There is fertile ground for drama in the curious history of famous people who we knew once met but don’t know what they talked about. In recent years, I have seen such plays about Scott and... Read more
One of the secrets to successful stage sketch comedy is troupe cohesion. Comedy is hard, and it relies on mood, timing, delivery, and many other intangibles. To be funny on stage, performers... Read more
The biggest disappointment in pirate fiddler Sage O’Silver’s opening show at District Fringe 2026 was that there were no children in the audience. O’Silver (a character developed by Sage S... Read more
“Tall Tale of a Wolfman,” a play by Ben Ribler making its world premiere at District Fringe 2026, cleverly updates the ancient fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” for the era of fake news and med... Read more
The plot of “Once,” the 2012 Tony Award-winning musical now playing at Reston’s NextStop Theatre, is as thin as a Czech pilsner next to a Guinness from the tap. This guy-meets-girl story foc... Read more
In the nine years between 1974 and 1983, some 30,000 Argentinians disappeared in a meticulous campaign of state-sanctioned erasure. Anyone seen as a threat to the right-wing military leaders... Read more
In my time as a theatre critic, performer, and director in both professional and non-professional roles, one misconception I encounter more than many others is that theatre for young audienc... Read more
“I & You: The Musical” is making its world premiere at Olney Theatre Center in a co-production with New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center. It boasts of strong production values, inspired... Read more
“Just following orders.” It has become modern history’s most indefensible defense, a much-maligned attempt to shake off responsibility for one’s participation in the banality of evil by clai... Read more
Hope Campbell Gundlah’s new play “The H Twins” made its debut at the inaugural District Fringe Festival last summer. Writing here at the time, I called it “promising and important,” a searin... Read more
