We’ve seen “Jaws.” We all know what an innocent fishing expedition can become. The stakes are more emotional than predatory in Audrey Cefaly’s intense and steamy one-act, The Gulf, returning to the Washington area in a finely-pitched production from Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions. The world premiere of The Gulf was at Signature Theatre in Shirlington […]
Rapture, Blister, Burn review
Two plays in one: a well-observed drama about a woman’s mid-life crisis, and an academic and occasionally comedic delve into the complexities of feminist theory. Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions’ staging of Gina Gionfriddo’s 2012 Off-Broadway smash is too lax to keep the two halves knotted densely together. This Rapture, Blister, Burn – a play described […]
Margulies’ Dinner with Friends from Peter’s Alley (review)
Dinner with Friends starts off innocently enough with a couple describing delicious meals from their recent European excursion. These folks are serious foodies and recount the exquisite Italian cuisine, perfectly complemented wine selections, and top it off reciting actual recipes. Their dinner guest is obviously missing a plus-one and listens patiently to the jabber, smiling sweetly, […]
Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories from Peter’s Alley Productions (review)
Sometimes less is more—like when only two actresses take the stage and expertly convey a complicated, yet relatable, relationship filled with both mutual admiration and envy—so I’ll keep this short and sweet. Collected Stories is a wonderful, intimate character study of what happens when the student becomes the master, written by a master: the Pulitzer-winning playwright […]
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