Dreamer/Seeker was written by a good friend and classmate of mine from Virginia Tech, Devan Andrews. He is a fellow actor and drew loosely from his experience playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Devan is an avid playwright but doesn’t live in an area where his plays get many chances to be produced so he’ll […]
Archives for July 15, 2019
Capital Fringe review: Dreamer/Seeker
An actor, Nick (Matt Calvert) goes into rehearsal for William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to reprise his role as Bottom. Bottom is the (both literally and figuratively) donkey-headed character from Midsummer’s troupe of actors known as the mechanicals, and one of the many characters that plays on both sides of the fourth wall. For […]
Capital Fringe review: Air Mail/Par Avion
As the doors to the theatre open, five jazz musicians play to the crowd, setting a comfortable flow to the dance of finding our seats. These are talented performers, and much of the joy from this devised musical will come from their ability to play off each other, to riff and to jam to the […]
Review: Be More Chill from Monumental Theatre Company
Broadway musicals’ 11 o’clock numbers are often defiant, triumphant character studies or orchestra-swelling realizations of love — think “Rose’s Turn” from Gypsy or “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress. Meanwhile, the one in Be More Chill happens…when a lonely high school stoner is desperately hiding in the bathroom at a house party. And let’s […]
Capital Fringe review: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu
First it was just strange dreams. Then it was sinister voices. Now, the followers of Cthulu roam the streets in search of the servants and sacrifices that can bring the Old Ones – specifically Cthulu — back from beyond and end our world as we know it. That’s the basic premise behind The Call of […]
Capital Fringe review: Energie: A Rock Musical
Thomas Edison was really good at selling himself. Media attention and ruthlessness helped him claim sole credit for inventing the light bulb. In reality it was the work of many scientists. [adsanity_rotating align=”aligncenter” time=”10″ group_id=”1455″ /] Energie: A Rock Musical takes jabs at the fact that those with the widest media reach and the most […]
Capital Fringe review: Before the Fall
It’s been more than a day since I left Before the Fall, and I still don’t know for sure that I can say what I think about it. That’s a crummy thing for a theater critic to admit, but I’m hoping to get points for honesty. I’ll set the scene. Before the Fall is an […]
Capital Fringe review: Caribbean Command
Imagine that you are a soldier — an intelligence analyst — deployed to the Caribbean Command in Key West, Florida. Your daily tasks involve reading reports and commenting on them in air-conditioned comfort. You are also on the base beach volleyball team. Rum and beer flow freely, and every day is caressed by the Sun. […]
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