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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'The Trial of Mrs. Surratt' by Allison Frisch

The world of 1865 Washington, DC is living and breathing in The Wandering Theatre Company's production of The Trial of Mrs. Surratt.Â Lanie Robertson's script explores the events surroundi…

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Song Reader the Musical' by Allison Frisch

In 2012 music artist Beck released a song book titled “Song Reader.” The book included sheet music for a collection of 20 songs. He hoped to create an album that could only be li…

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Monday, July 11, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Becoming' by Allison Frisch

Strength is the first word that comes to mind as the lights come up at the beginning of fusiondance's production of BECOMING. The dancers are all women, and their strength is particularly re…

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2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'The Importance of Normal' by Allison Frisch

Walking into Atlas's Sprenger Theatre before the Naked Stark's The Importance of Normal is a surreal experience. The off kilter bare wood set, with slanting platforms and chairs set up not q…

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Coping' by Allison Frisch

Sometimes real life throws you tricky situations, your emotions kick in, and you don't respond ideally. You can't just rewind, take a breath, and start over. Unless you are Sarah and you are…

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2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Perception' by Allison Frisch

Helen Keller's story has fascinated and inspired for years. People are intrigued by the woman that overcame her loss of the two most prominent human senses. In Perception, presented by MoCo …

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Play Cupid' by Allison Frisch

New Game Theatre has created a show to satisfy the matchmaking itch in even your most meddling friend. In Play Cupid the actors relinquish their power and the audience takes control. There w…

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Friday, July 8, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: 'Hello|Brother' by Allison Frisch

Edgy, experimental, and often uncomfortable, Annexus Theatre's production of Hello|Brother is the quintessential Fringe experience. Written and directed by Solomon HaileSelassie, the co…

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'POWER! Stokey Carmichael' by Allison Frisch

Meshaun Labrone takes the stage as 1960s Civil Rights leader Stokely Carmichael. Carmichael is organizing a protest and the diverse audience, just by being in the room, is taking part. ̶…

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2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'Out of Sync' by Allison Frisch

What happens when memories of your past begin to sabotage your present? Doorway Arts Theatre Company tackles this question head on in Out of Sync, a new play by Katie Woods. In the first sce…

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2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'Girl Versus Corinth' by Allison Frisch

Lights up and fog rolls over the stage.Â Television screens project images of stars glittering in the night sky. Three silhouettes appear in the eerie lighting and female voices begin to i…

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2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'SONATA: The Naked Theatre Project' by Allison Frisch

“Hi. Yes. Okay. Sorry." For the first three "movements" of the actor symphony SONATA: The Naked Theatre Project, written and directed by Solomon Haileselassie, these are the only words…

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2015 Capital Fringe Review: "Augustus The Sissy' by Allison Frisch

Close your eyes during Dana Scott Galloway's performance of Augustus the Sissy you will be drawn in by his gravelly Texas drawl and the rhythmic pattern of the words he speaks. It's like lis…

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'The Paper Game' by Allison Frisch

Let's play a game. The Game. It has an extensive set of rules. The point system is arbitrary. One of the rules is that all the rules can be broken. And you really cannot win. Sound like fun?…

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Friday, July 10, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'Baba' by Allison Frisch

Whether you are looking for an interesting evening of theatre or a high end New York City apartment, Alex Maghoub will not disappoint. As Maghoub takes the stage in his solo show Baba, he ha…

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2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'Graceless' by Allison Frisch

Politics may be all about power, but who is really in control? In Graceless, written by Tom Slot and performed by Original Bindings Productions, it is pretty clear that Aaron Berniger, the M…

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