It hangs thickly in the air, waiting to be uttered by daft, supremely non-pc denizens of the isle of Inishmaan, a beautifully desolate place on Ireland’s western coast. As if his given nam…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:37PMAs we close out the DC Women’s Voices Theatre Festival, theatre-goers have experienced voices come that have roared, whispered, shocked us and teased. With the quirky and wholesome …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:23PMWith as many hits as iconic 60s singer and lyricist Carole King had, one would think that Beautiful: The Carole King Musical would “chart” an easy path to success. It’s fun, likabl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:36PMAt the highest level, I invariably find myself looking at a show in one of three ways. What is it trying to tell me? Where is it all going? Or, do I just strap in and go along with the ride?…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:18PMWhat is it like to be partly free? Emerging playwright Gabrielle Fulton’s fascinating new play, Uprising, at Alexandria’s MetroStage, provides a unique twist on the African-American expe…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:56PMA show that a playwright spends 6 years writing, creating 5 acts/38 scenes, and 3+ hours long play requiring a cast of about 20 (a half dozen who must be fluent in Mandarin Chinese),�…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:26PMIn our politically charged climate, our electoral process can indeed be akin to kabuki theater. Whether a parody, satire, or theatre of the absurd, the upcoming election cycle promises to co…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:53PMThe search for creative ideas to implement has led to numerous movies being turned into Broadway musicals, the hook usually being archetypal characters that resonate and plotlines tha…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:00PMI’ve seen quite a few musicals over the years, but never have I been so easily and graciously taken in as I was last week at the DC opening of Once at the Kennedy Center. The season’s …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:57PMThe unappreciated and unending responsibilities of motherhood are wrapped around a woman accused of harming her baby in the artfully performed drama The Good Counselor by Kathryn Grant at …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:06PMOpen the head of famed iconoclast writer/artist Alfred Jarry, and watch out. In this free-flowing imaginarium, playwright and Artistic Director Richard Henrich has crafted for DC’s …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:44PMTwo actors in a relentless cat and mouse exchange, unexpected plot changes, and an emotional roller coaster makes for a masterful psychological thriller in The Letters at Alexandria’s Metr…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:04PMA new work of theatre art is a singularly unpredictable event. Even after it is onstage, it is still essentially a work in progress, so is it fully baked? And the thought always occurs to …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:52PMThe spring offering from Washington Theatre Guild is a step back to the classical age of the 1920s, a time of postwar change and a heightened appreciation of the arts and social mobility. …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:11PMWhen you first meet someone at a party, especially in Washington titletown, you know the go-to thing is to ask them “and what do you do?” Not many people would say “I …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:39PMIt’s a premise for mesmerizing theatre. What to do in the face of imprisonment under degrading conditions? Do you have the ability to exhibit dignity in the face of oppression and r…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:22AM“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.”–Abraham Lincoln. On this, the 150th anniversary of the death of our 16th president–a …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:11PMHexagon just goes on and on and on. The six-sided show is in its 60th year in DC, stepping up to deliver satirical sketches skewering DC political types and celebs, commenting on our daily l…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:21AMWhat is it about this verging-on-stereotype artistic inspiration that by placing most of our belongings in an SUV and visiting that thing called nature we will plumb new depths, understand o…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:30AMIn the austere functional office of head nun and principal Sister Aloysius, order reigns supreme. People know where to sit and when to speak. And decisions are made based on the rules of the…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:24PM“Unpredictable, my dear Watson.” The real Sherlock Holmes would likely intone, if he was in the audience watching the dazzling stage debut of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Myster…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:13PMAfter the success of the productions of Chess and Urinetown, I stopped scratching my head over what inspires themes for musicals. So, I now give up my purist views. (You could say that Anyth…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:57PM“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.” –Harry Houdini And if that is true, then there is a lot to believe in a barrage of sight and sound that compris…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:28PMIt is good to think like a child again. To let life be what it is, explore it and react to it as if for the first time. Children believe in magic, until told otherwise. As we learn in…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:02PMYes, the holiday season, with all the usual offerings. A Nutcracker a Christmas Carol, the stand around and don’t-do-anything-stupid office party. It’s also a time for intrepid pla…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:40PMIts back, the holiday gift that keeps on retelling. it is carefully packed away every year, then taken out and freshened up by MetrosStage Theatre, with a few extra songs, a schmaltzy move h…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:41PMSome shows nay not a mental chore; Aye but to leave your mind close by the door. This show betides fills more thru and thru– With wit rhyme and love so daunting a brew. A contemporary …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:15PMIt’s not often that the pre show announcement states, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please turn on your mobile devices.” With the addition of social media technology and fine visual proje…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:28PMA half-lit room, small tables with people murmuring pre-show whispers sipping drinks, a mature, knowing crowd…with a little aroma of smoke and without the AC vents, I could picture mys…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:14PMOne of the things that set us apart as people is our yearning for something better, a higher cause if you will. One of our greatest failings can be relying on someone else for our happiness.…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:10PMThe Sondheim masterwork Sweeney Todd slashed its way into George Mason University this weekend, as Virginia Opera presented its version of the darkly enthralling musical experience. Sweeney …
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