What does it take to create the perfect farce? For starters, a top-notch cast. Secondly, a dynamic set. Above all, the show must be fast-paced. The frenetic energy necessary to keep a farce …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:17PMHistorically, HIV has been a hugely misunderstood and stigmatized virus and the media has been none too kind to folks who’ve contracted it. Only relatively recently, with plays like “The…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:18PMOriginally premiering at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in 2010, Pearl Cleage’s “The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Ye…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:36PMTucked away in a little art gallery on F Street is Nu Sass Productions. Nu Sass is a non profit theatre company striving to “support women and marginalized genders in the arts” and has b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:00PMIf you’re looking for hours of escapist fun and spellbinding special effects, “Beetlejuice” is the show to see. It is a whirlwind of constant action, laughs, and superb vocal performan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:49PMIt is safe to say that Audrey Hepburn is a beloved icon—a fashion icon and an icon of old Hollywood who was also an extremely private person. Quite reticent about her personal affairs at t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:05PMMovie and literature buffs are often very much alike in their opinions on source material. A good adaptation is always appreciated when it marries elements pulled directly from the original …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:50PMThe Washington Ballet’s (TWB) take on the beloved tale of “The Sleeping Beauty” is a faithful rendition that is sure to please audiences of all ages. The ballet was conceived by Pyotr …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:26PMIn the City of Fairfax Theater Company’s production of “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris, every element comes together seamlessly to deliver a symphony of technical and artistic excelle…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:57PM“Cabaret” shows the rise of fascism in pre-World War II Berlin as it impacts its characters through vignettes of biting, performance satire. The seedy Kit Kat Klub is the common thread t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:51AM“Mary Stuart,” written by Fredrich Schiller and translated by Peter Oswald from its original German, illustrates the final days of Mary, Queen of Scots as she is held in England under su…
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