If I needed to describe Cloudism in one word, it would be weird. You enter the theatre, there are two girls dancing on the stage (Mo O’Rourke, Alison Talvacchio), one of them is fixing you w... Read more
We all must admit that we have watched a soap opera before, but have any of these soaps been actual operas? This is the premise behind Douglas Moore and librettist Arnold Sungaard’s un... Read more
Once I got my ticket ripped, I knew at once that I had entered one of the more “popular” Fringe shows, as the audience was so completely packed that some people (myself included) had to stan... Read more
Pandora Releases a Box Full of Laughter at Studio Theatre. When a boy finds a girl awash by a shore, what follows will have you spewing with more laughter than your typical Nicholas Sparks-b... Read more
Dash Productions present Every Night I Die, a drama about adultery, magic, spirituality, and hatred. I wanted to like this play, and had high hopes for it after reading the description, but... Read more
How would Euripedes’ work Trojan Women and Hecuba differ if it had been written in the 21st century? Trojan Women 2.0 takes on that challenge. A mélange of stories of survival, poetry, and s... Read more
The Man in the Arena is a one-man show performed by Derek Evans, a man who makes his living visiting venues in the character of Theodore Roosevelt. This year he brings his act to the Fringe,... Read more
I would like to invite actor/director R. Michael Oliver to come to my house and read me a bedtime story. It doesn’t really matter if it’s Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh or th... Read more
Priscilla cries every night when she watches game shows because the contestants “break her heart.” In Priscilla Dreams the Answer, we’re introduced to the title character’s sock and tissue-l... Read more
Four seemingly random women meet at a bus stop, and their personalities are immediately apparent. What isn’t crystal clear in UPheaval is the plot line. DC Aerial Collective’s performers are... Read more