Monday, February 1, 2016
One of the joys of living in the DMV is that it is both a strong area for theatre, and a strong area for family theatre. A case in point is the charming and clever production of OLIVÉRio…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:57PMThursday, December 24, 2015
10. Murder Ballad, Studio Theatre Recent explorations of “immersive theatre” received a boost with this rock musical about a scorching love triangle headed for trouble. The four performe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:00AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Joshua Harmon’s Bad Jews, the best-selling play in Studio Theatre’s history, makes a welcome return less than a year later. Often described as a savage comedy, this remounted product…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:37PMTuesday, October 20, 2015
The Magic Tree sounds like the title of a children’s play, but consider that the first of several times that Irish playwright Ursula Rani Sarma plays with the audience’s expectations. So…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:51PMTuesday, September 22, 2015
Learning to let go, whether of a friend or a traumatic experience, is one of life’s greatest challenges. In Now Comes the Night playwright E.M. Lewis explores both in the story of a journa…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:21AMSunday, July 19, 2015
Emily Cohen is a genuinely funny woman both as a writer and a performer. Unfortunately the format of Interviews With undercuts her opportunity to fully demonstrate those skills. A topic is…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:53PMThursday, July 16, 2015
Cheeky Monkey Sideshow Presents: CMSS X 3D, OK? is an affectionate collection of extreme performances and biological oddities that makes you cringe and cheer. It is utterly unlike any other …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:33AMThursday, July 2, 2015
Double Trouble, now playing at Imagination Stage, is a charming world premiere musical that works on every level. It’s funny, well-acted, and delivers an endearing story and wonderful musi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:49PMWednesday, June 10, 2015
One of the joys of the Source Theatre Festival’s 10 Minute Plays is the variety of themes and genres. Whether achieved through selection, serendipity, or a combination, these collections m…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:10PMMonday, May 18, 2015
The talent of Tom Wells, regarded as one of Britain’s brightest young playwrights, is well-displayed in Jumpers for Goalposts on stage now at Studio Theatre. Wells has the rare ability to …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:57AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
Irish journalist and film documentarian Phelim McAleer will tackle one of the most provocative events in recent U.S. history. FERGUSON – The Play explores the controversial killing of Mich…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:26PMHas it really been over 17 years since the regional premiere of Old Wicked Songs by Jon Marans at Studio Theatre? The 1996 Pulitzer Prize nominee for Best Drama (which lost to Rent) is given…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:55AMSaturday, March 21, 2015
If Scena Theatre’s production of C. Denby Swanson’s The Norwegians was a food, it would be a chocolate mousse. It is a darkly delicious black comedy about two spurned Minnesota women who…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:43AMMonday, January 5, 2015
Washington Stage Guild made a wise choice in producing Terence Rattigan’s In Praise of Love. This literate and thoughtful work is well-suited for the company’s talents and is given an im…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PMFriday, December 12, 2014
For too much of my life Hollywood executives were gun-shy about making new movies based upon Broadway musicals. Despite the occasional hit like Grease (1978), the prevailing sentiment was th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:30PMWednesday, November 12, 2014
Sex with strangers can be exciting, awkward, and unsatisfying (or so I am told). The same can be said of Virus Attacks Heart by promising young playwright Shannon Murdoch at Venus Theatre. B…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:15AMMonday, September 8, 2014
During the football drama Colossal the central character recalls the sensation after being hit for the first time. “I’m alive. You cannot hurt me.” The irony of that feeling of youthfu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:31PMMonday, August 18, 2014
Traveling to to New York City for Broadway shows? Consider taking advantage of “Broadway Week” which has 2-for-1 ticket offers for Sept. 1-14, 2014 and tickets go on sale at 10:30am toda…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:32AMMonday, July 21, 2014
Dateline: Macbeth is a mashup of the tabloid style of true crime reporting and Shakespeare famous tragedy. Unfortunately this mashup is more of a mishmash of conflicting objectives and style…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:43PMTuesday, July 15, 2014
The Capital Fringe Festival is a time for trying ballsy shows and occasionally finding surprising gems such as La Llorona. It is an intelligent and affecting drama about a woman accused of d…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:03PMMonday, July 14, 2014
Ever get tired of those darling romance stories that start with a “meet cute” moment and stay precious even when the attractive couple has disagreements? The Other Day provides a welcome…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:23AMWho would you choose if you were trying to find a date for Captain Ahab from Moby Dick? Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye? Jane Eyre from, well, duh? That’s the delightfully dem…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:52AMSunday, July 13, 2014
At the start of The Big “A”: Scenes from a Vanishing Landscape an older couple is slow dancing. It is a nice image, until you wonder why both are holding their canes while swayin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:12PMMonday, June 16, 2014
I arrived at Kennedy Center Friday night excited. A flag would be planted to An American Solider in a libretto by the accomplished playwright of American stage and screen, David Henry Hwang.…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:46AMWednesday, June 11, 2014
When folks learn that I have attended all three ten-minute collections, the inevitable question is “Which should I attend?” or “Which is the best?” The answer to the first question…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:43AMWhile revenge can be a dish best served cold, other than Erik Gernand’s sensitive What Remains of Youth, it is a dish best served as humor at the Source Theatre Festival. If you enjoy co…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:00AM If you are seeking an interesting evening of theatre, the Quests series of 10-minute plays is a fine selection. Of the three collections of short plays, it features the most diversity in…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:40AMTuesday, May 13, 2014
H.L. Mencken famously observed that the role of a journalist is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Sometimes a playwright can fill a similar role. Cecilia Copeland�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:19AMTuesday, April 29, 2014
Two mentally ill Norwegian roommates face the challenge of reintegrating into society in Elling. The result is an affectionate, amusing comedy that successfully targets both your funny bon…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:44AMThursday, April 3, 2014
Last fall the hottest and most expensive theatre ticket (at $170) on Broadway was not for a three hour musical with a large cast and supporting orchestra. It was for a 90 minute revival of…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:03AMThursday, March 27, 2014
If theatre was judged like diving with a degree of difficulty factor, a play by British playwright Caryl Churchill would be akin to a reverse twisting three-and-a-half summersault dive. Th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:51AM 
