This was a most unexpected play. It doesn’t shy away from confronting the audience with searing truths about the history of racism in this country. Douglas Turner Ward, the playwright,... Read more
The Bowie Community Theatre does an admirable job at putting on this amusing, yet serious, slice-of-life look at what it means to be a Jew in the South before WWII. Set in Atlanta, the Freit... Read more
This is the perfect show for cozy fall nights leading up to Halloween. It’s part psychological thriller and part old-fashioned, locked-room murder mystery—done up with beautiful clothes, a g... Read more
At the start of Creative Cauldron’s 11th season, they are leading off with a rollicking, at times hysterically funny, deconstruction of the princess industry—”Disenchanted.” Cloc... Read more
As usual, the Washington Stage Guild (WSG) has mounted a visually sumptuous production; in this case, George Bernard Shaw’s “Candida.” It is equally well-acted, although with som... Read more
This is an enigmatic, intense, mesmerizing show. Combine four incredible actors (Brigid Cleary, Catherine Flye, Helen Hedman and Valerie Leonard), and Holly Twyford as the director with writ... Read more
“The Giver” is a difficult play for a theater to do and I give full kudos to Aldersgate for tackling this subject. The book was written in 1993 by Lois Lowry, it won the John New... Read more
Synetic gifted theatre-goers in 2013 with this show, and luckily for us, has done so again in this autumn of 2019. Part of their wordless Shakespeare series, where his works are interpreted... Read more
This is a gentle, civilized show. It’s a welcome antidote to the frenetic noisiness of so much demanding our time and attention. When I entered the space at 1st Stage, which has been artfull... Read more
What is the price of a man’s soul? This production of Arthur Miller’s 1953 howl of outrage at a government that turns on its own is frighteningly relevant at this moment in our country... Read more
