In the middle of Act I of “The Addams Family,” produced by Stand Up For…Theatre at Chesapeake Arts Center’s Studio 194, Gomez pleads to another character: “Ask me why! Ask,... Read more
To a certain generation of theatre kid, “Rent” is a landmark, a seminal work that is also a personal milestone, akin to “A Chorus Line” a generation before and “Hamilton” a generation later.... Read more
Two friends since childhood, Charlotte and Jonny (played by Amandine Thomas and Quincy Vicks), discover a great deal about themselves and their primal (as well as carnal) needs in Bathsheba... Read more
Edgar Allan Poe wrote in his sonnet Silence of the duality of the human experience: the physical and the non-physical conditions. It is rather fitting to connect Poe to the undercurrent stor... Read more
Jez Butterworth’s 2009 play “Jerusalem” is currently running at FPCT. It is an ambitious production by this small, but mighty, local theater. Kudos go to the director, Ann Turian... Read more
In the best of circumstances, this is a demanding, difficult musical; and the circumstances at the Port Tobacco Players Theatre were quite good. The troupe were up to the challenge and did n... Read more
How do you measure vast beauty, prove that the universe is more than just a single galaxy, and is among billions of brilliant others? Colonial Player’s production of “Silent Sky” observes a... Read more
As Christmas rolls around, popular culture is teeming with references to Scrooge and other Dickensian characters. But what would A Christmas Carol be without Marley’s haunting voice or Tiny... Read more
“Charley’s Aunt” was a popular feature in the mid-twentieth century. It was a vehicle for comedy legend Jack Benny in a movie version, and it subsequently became a Broadway musical, “Where’s... Read more
Spotlighters Theatre is going slightly off-book this year by offering a non-traditional holiday offering. Leave it to one of the most venerable artistic institutions in the city t... Read more
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