In 2001, a group of Mexican migrants were left stranded in the blistering desert heat east of Yuma, Arizona. Smugglers, whom they had paid for safe transport to the border, promised them that the nearest road was a few hours away and that they would return with water. The smugglers never came back. Fourteen people […]
Archives for May 1, 2019
Review of Oslo. Round House Theatre’s cast brings heat to Nordic high-stakes drama
If someone told you to run down to the Lansburgh Theater to see a three-hour play about back-channel diplomatic negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Army (PLO), you’d probably think they were a wee bit bonkers. Or stimulation-deprived. That’s precisely what I’m telling you to do—peel yourself away from “Game of Thrones” and take […]
Review: The Dupont Under(world). The passages between life and death await you.
Tradition Be Damned (TBD) Immersive, DC’s first large-scale immersive theater company, isn’t interested in designing shows for audiences to watch. They want to create worlds for participants to explore, with the stated goal of generating “new opportunities for empathy and engagement.” Immersive theater offers exciting avenues for blurring the lines between reality and fiction, between […]