Aaron Davidman, whose Wrestling Jerusalem is onstage now at Mosaic Theater, is no stranger to the issues affecting Israel, having been a frequent visitor over the years, and it was always his desire to use his artistic side to explore what the land truly meant to the Jewish community.
Wrestling Jerusalem, one man, many views of Israel at Mosaic Theater (review)
“I am large. I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman’s words in “Song of Myself” aptly describe Aaron Davidman’s chameleonic turn in Wrestling Jerusalem, a whirlwind solo tour through the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict. Davidman channels over a dozen distinct personalities, all brimming with hope, anger, and regret over the state of their divided home.
Deidra LaWan Starnes finding answers in The Gospel of Lovingkindness
After opening weekend of Marcus Gardley’s The Gospel of LovingKindness at the Mosaic Theater of DC, Deidra LaWan Starnes took a few days to reflect on the play and admitted it was even more powerful than she originally perceived—especially around the holidays.
The Gospel of Lovingkindness at Mosaic Theater (review)
The most outstanding thing about Marcus Gardley’s The Gospel of Lovingkindness is that it wrestles full-body with the most troubling issues of our times yet still is a joy and a treat to participate in. So long as it keeps its train rolling full steam ahead – which it manages to do for the majority […]
Exploring six degrees of Jay O. Sanders: Unexplored Interior playwright’s brilliant career
“It’s like Kevin Bacon,” Jay O. Sanders said to me. You see, it seemed as if any name that came up during my conversation with the actor-turned-playwright could be traced by Sanders to some connection. “My life, not unlike my life in art, has so many interconnections. I connect to everybody somewhere. Including Kevin.” (Bacon […]
Unexplored Interior from Mosaic Theater Company
Mosaic Theater Company does not, it appears, intend to tread lightly. Its inaugural season opened with the new play by Jay O. Sanders, Unexplored Interior (This Is Rwanda: The Beginning and End of the Earth.) The play addresses the catastrophic violence of Rwandan genocide, and the shameful lack of response from the rest of the world. […]
Epic Rwanda play, the first from actor Jay O. Sanders, opens Mosaic Theater
Mosaic’s Triple Launch: New Company, New Playwright Jay O. Sanders, and New Play, Unexplored Interior Jay O. Sanders is an actor. After a long, varied, and busy career on stage, on TV, and in film, he would be hard-pressed to meet someone who hasn’t seen his work somewhere along the way.
Page-to-Stage readings that made Rosalind Lacy’s don’t-miss list
On Labor Day weekend, Kennedy Center plaza level entry was pandemonium, noisy with skate boarders, who zigzagged and snaked in and out of a recessed pit and across a cordoned-off area. The skateboarders’ passion connected us to the 14th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival, a rich offering of short free trailers, script readings and open rehearsals of […]
Ari Roth’s firing: What happened and what’s next for Theater J and Mosaic Theater Company
“Things fall apart,” as Yeats said, and sometimes it seems like there is nothing we can do about it. The theater community watched a falling apart recently at Theater J with the abrupt firing of Ari Roth, Artistic Director of 18 years at that organization, and a new theatrical landscape has emerged. The news of […]