Check out Joel’s great interview with Writer/Director Aaron Posner on YouTube! As I write this review I am a very happy reviewer for two reasons! The first one is this is the 100th review to be posted on DC Theatre Reviews! More about that later, the business at hand is a wonderful musical at Roundhouse […]
Assassins
By: Ronnie Ruff Assassins at Signature Theatre There is so much to like about a new Signature show even one they have done before, so when one goes bad there is a mourning period. I saw the show last night, had a late dinner, a good night sleep and I am ready to move on. […]
The Monument at Theater Alliance
Beginning with Alexander Strain’s opening lines it is obvious that Colleen Wagner’s The Monument, mounted at H Street Playhouse by Theater Alliance, is a play that describes horrible pain and suffering. This production draws you in to its tragic narrative and by plays end you find yourself left with many difficult questions to ponder. Not […]
A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT An Interview With Jennifer Mendenhall on her appearance in The Monument produced by Theater Alliance at H Street Playhouse. Jennifer Mendenhall speaks about developing the thirst for theatre and how it feeds the soul.
The Glory of Living at Didactic Theatre Company
Didactic Theatre Company is a fresh addition to DC theatre for a number of reasons — the most important is they stick to their mission which includes making us think outside the box. Even though their latest show, Rebecca Gilman’s The Glory Of Living, is not up to the standard set by their last few […]
Beginnings at Meat and Potato Theatre
In the beginning God created puppets and the puppets were very, very cool. It came to pass that God wanted the puppets to tell us some really great little stories — so God created Meat and Potato Theatre. Stopping by the Playbill Cafe on a Sunday afternoon for a light lunch is a pleasant experience […]
The Mary Goldwater Awards, 2006
The Mary Goldwater Awards ceremony last evening at WSC’s Clark Street Playhouse was a very enjoyable evening for one and all. There are no losers at this event so the crowd was made up of winners and well wishers, all having a great time. The MC for the evening Jack Marshall took a tumble over […]
Welcome Lorraine Treanor
DC Theatre Reviews has an announcement! Lorraine Treanor who has been working unheralded here at DCTR has decided to be an official part of the team. Please welcome Lorraine as our Promotions and marketing Director! Lorraine will be a wonderful addition to our website and brings a wealth of theatre knowledge and production experience to our staff. […]
Spooky Action goes to Wonderland
Alice In Wonderland – Spooky Action Theater Talented upstart Spooky Action Theater has taken a fall in the rabbit hole that is Manhattan Project’s Alice In Wonderland and have done an admirable job not only with the fluid dialog but an even better job with the extremely fluid movement that twirls and twists before your eyes. A visual feast, […]
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me – Catalyst Theater Company
It is not an easy thing to produce live theatre in Washington, DC – in fact it is a pretty dicey proposition. One of the hardest parts is finding the needed funds to pay the bills. Catalyst Theater Company has reduced prices at their Capitol Hill space to a ten dollar ticket for every performance. Why am I starting out a review talking about ticket […]
Beckett’s 100th birthday bash
Chief Ike’s Mambo Room was the venue for Solas Nua and Forum’s Beckett 100 year birthday party on Tuesday night. I arrived around five thirty just in time to find the Solas Nua crew blowing up the balloons. Our staff writer Tim Treanor and his wife Lorraine Treanor arrived shortly thereafter and our reporting crew […]
Silent Partners at Scena Theater
Verfremdungseffekt translated from the German is estrangement effect and it is one of the defining principles of Epic Theatre, the stage theory Bertolt Brecht wanted audiences to realize. He wanted them to distance themselves from the production.