Paper Glass is an intimate adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass that glows with innocence and childlike wonder. The piece is created and performed by Monica Dionysiou who does a wonderful job telling a tale of creativity and imagination using the classic works of Carroll. The piece is small and cozy and most […]
Archives for July 13, 2015
Squares at Capital Fringe
Have you ever looked back on some of the games you played as an elementary school child and thought, “What a terrible game for children! Whose idea was it to teach us such an unthinkingly cruel and inappropriate thing?” I’m not just talking about the viciously clotheslining brutality of Red Rover or the almost equally […]
The Winter’s Tale at Capital Fringe
“It is required / you do awake your faith,” pleads Paulina to her king, Leontes at the end of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This precept, the need for faith, belief, is the guiding force behind We Happy Few’s Fringe production of this Shakespearean love song.
Burlesque Classique’s Vaudevillian Romp
In all honesty, I don’t want to say too much about Burlesque Classique’s Vaudevillian Romp, because I’d be cheating you out of your ticket (er, eraser). What I can tell you is that the performance is really two sides of the same coin and is entertainment at its finest.
Awake All Night at Capital Fringe
In Greek mythology, messenger god Hermes and mortal Ariadne inhabit completely different stories. In Awake All Night, the two share a tale, although they are still separated by a long distance. This new musical, written and directed by Itai Yasur, casts Ariadne as a college student. Hermes is her boyfriend—probably her soon-to-be-ex boyfriend, we realize […]