Look for the marquee of the National Theatre to light up 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue more often. The Trustees of the National Theatre Corporation (NTC), in Washington, D.C., have just announced that they have entered into an arrangement with Chicago-based JAM Theatricals, Ltd. and Philadelphia area-based SMG that will expand the presentations at the historic […]
Archives for September 19, 2012
Detroit
I’ve been trying to figure out why Lisa D’Amour decided to call her new play Detroit, as the Playbill clearly tells us the play is set in “a first ring suburb of a mid-size American city. I have to surmise therefore that Detroit is a metaphor for all first ring suburbs, which were destinations for […]
Suite Surrender
As the weather turns to the cooler days of autumn, 1st Stage invites you to take a trip to the warm weather of Palm Beach in Michael McKeever’s frothy farce Suite Surrender. Your vacation involves more than just a trip to sunny Florida; you also enjoy a trip back in time to the 1940s, an […]