If we ever wonder what the true worth of regional theatre is, and, as one of the busiest theatre hubs in the country, in particular what it is here in Washington, perhaps part of the answer is that it gives actors a place to start and develop professionally. It is with great pleasure that we […]
Archives for September 11, 2013
The Glass Menagerie
Just when you think you don’t have it in you to see a classic play for the bazillionth time and you clump to your seat thinking that it is too dang nice out to sit in the dark for nearly three hours and that the Orioles really need your support, something happens. A set by […]
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Many operas lose their voluptuous richness when they’re flattened into modern translation and costume. Not so with this sumptuous In Series update. Librettist Bari Biern closely knits Mozart’s German text of The Abduction from the Seraglio by Bretzer and Stephanie, into English, transforming the silly story about the rescue of entrapped heroines from a Turkish […]