Charles Dickens is known as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, yet his interest in the theatrical is less widely known. During his later years, Dickens would take to the... Read more
An unusual operetta was to have been performed this month by the Rockville-based Victorian Lyric Opera Company – “El Capitan” by John Philip Sousa, an exotic romance by America’s... Read more
The monthly podcast series (heard on Baltimore’s WYPR and by Podcast on NPR) by the Poe Theatre on the Air is developing an excellent reputation, for it is not only dramatizing the famous... Read more
The television serial “Dark Shadows” originally aired between 1966 and 1971. The show was essentially a soap opera, but one with an unusual twist. Rather than following the tangled lives of... Read more
“The Rise of King Asilas” is a fascinating, thought-provoking, audio series currently in its third season. The brainchild of JV Torres, who writes and stars as King Asilas, the show receiv... Read more
…an opportunity to experience outstanding acting and witness a thought-provoking performance of a modern work on the Elizabethan-style stage. John Steinbeck on an Elizabethan stage? Bl... Read more
“What clang was that, and doleful song,/ And rush of raven’s wing?” — Gottfried August Bürger, “Lenore” How does one continue an up-and-coming dramatic radio series in the era o... Read more
At Blackfriars Playhouse, we are nearing the end of its traditional Actors Renaissance Festival, in which the troupe of actors at the American Shakespeare Center stages a series of plays wit... Read more
Both the United States and Britain are currently “locked down” due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. With theatres on both sides of the Atlantic now closed due to public health concerns, the fabl... Read more
As several theatres are now streaming performances due to the pandemic, Washington’s Folger Theatre is following suit, but with a difference: The Folger is streaming its older production of... Read more
