It was a type of morning that many parents of small children are familiar with: a morning full of questions. The Shark (my ever-moving, ever-hunting, and ever-curious almost-3 year old) was delivering lots of “What is that person doing?” and, of course, many versions of “Why?” but the most pressing questions last Saturday morning were […]
Archives for December 11, 2019
DCTS holiday giveaway: two Goldstar $50 gift certificates. Closes Dec 20
Update: Our winners have been chosen. This giveaway is closed. In the spirit of our end of year fundraising, Goldstar has donated two $50 Goldstar gift certificates for readers of DC Theatre Scene. These are good for any already discounted tickets listed on Goldstar and can be redeemed at any time. Two lucky winners will […]
Review: Dear Jack, Dear Louise at Arena Stage
When Army Captain Jack Ludwig (Jake Epstein) first speaks his full name early on in playwright Ken Ludwig’s new dramedy Dear Jack, Dear Louise, audiences probably realize that this World War II romance is going to end with wedding bells. But the play, based on the correspondence of Ludwig’s parents-to-be, crackles with humor and real […]
Review: The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers
We few; we happy few. Six performances times sixteen seats comes to fewer than 100 people who will see The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers, which is a very early one-act by Tennessee Williams that, until recently, had never been produced. Spooky Action Theater is mounting the show away from their usual space […]
Review: Murder on the Orient Express at Everyman Theatre
Nix the candy canes, the carols, and the seasonal folderol. This year, get into the holiday spirit with a juicy murder. We need a little Christie, right this very minute. Everyman Theatre fulfills these sinister holiday wishes with a bang-up, très chic production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted by Washington favorite […]
Review: Paul Morella in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Gifted actor and storyteller Paul Morella has once again donned the coattails and top hat of Charles Dickens to usher us into the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center. The lobby is decorated to the hilt with holiday lights, trestles of garland winding along banisters and colorful displays of holiday cheer. Morella is right […]
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