“Kill me now,” says Moses. “What are your Promised Land Top Ten?” counters his side- kick Kitch. Thus begins two memorable, masterful, spell-binding and heartbreaking performances by Christopher Lovell (Moses) and Jalen Gilbert (Kitch) in the dynamic duet of despair and determination that is Pass Over, a brilliant – and, hopefully, audience-transforming – play by […]
Archives for March 10, 2020
Review: Museum 2040, an ambitious but flawed immersive experience
I was intrigued by Museum 2040, an alternate future immersive production that combines a museum exhibit and a theatricalized dedication ceremony, from the moment I interviewed its playwright Renee Calarco 5 years ago for DC Theatre Scene. After all, I do work full time at a very large museum complex here in DC (yes, the […]
Review: Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains at Everyman Theatre
Ain’t no mountain high enough to throw shade on Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Butler (the incandescent, triple threat Felicia Curry), the heroine of Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ world premiere play Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains, the third and final (wah!) installment of Jennings’ coming of age trilogy. The play is the first in Everyman Theatre’s […]
Contemporary American Theater Festival 2020, July 10 – August 2, features 5 world premieres
The Contemporary American Theater Festival will stake its claim as one of the country’s most important new play festivals in 2020, with five world premieres (including one rolling world premiere) among its six offerings, including new work by Caridad Svich and Chisa Hutchinson. The only play in the CATF’s summer festival with a history is […]
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