Assimilation. The Cherokees tried, or so a glance at American history tells us. Finally conquered by the Europeans, they tried to acculturate themselves, to do what the white man said would... Read more
The first thing one notices about Brazilian Director Ron Daniel’s production of Othello is the bank of gigantic fans high up on the upstage wall–huge, overpowering industrial machines... Read more
Do yourself a favor: Transport yourself out of the snow and slush of politics and hie thee to Folger Theatre for A Midsummer Night’s Dream of enchantment. Superbly directed by Aaron Posner,... Read more
With enough stage charm to bridge the pond, esteemed British actor Paterson Joseph brought his one-man show, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance to the Kennedy Center’s World Stages, and the audie... Read more
Among the 50+ world premieres of plays by women playwrights being produced in metropolitan Washington as part of the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival is British playwright Clare Lizzimore’s... Read more
“Yo, Miss,” the students in the South Bronx high school greet the newbie drama teacher, and in her one-woman show, Ripple of Hope: One Teacher’s Journey to Make an Impact, Karen Sklai... Read more
Tartuffe, David Ball’s sleek adaptation of Moliere’s classic skewering of a scumbag grifter hiding under the skirt of piety, receives a gloriously wicked co-production with South Coast... Read more
UrbanArias’ production of Blue Viola, a new short opera by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi, fills the Artisphere’s Black Box with deep, resonant voices; an accessible, compelling narrat... Read more
Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart, a modernized version of which by Peter Oswald, is now playing at the Folger Theatre, is a taut historical drama about two of the fiercest Queens in En... Read more
A central irony of Life Sucks Or The Present Ridiculous, Aaron Posner’s new, hyper-hip adaptation of Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya—-now making its World Premiere at Theatre J—is that t... Read more