Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Meg Rodgers as the melancholy Dane and Brandon Carter as the vulnerable maiden lead the cast of a truly compelling production. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 11:01AMWednesday, August 16, 2023
In a DCTA exclusive, the new artistic director of American Shakespeare Center shares his vision of a theater rooted in craft, community, and activism. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:52PMSunday, March 19, 2023
Shakespeare's romantic comedy has more than its share of star turns, and the cast has a blast bringing all of its characters to life.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:45PMSaturday, February 11, 2023
Hannah Cowley's 1780 classic comedy of manners still skewers the lesser sex, no matter the change in times.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 08:04PMFriday, November 4, 2022
This one's an instant classic, and well worth the drive, the tolls, whatever it takes to get you to Staunton, Virginia.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 04:37PMThe multiracial acting company has created one of the most thought-provoking versions of this play you are likely to see.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:39PMMartinique author Aimé Césaire’s redo of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' should be receiving revivals across the country in very short order.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:15PMSaturday, October 22, 2022
You are in the middle of nowhere as two lost souls encounter each other.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:49PMSunday, July 17, 2022
A howl-out-loud hilarious takedown of the bizarro world we’ve been forced to inhabit during the pandemic.
SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:18AMThursday, August 19, 2021
The perfect play to comment on the bizarre virtual spaces we’ve been in lately.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11AMSaturday, July 31, 2021
Nothing warms the heart like a brilliantly executed crossing of swords.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:22PMMonday, July 26, 2021
In repertory through Thanksgiving, a funky, hilarious, and irreverent take on the Bard.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:19AMTuesday, May 25, 2021
One by one, our beloved live theaters are reopening, and the level of anticipation cannot possibly be higher. This summer, Staunton, Virginia’s company at the American Shakespeare Center i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:10PMThursday, March 18, 2021
Back in the 1980s, the Harvard University Business School dismissed offers to create a curriculum in ethics—free of charge, if I remember correctly; an alumnus even offered to pay for it. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:06AMMonday, March 15, 2021
The departure of Ethan McSweeny from the American Shakespeare Center was only one among many over the past year. Taken as a whole, the protests and departures/firings raise issues that all o…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:02AMThursday, March 11, 2021
News of Ethan McSweeny’s departure as artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center has prompted a variety of responses—and the mainstream theater critics seem divided on how to h…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:30PMTuesday, December 22, 2020
One of my family’s most cherished traditions this time of year has been to visit family down south (of course), but also to stop off in Staunton, Virginia, for a few days. It is a great ti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:57AMMonday, November 30, 2020
It’s one thing to be cooped up and have an excuse for it; COVID has us all hunkering down, and we all teeter on the brink between tedium and madness—with good reason. It’s another thin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59AMThursday, November 19, 2020
It’s time again for that trickster, Lopez de Vega, the wily, prolific playwright who knows what will put asses on seats and will give it to you every time—only with a wry twist or two in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:47PMSaturday, September 12, 2020
It’s a relatively short drive—a few miles beyond the beltway on I-66, and then on to Route 50 for some 16 miles or so, past the charming town of Aldie, Virginia—to get to Drive-In Heav…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:01AMSunday, August 30, 2020
By far one of the most exciting theatrical discoveries for me has been the work of the remarkable Jessika D. Williams. Those of us lucky enough to have seen her in the the American Shakespea…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:43AMTuesday, August 25, 2020
Theater is changing. It has to; and, as ever, to survive we need to respond creatively to one of the greatest threats it has faced in centuries. But hey, we’ve been here before—and if Sh…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:00PMThursday, May 21, 2020
The Shakespeare scene in and near Washington, DC, in the months prior to the virus’s intervention, was truly rich in character and ideas; so much so that even a certain fat braggart manage…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:50AMMonday, May 18, 2020
Looking back on the last few months, each of us has our “Shoulda seen it/Shoulda been there” moments, events that we would have given anything to see live. So at the moment, imagine if y…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:56PMFriday, May 8, 2020
As we ease into an impromptu season of watching live theater captured on video, it’s helpful to remember that there are challenges of scale. This is especially true in the case of webcasts…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:15AMFriday, May 1, 2020
“It’s need that makes all the trouble” says (ex-) preacher Jim Casy in John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath. That, in a nutshell, is the ordeal of our times, as millions live without pay…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AMTuesday, April 28, 2020
Yes, it’s a drag to have to stay at home instead of seeing our favorite performers live—but then again, after a little adjustment, it’s amazing to get to see our favorite performers at…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:09AMTuesday, March 3, 2020
Let us never forget that Tennessee Williams, for all his genius with poetic language, was one the most fearless, gut-wrenchingly honest playwrights of the twentieth century. We have Blanche …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:33AMWednesday, February 26, 2020
Among Shakespeare’s plays are a special few whose relevance waxes and wanes with the times. They disappear from the stage for years, only to re-emerge when they are ready to speak to our i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PMMonday, February 10, 2020
As Synetic Theater races through its rowdy teenage years (not quite 20, yet), they have earned a reputation for finely-honed narrative dance, brilliant original music, and spectacular visual…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:29PMWednesday, January 22, 2020
There are moments when art and life are so wittily and intimately entwined, you can feel the vibe without a word being said. Given the joyful display of color and power at this weekend’s W…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:39PM 
