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Review: 'Act a Lady' from the Hub Theater by Celia Wren

The let's-put-on-a-show trope gets an edgy, psychologically sophisticated twist in Jordan Harrison's comedy "Act a Lady," now on view in a plush, spirited production from the Hub Theatre. With word-drunk lines and speeches, breezy historical references, and a couple of non-naturalistic scenes that Freud and Dostoevsky might appreciate, this tale of Prohibition-era cross-dressing won't top anyone's list of accessible…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:48PM on July 15, 2013

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