All stories by Celia Wren on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Women and age-old struggles take center stage in two local productions by Celia Wren

Suffrage playlets at Venus Theatre, and Lisa Kron’s “Well” at 1st Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PM
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Theater Alliance’s ‘Mnemonic’ not all that memorable by Celia Wren

Production at Anacostia Playhouse is ambitious but makes it difficult for audience to connect.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:18PM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

‘Nasty Women Rep’ grapples with sexuality, society by Celia Wren

Two timely Forum Theatre productions address abortion and Planned Parenthood.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM
Friday, March 17, 2017

Kennedy Center launches international directors series by Celia Wren

Lepage brings visually breathtaking tale of love and addiction

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:36PM
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

A video-game plumber loses his bounce in ‘Brother Mario’ by Celia Wren

Flying V production finds the Nintendo mainstay transported to a world of Chekhovian angst.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

From Sarah Treem, an exploration of women who are fighting for recognition by Celia Wren

“The How and the Why” and Jane Martin’s “H2O” are two powerful two-person plays.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:03PM
Friday, February 17, 2017

‘Peter Pan’ prequel a gravity-defying delight to the senses by Celia Wren

The Constellation Theater Company delivers a funny, rollicking fantasy-adventure tale.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:36PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Woman and her chimp make for an odd couple in ‘Trevor’ by Celia Wren

Only the audience can understand what the animal is saying in 1st Stage’s dark comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:48PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Gala’s ‘Yo También Hablo de la Rosa’ punctuates its social commentary with humor by Celia Wren

A riddle about a flower is in some ways the key to this Mexican play from the 1960s.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:48PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Washington Stage Guild’s ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ is grounded in reality by Celia Wren

A relationship develops as the world goes to war in play at Undercroft Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Pinky Swear takes a musical whack at murder with ‘Lizzie’ by Celia Wren

Elsewhere, “Cymbeline” gets rewritten as a lesbian love story by Theatre Prometheus.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:04PM
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Theater J’s ‘Oy Vey’ gets political by Celia Wren

Show tackles anti-Semitism, racism, sexuality, and pretty much everything else.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Only Second City would give you Dickens and Austen playing poker in the afterlife by Celia Wren

The comedy troupe’s “Twist Your Dickens” is a delightful spoof of the holiday season.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:33PM
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

‘King Ubu’ plays to Pointless Theatre’s homespun, quirky strengths by Celia Wren

Troupe stages a smart and playful adaptation of 1896 French play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Life finds a way to thrive in character-rich play ‘Soft Revolution’ at Venus Theatre by Celia Wren

Two-hander by Alana Valentine explores the relationship between two Afghan-born Australians.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:06PM

‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’: Comic play is a gift for Jane Austen fans by Celia Wren

Round House is part of the rolling premiere of the holiday sequel to “Pride and Prejudice.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:02PM
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

A comedy without the shadows by Celia Wren

Bubbly ‘Merchant of Venice’ ignores darker themes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:02PM
Sunday, November 20, 2016

A fever dream come to life in ‘Poor People’s TV Room’ by Celia Wren

The performance at the American Dance Institute in Rockville featured dance, spoken word and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PM
Thursday, November 10, 2016

You wouldn’t dare mess with these two women by Celia Wren

Combative female spirit rages in the Welders’ “Girl in the Red Corner” and WSC’s “TAME.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:31AM
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

A graceful staging of Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’ at NextStop Theatre by Celia Wren

Actress Emily Kester as the troubled title character anchors production of 2003 play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AM
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ and ‘Witch’: Ambitious shows that miss the mark by Celia Wren

The Spooky Action and Convergence productions are both based on historical texts.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Washington Improv spoofs presidential campaign by Celia Wren

Improvised POTUS show involves dance-off and contests

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Sperm donors, pregnancy, delivery — Staceyann Chin has keen eye for vivid details by Celia Wren

‘MotherStruck’ at Studio Theatre is an intimate, funny show about her struggle to have a baby.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:21PM
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Another young black man dies, but it’s not ‘the same old story’ by Celia Wren

Theater Alliance’s staging of Kimber Lee’s portrait of a Brooklyn family will move you.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:55PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Olney’s ‘Anne Frank’ is life-affirming, thanks to Carolyn Faye Kramer in title role by Celia Wren

Actress’s performance registers vividly in this seamless and moving production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:19AM
Monday, September 19, 2016

In the life-without-death play ‘A Bid to Save the World,’ oranges are the new black by Celia Wren

The Rorschach Theatre premiere is a quirky, darkly comic meditation on loss and mortality.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:57PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

‘The Lonesome West’: Irish brothers seeing red turn the comedy deliciously black by Celia Wren

Bradley Foster Smith and Matthew Keenan unleash goofball hostility at the Keegan Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:10PM
Monday, August 8, 2016

What do you get when you mash up Shakespeare and sci-fi? ‘Fear.’ by Celia Wren

Longacre Lea stages a brainy, zany new play written and directed by Kathleen Akerley.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:49PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Plays from Molotov and Quotidian show that plunging into history can prove risky by Celia Wren

“Blood, Sweat & Fears: A Grand Guignol Sick Cabaret” and “The Lady With the Little Dog.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Another fanciful, oddball, gravity-defying journey from Cirque du Soleil by Celia Wren

“Kurios — Cabinet of Curiosities” is under the big top at Tysons II through Sept. 18.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Shared camaraderie in ‘We Know How You Die!’ by Celia Wren

The show, from Upright Citizens Brigade performers, draws on a volunteer’s life story.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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