1. ‘Pluto’ at Forum Theatre, Roundhouse Silver Spring In the 1920s, the founder of French Surrealism, André Breton, famously said: “The purest surrealist act is walking into a crowd with a... Read more
In the 1920s, the founder of French Surrealism, André Breton, famously said: “The purest surrealist act is walking into a crowd with a loaded gun and firing into it randomly.” Unfortun... Read more
This last Monday, February 17, The Mead Center for American Theatre at Arena Stage hosted the first evening of The Summit, a three-part discussion on theatre. The brainchild of Molly Smith,... Read more
Cultural DC’s production of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days rings with youthful enthusiasm and skillful craftsman(woman)ship. Karen Lange’s Winnie engages with verve despite b... Read more
We Are Proud to Present…, now playing at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, asks the simple question: how do six middle class actors from the United States, one of the most powerful count... Read more
1. ‘Mother Courage and her Children’ at Arena Stage, the Mead Center for American Theatre “First of all, Bertolt Brecht is a master playwright, the likes of which come along only... Read more
First of all, Bertolt Brecht is a master playwright, the likes of which come along only rarely in the theatre. His Mother Courage and her Children is one of the great scripts of the 20th ce... Read more
Generally speaking, American theatregoers hate mixing politics and art: they almost always prefer the juicy personal drama, the edgy dysfunctional family comedy, or the sexy musical melodram... Read more
Chinese-American, African-American, Jewish-American, Irish-American, Latin-American, Christian-American, Native-American, White-American, Texan–each of us makes certain choices, willin... Read more
For Shakespeare’s Richard III, one of the playwright’s earliest history plays, the Folger Theatre has transformed itself. Always an intimate space for the Bard, now the Folger d... Read more
