Billed as a comedy, “Do You Feel Anger?” delivers an evening of humor, but amidst the laughter is a profound lesson about women’s experiences in the workplace and the despe... Read more
Tall branches stretch skyward, a thick twisted trunk sways, and the coiled roots of an old Yew tree come walking—a monster called forth by a 13-year-old boy’s inner turmoil. Centering on the... Read more
By Winnie Dreisonstok The Washington National Opera presented “Carmen,” one of the mainstays in the opera repertoire. With themes of love, jealousy, and fate, Georges Bizet’s work is both un... Read more
Incandescent! This is the best description of Bel Cantanti’s production, led spectacularly by Dr. Katerina Souvorova. It is a dramatic staging of Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Die schöne Müll... Read more
Thorton Wilder’s iconic play, “Our Town,” directed by Alan Paul, is currently playing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Some feel that “Our Town” is the greatest American play, but it is d... Read more
“The Joy That Carries You” flips from one family story to another, from chosen family to birth family, from unspoken expectations to heart-warming acceptance, from cringe-worthy attempts t... Read more
It wasn’t my first journey “Into the Woods,” but the production currently playing at Creative Cauldron is by far my favorite, due largely to the talent and enthusiasm of... Read more
Even if you are too young or out of the loop to know the name Gloria Estefan, you almost certainly know some of her earworm hits like “Conga” and “1-2-3.” The musical depicting her rise to f... Read more
Verdi’s “Don Carlo” was recently performed at the Music Center at Strathmore by the Maryland Lyric Opera. While based largely on the history play by Friedrich Schiller, the production migh... Read more
Classical theater is flush with the self-indulgent concept of a “play within a play”—”Hamlet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “The King and I,” to name... Read more