This Wednesday
Twenty four professional companies in the area are offering 3500 free tickets as part of the national Free Night of Theater 2008, sponsored here by the League of Washington Theaters. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, October 1st at noon. Those online may place only one order (for no more than 2 tickets) per person. […]
Blanche and Beyond
Blanche and Beyond from Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams adapted and Directed Steve Lawson presented by The Kennedy Center in the Terrace Theater reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackso Richard Thomas has come a long way from playing John Boy Walton (early 1970’s) with over 40 films and countless stage productions since those early years. Although the familiar […]
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon book, music and lyrics by Adam W. Roberts based on the book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson directed by Michael J. Bobbitt produced by Adventure Theatre reviewed by Lorraine Treanor Adam W. Roberts has taken the purple and white book about Harold and his purple crayon, added a few characters, […]
Mozart’s Men
Mozart’s Men music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, from the operas Le Nozze di Figaro/The Marriage of Figaro; Don Giovanni; Cosi fan tutte/Women Are Like That book by Charlotte Stoudt; English lyrics for Act II by Nick Olcott and Bari Biern directed by Colin Hovde music direction by Alice Mikolajewskir reviewed by Rosalind Lacy If […]
The Aging of the Plum
La Edad de la Ciruela, The Aging of the Plum by playwright Aristides Vargas directed by Abel Lopez produced by GALA Theatre at Tivoli Square reviewed by Rosalind Lacy GALA director Abel Lopez and his inspired performers make The Aging of the Plum/La Edad de la Ciruela so mesmerizing and real, it moves beyond […]
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare directed by Lise Bruneau produced by Taffety Punk Theatre Company reviewed by Tim Treanor Taffety Punk presents its all-woman production of Shakespeare’s great Romeo and Juliet as a revenge play. Unfortunately, it is meant as revenge against the Shakespeare Theatre for its all-male production of the same play. People! […]
the break/s
the break/s: a mixtape for stage performance work by Marc Bamuthi Joseph presented by the Kennedy Center reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Performer and personal narrative poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph is getting well earned, rave reviews for his latest expression, the break/s which infuses hip hop culture into his personal stories of identity, filled with […]
Enter Laughing, What’s That Smell and A Tale of Two Cities
Enter Laughing, What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling and A Tale of Two Cities by Richard Seff Oh rapture, oh joy! It is a pleasure to be able to report that, very early in the new season, New York has a genuine hit.
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