Pig Farm By Greg Kotis Directed by Mark Kirkstan Produced by 1st Stage Reviewed by Tim Treanor When Pig Farm showed at the Contemporary American Theater Festival last year, you couldn’t tell that it was a comedy until people started getting killed. Not so for 1st Stage’s riotous staging of the latest from the creator […]
The Violet Hour
I want to talk to you about something very serious. But because you have engaged me here to review theater, and not to discuss cultural problems generally, I must save these remarks until later, and first tell you about what I have just seen. What I have just seen is very good – a sizzling, […]
The Suicide
The Suicide by Nicolai Erdman, translated and adapted by John Freedman produced by 1st Stage directed by Mark Krikstan reviewed by Tim Treanor Pity poor Semyón Semyónovich (Lucas Beck). He lives in a glorious worker’s republic, and yet he has no job! His most recent scheme – to win untold riches, and to thus be […]
A New Professional Theatre Comes to McLean
by Lorraine Treanor 1st Stage, a new professional theatre company has debuted in the Spring Hill/Tysons area and in its own brand new theatre space. Had they consulted economists, the 1st Stage group of friends might not have proceeded with plans to take on the responsibility of building a new theater space in a climate […]
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