Francis Menotti and Ran’D Shine brought their impressive array of magic tricks and the somewhat less successful comedic plot to The Bedroom at Fort Fringe this weekend.
Archives for July 2011
The N Word?
Should the N word ever be used? Does the meaning of the word change in different contexts? Should the word be embraced or eliminated from our modern vocabulary? These questions frame Quinn Alston’s The N Word?, an exploration of the beliefs, opinions, myths and history behind to N word from the African American perspective both […]
F#@king Up Everything
Not everything at the Fringe Festival is “hungry” – produced on a dime for the sheer joy of creating live theatre. F#@king Up Everything (let’s call it FUE), in spite of what the title conjures up, comes to us with a list of support personnel that fills one entire page in the program. These folks […]
Every Night I Die
Every Night I Die is a tragic tale of love and loss. It deals in a delicate subject matter that leads to jaw-dropping dramatic moment. Playwright Amanda Andrei spins the story with just the right amount of twists and turns within an hour’s time. The actors have the challenge to fill that range from the […]
I Love You, (We’re F*cked)
With a devilish smile and nose for storytelling, Kevin J. Thornton could be the life of any party. In his one man show, I Love You, (We’re F*cked), he brings the audience on an uproarious, bittersweet road trip through his personal tale of love, heartbreak, and endless struggle for personal growth.
Alice, an evening with Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Upon sitting down to an evening with Alice we, the reporters, are immediately offered refreshments and given a mini fashion show by the “Hostess of Washington” herself, played by veteran actress Joy Davidson. We are then ushered into an epic trip down memory lane with Alice triumphantly gushing details about many a public figure along the […]
Squirrel, or The Origin of a Species
Abbott & Costello. Martin & Lewis. Now, add to the list of great comedy teams “Darwin and Squirrel.” That’s Darwin as in Charles Darwin, the nineteenth century father of evolutionary theory, and Squirrel as in an American grey squirrel. Squirrel, or The Original of a Species is an original new work from the imaginative pen […]
But Love is My Middle Name!
When Emily Love Morrison, the talented voice and mind behind But Love Is My Middle Name!, steps on to the stage, she’s packing more than just an acoustic guitar and a venti Starbucks latte. She’s also escorting her history, her vision, and a vibrant brand of story-telling sung in a key all her own.
PUN: (n) a play on words
In the interest of full disclosure, let me start by saying that I come from a family of Punners. We think of word play as sword play and often fence just to keep our wits sharp.
Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Fantastical Capital Balloon Ride
True experimental theater breaks down the divide of expectations between performer and audience. Extroverts usually love this. Introverts, not so much. No surprise then that the long-form improvisation Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Fantastical Capital Balloon Ride positively delighted me. It’s like a sociological seminar on human nature, challenging you (ever so subtly) to actually be interested […]
Has Fringe become too expensive?
DC playwright Gwydion Suilebhan argues that perhaps it has. This year, the price of a Fringe ticket has gone from $15 to $17, and the required one-time purchase of the Fringe button has increased from $5 to $7. If you decide to see only one show in Fringe this year, Gwydion calculates, and you order […]
Washed
Playwright Pam Mandigo’s Washed is concerned with Big Themes and Big Questions. How does a society function without knowing God? Is redemption possible for even the most vile of criminals? What are the limits of forgiveness?