Well, folks, I’m not sure I should bother to tell anyone to go see this, as without a doubt it will have sold out before I finish writing this sentence. Word of mouth being what it is in this town, you’ve probably already heard that Woolly Mammoth’s got a runaway hit with this world premiere […]
Saving Myself For Steve Martin at Strand Theater Company
Playwright Ann V. Wixon sets before us the well-worn topic of a middle aged woman’s journey through divorce in this one character play. Eve is 45, newly divorced, and comes to a meeting of SWASS, Single Women Actively Seeking Sex. Sex, folks, not love or companionship or even any joined interests are what the lady’s […]
straight on til moUrning at Capital Fringe
J.M. Barrie, who penned “Peter Pan” over a century ago, meant his tale to be a simple one of a boy who doesn’t wish to grow up. RelEASE Physical Theatre Company has taken the characters, settings, and bare bones of this story and used it as a springboard to reflect the social upheaval in our […]
The Eddie Lounge Reunion Tour at Capital Fringe
Ever been to a party where there’s a running joke but you arrived too late to hear the original joke? You feel a bit left out at first, but a couple of drinks later, the joke’s sounding pretty funny. The Eddie Lounge Reunion Tour felt like that- it’s a re-imagined remount of a show that […]
Journey of a Bombshell at Capital Fringe
43 people did not have a good time tonight at Journey of a Bombshell: The Ina Ray Hutton Story last night. That’s because the Anacostia Arts Center Black Box theater seats 60 and was largely empty, but the 17 of us who did make it for the 7:30 pm show had a helluva good time. […]
Atmo at the Fringe
This is the entry in our Fringe Binge journal for 2015 Capital Fringe What’s a girl to do when she hits a piece of truck tire on 295 and misses the show she’s supposed to review? Exactly what you’d think: have a drink at the Logan Fringe Arts Space since yours truly arrived there after […]