“If you’re looking to make a friend in D.C., get a dog.” This is one of the first words of “D.C. wisdom” imparted to me upon my move to the area following college, and a sentiment deliciously echoed in Duke Ryan’s Madam Ambassador.
McPherson Madness
In October of 2011, the Occupy Movement found its way to Washington D.C., or more specifically, McPherson Square Park. While many of us passed the protest camp, filled with the revolution and outcry of the 99 percent, few of us had a firsthand look at the way these camps operated under the pressure of the […]
Cabaret XXXY: Who Do You Think You Are?
There’s a racket ascending on New York Avenue over the debut buzz of Fringe Festival, and the happy hour buzz of Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar. There are bass and guitar riffs and crash rides, and voices who want to know one thing: Who are you? Cabaret XXXY is making a gorgeously musical racket, and they’re […]
La Voce to Me
What do a 19th century writer, a successful Broadway composer, and a closeted young man in rural Missouri have in common? Secrets, sacrifice, and an undying love of the mermaid.
The Three Musketeers
Bold prison breaks, hearty sword fights, and tales of treachery and rescue are the hallmarks of French novelist Alexandre Dumas’ beloved classic, The Three Musketeers, and Synetic Theater has taken that and run with it in their newest adaptation, directed by Paata Tsikurishvili.
Wit’s End gets top pick for The Amazing and Marvelous Cabinets of Kismet
Two weeks ago I ducked into a local movie theatre to attend a new, big-budgeted film about an art heist. Theft, highly-coveted works of art, talented actors; what could possibly go wrong? I walked out of said film a mere hour into the disaster, leaving my friend to laugh at the screen and later bemoan […]
The Magic Finger
“Children’s theatre is not a soft option,” said David Wood, Magic Finger playwright and longtime creator of children’s theatre during its opening night at Imagination Stage. The opening was also the world premiere of the work, and the anticipation was huge.
Vanitas
City life. Loud by nature, fervent, frantic, propelled forward by work, traffic, hustle. This cycle doesn’t always allow time for reflection on the cycle itself. But Happenstance Theatre’s Vanitas, now playing at the Round House Theatre in Silver Spring, is currently giving audiences the gift of pause.
Canterbury
I missed Canterbury Tales day in AP English. I missed Canterbury Tales day in college, too. In fact, I’m ashamed to admit that the closest I’ve come to Chaucer’s widely celebrated work is downloading it (for free!) on my Kindle, and feeling satisfied to include it my library titled “Classics…. To Read Later.”
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor’s Nightmare
Nuns on chaotic power trips. Accountants held captive in live productions. Dancing camels. Executions. The Pope.
Review: 3 by Samuel Beckett by Arcturus Theater Company
For better or for worse, walking from the DC Metro to one’s place of business as the snow falls or the wind blows inevitably forces the brain to digest daily life differently. Winter madness, some refer to it as, but madness has its place, as does solitude, as does memory, as does the bitter cold.
Seasonal Disorder
If writing and performing a scripted comedy is tricky – and it is – imagine how difficult it is to be part of a team that must pull laugh-making material out of thin air on demand from its audience.