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Monday, December 10, 2018

What’s Problematic, the Play or the Process? by Maddie Gaw

By Maddie Gaw. Maddie Gaw examines the idea of the “problematic” play and Z Space’s inaugural Problematic Play Festival, which aimed to investigate why certain plays cause gatekeepers …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:25PM

Friday, November 6, 2015

Politically Charged, Utterly Human: MY MAÑANA COMES and the work of Elizabeth Irwin by Maddie Gaw

This idea of backstory, or putting a human face on a political issue, is something that playwright Elizabeth Irwin has done deliberately in this play, as well as in her other work. Learn mor…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:18PM

Friday, April 25, 2014

SONG SPOTLIGHT: Crazytown by Maddie Gaw

Hello there, Green Room readers! Happy to be back with “Song Spotlights” after a brief hiatus. Last time I was here, I spent a lot of time gushing about Natasha, Pierre… and my lingeri…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AM

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

‘Agnes Under the Big Top’ at Forum Theatre by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

Forum Theatre’s season debut begins with a tongue-in-cheek pre-show announcement. It acknowledges a sort of cultural sameness that we feel as theatergoers, and as city-dwellers, particular…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:25PM

Sunday, July 21, 2013

‘A Chorus Line’ at Wildwood Summer Theatre by Maggie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

God, I hope Wildwood Summer Theatre gets the recognition they deserve for this production of A Chorus Line! ’God I hope they get it!’ “WST is the only fully independent youth-…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:49AM

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘McPherson Madness’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

The moment you walk in the theater, McPherson Madness assails you with its world, trying to become your reality. Cast members ask for change, hand out programs as if they’re flyers for the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:53AM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Detective Pimbley and the Case of the Rich Dead Lady’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

If you like old detective movies and Airplane!-esque parody, then the Impressionable Players’ Detective Pimbley and the Case of the Rich Dead Lady is definitely for you. And it’s pretty …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:15AM

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Beheading of Sister Mary Jasmine’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

In The Beheading of Sister Mary Jasmine, the audience forms an intimate bond with a deceased nun. Simply by attending the performance, they become one of the many grieving. In a room that ve…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:59AM

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Mirabilia’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

Electric Mayhem Productions announced their arrival with Mirabilia, a (literally) colorful tale about two friends on separate quests to find one another. Written by and starring Rebecca Rose…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:35AM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Mark Twain’s Riverboat Extravaganza’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

We have a few rules here at DCMetroTheaterArts, and one of those rules is to keep our reviews focused on the show that we, the reviewer, experienced. Not what the audience around us was doin…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:30AM

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: “The Snuff Musical’ by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

They’ll make anything into a musical these days. Well, not just anything. Any movie gets a musical these days. If all future movie-based musicals are half as clever as The Snuff Musical, t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:09PM

Sunday, June 9, 2013

‘My Favorite Year’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

Living in a cynical age, it’s refreshing to see a musical comedy like My Favorite Year. “Nice” and “Charming” are the first two words that come to mind, but this is no fluff piece…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:57PM

Saturday, June 8, 2013

‘Red’ at Elden Street Players by Maddie Gaw by Maddie Gaw

“Artists should starve,” Mark Rothko insists in John Logan’s 2010 Tony Award winning play Red. “Except me,” he concludes wryly. That one line encapsulates the play’s exploration …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:19PM

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