At the start of Creative Cauldron’s 11th season, they are leading off with a rollicking, at times hysterically funny, deconstruction of the princess industry—”Disenchanted.” Cloc... Read more
As usual, the Washington Stage Guild (WSG) has mounted a visually sumptuous production; in this case, George Bernard Shaw’s “Candida.” It is equally well-acted, although with som... Read more
Merce Cunningham, an icon of modern dance, is getting a fitting centennial celebration at the Kennedy Center. The week-long programming includes an exploration of the artist’s film work, and... Read more
This is an enigmatic, intense, mesmerizing show. Combine four incredible actors (Brigid Cleary, Catherine Flye, Helen Hedman and Valerie Leonard), and Holly Twyford as the director with writ... Read more
I’m willing to wager that you have most likely heard the term “gaslighting” being thrown around quite a bit as of late in our current social landscape. However, as I know I certainly have, y... Read more
The calendar turns from September to October. The baseball year has ended (at least, here in Baltimore) and football takes over. As reliably as these other seasonal changes, our area’s... Read more
“West By God” is a new play by Brandon McCoy, a West Virginia native transplanted to the DC metro area, who is Keegan Theatre’s current Playwright in Residence. I mention that McCoy is a Wes... Read more
Several decades of August Wilson’s monumental Pittsburgh Cycle are on Washington stages this season. A strong production of “Jitney” is currently running at Arena Stage, where “Seven Guitars... Read more
“The Giver” is a difficult play for a theater to do and I give full kudos to Aldersgate for tackling this subject. The book was written in 1993 by Lois Lowry, it won the John New... Read more
Synetic gifted theatre-goers in 2013 with this show, and luckily for us, has done so again in this autumn of 2019. Part of their wordless Shakespeare series, where his works are interpreted... Read more
