Saturday, October 21, 2017
“Well behaved women seldom make history.” This could be the alternate tagline for Lauren Gunderson’s “Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” a play that retells…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:48PMSaturday, October 14, 2017
The most iconic pair of red shoes may belong to Dorothy Gale in the “Wizard of Oz,” but the titular pair in Mathew Bourne’s new production of “The Red Shoes” takes their he…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:01PMMonday, September 4, 2017
“How many ages hence/ Shall this our lofty scene be acted over/ In states unborn and accents yet unknown!” Caius Cassius makes this prediction about his legacy after helping to assassina…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:02PMSaturday, August 19, 2017
“Where should Othello go?” This is one of the final questions that the titular character asks in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” and points to the work’s seminal exploration of “other…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:33PMMonday, July 24, 2017
Making the story of creation feel new might seem like a daunting task, but it’s one that Synetic Theatre tackles, and conquers, in its new production, “The Mark of Cain.” The debut pie…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:27AMSunday, June 4, 2017
“By the time you’re old enough to play it, you’re too old to play it,” is a sentiment surrounding actors who tackle the prestige role of King Lear. I’m delighted to say it does not…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:13PMSunday, May 28, 2017
You really can’t go home again. And maybe you shouldn’t want to. That’s what one of the characters finds in “Hir,” the Woolly Mammoth’s fantastic new staging of Taylor Ma…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:06PMSunday, April 16, 2017
One of the recurring motifs in The Arlington Players’ new production of “She Loves Me,” in performance at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, is a music box that tinkles lovely tunes w…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:46PMMonday, April 3, 2017
Sitting down in the performance space of Brave Spirits Theatre before last Friday night’s performance of “’Tis Pity She’s a W***e,” I smiled to hear Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:22PMMonday, February 20, 2017
A play that can grate on modern sensibilities, Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” has been mounted in a few ways to appeal to contemporary audiences, but Synetic Theatre…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:32AMTuesday, January 31, 2017
All the world’s a stage, as the saying goes, and the players at the Folger Theatre do a very nice job of bringing Shakespeare’s words alive. The company’s new production of “As You L…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:15PMWednesday, December 28, 2016
When I took my seat in the new performance space at the Highwood Theatre, the excitement in the air was already buzzing. It was opening night of the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:00PMSunday, December 18, 2016
Come in from the cold, grab your pint, and enjoy The Keegan Theatre’s most recent staging of “An Irish Carol.” Written by Matthew Keenan and directed by Mark A. Rhea, the play is a del…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:34PMSaturday, December 10, 2016
“Anything can happen in the woods.” This is the promise, and premise, of the much-loved musical “Into the Woods,” and the new production by the Fiasco Theatre more than delivers. Hea…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:16PMFriday, November 18, 2016
I have a feeling this sentiment might be echoed by other reviews, and possibly by theatre-goers, but it’s nevertheless true that the protagonist of “TAME.” is a nasty woman. She chain-…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:49PMMonday, November 14, 2016
Stepping into the performance space of the Creative Cauldron, audience members are greeted with the sights and sounds of Charles Dickens’ London. The city looms on the set’s backdrop as …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:26PM 
