“This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.” – T.S. Elliot, “The Hollow Men” Or, if you are Happenstance Theater, the DC area’s premier clown troupe, it ends with displaced persons, misplaced hats, violent illness, heads that screw open and a butterfly named Grace, which Pandora (Sarah Olmsted […]
War and Peas at Capital Fringe
War and Peas is a charming and delightful treat for young audiences, for the friends and family of young audiences, and for more general audiences who will enjoy and appreciate low-tech, yet imaginative, story-telling aimed at engaging children.
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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. […]
To Err is Falstaff!! at Capital Fringe
With DC ramping up for yet another presidential tilt, it’s a great time to sit back and laugh at the whole circus. To Err is Falstaff!! inventively blends Aaron Sorkin-esque humor and pacing with Shakespearean wordplay and characters, showing us that while times and styles may change, the political game remains the same.
The Giant Turnip at Capital Fringe
Alice Waters once said, “teaching kids how to feed themselves and how to live in a community responsibly is the center of education.” It’s a frequent criticism that if you ask kids these days where food comes from, they’ll likely tell you the grocery store.
BOND: An Unauthorised Parody at Capital Fringe
As the lights in the Artspace Loft Studio dimmed, a (vaguely) familiar orchestra string is heard and a (vaguely) familiar silhouette walks across the stage, turns, and fires his (finger) gun. His name? Bond…just Bond (lest any Eon Productions reps happen to swing by the Brookland venue). The performer? Robertson, Gavin Robertson. The show? BOND: […]
John Feffer’s Stuff at Capital Fringe
Stuff is a play about objects and their accumulation, but it is not about hoarding, strictly speaking. It’s about why we keep things and what the things we keep can inform us about ourselves and about others. It’s about the stories that objects can tell us, and about how the perceived value of an object can […]
I Thought The Earth Remembered Me at Capital Fringe
The first thing to know about I Thought The Earth Remembered Me is that it isn’t a play, at least not in the traditional sense. The second thing to know is that this is the weird Fringe experience you’ve always heard about, but never manage to see. The last thing to know about banished?’s newest […]
Ambien Date Night at Capital Fringe
If you’re a sleep-walker and have woken up in the middle of the night and gone on a date with a crush as your alter-ego, then Ambien Date Night by Jessica Erin Bylander will be sure to bring back some fond memories. If not, go find yourself some Ambien and see for yourself. Or don’t. […]
The Eulogy at Capital Fringe
Go see The Eulogy. Right now. What are you doing? Why are you still reading? For every minute you spend not seeing The Eulogy, you’re missing out on easily the funniest thing you’ll see at this year’s Fringe Fest, or maybe just this year period.
God: The One-Man Show at Capital Fringe
The God of Heaven, by whatever name, is the Creator of the Universe, the Unmoved Mover, the Uncaused Cause, the Inventor of time and the Proclaimer of the laws of physics. We do not know for certain that God exists but if there is a God it is one that is vaster than our imaginations.