Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Colonial Players’ production of Silent Sky is a beautiful combination of wonderful acting, direction, lighting, and sound. The 2011 play, written by Lauren Gunderson, is based on the real-…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:27AMMonday, December 10, 2018
Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s production of The Nutcracker is a colorful sensation, with beautiful costumes and lovely dancing mixed with inventive lighting and a charming set. Choreographe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:09PMSunday, December 2, 2018
The Accident Bear is an unusual play, staged in an even more unusual location. Written by Bob Bartlett and directed by Jay Brock, it is set in a laundromat and is performed at The Avenue Lau…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:46PMTuesday, November 27, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of A Christmas Carol is a delightfully faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Co-written by Donald Hicken and Sally Boyett, and…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35PMSunday, November 11, 2018
The Masqueraders’ production of Endgame, performed at the United States Naval Academy, is a powerful piece of theater. Samuel Beckett’s classic 1957 play, considered one of his best afte…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:18PMMonday, November 5, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of Kander and Ebb’s classic Cabaret is an intimate experience, with wonderful singing and choreography. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s stor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:53PMSaturday, November 3, 2018
Annapolis Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville is a hilarious spectacle of a show. Directed by Braxton Peters, with Artistic Director Ronald J. Gretz conducting, it combines beautif…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:27PMTuesday, October 23, 2018
Colonial Players’ production of The Babylon Line is an engaging drama that raises many questions about memory and writing. Written by Richard Greenberg and first performed in 2016, it focu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:13PMTuesday, October 9, 2018
It is hard to describe Compass Rose Theater’s production of Venus in Fur except as awesome in the original sense of inspiring awe. Written by David Ives and first appearing off-Broadway in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:31PMTuesday, October 2, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of The Comedy of Errors, directed by Sally Boyett, is a hilariously funny and inventive reimagining of Shakespeare’s early play, combining phys…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:38PMFriday, September 14, 2018
Wolf Pack Theatre Company’s production of Spring Awakening is a powerfully moving show. The 2006 musical, with Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater and Music by Duncan Sheik, is based on the 18…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:09PMMonday, September 10, 2018
Colonial Players’ production of Neil Simon’s Rumors is a hilarious farce of a play, a wonderful way to start their 70th season. First appearing on Broadway in 1988, this version, directe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:16PMThursday, August 30, 2018
Building Better People Productions’ performance of Dream House: A Rainy Day Play, is a funny, clever show about the power of imagination. Written by Jeremy Gable and directed by Lynne …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:37PMFriday, June 15, 2018
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre’s production of Bullets Over Broadway is a funny romp of a musical. Written by Woody Allen, and based on his 1994 movie co-written by Douglas McGrath, it fe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:49PMThursday, June 7, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of The Miser, performed at the outdoor patio of Reynolds Tavern, is a fun farce of a French play. Written by Molière, and first performed in 166…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:44PMTuesday, June 5, 2018
Silver Spring Stage’s production of A Delicate Balance brings Edward Albee’s 1966 play to vivid, powerful life. Directed by Fred Zirm, it combines excellent acting with a detailed set, c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:41PMSaturday, May 26, 2018
Colonial Players of Annapolis’ production of Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina, first produced in 2014, offers a powerful look at a still-misunderstood subject. Directed by Mickey Lund, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:14PMFriday, May 11, 2018
Mickey Lund is a driving force in the Annapolis theater scene. He was one of the founders of Dignity Players, which put on productions exploring themes of social justice and equality, such a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:42PMWednesday, May 9, 2018
Washington Improv Theater’s productions of Poetic Resistance and In Lieu of Flowers at D.C. Arts Center are funny, yet thoughtful shows with incredibly talented performers. With two differ…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:18AMMonday, May 7, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of Kiss Me, Kate is a treat for the eyes and ears. Directed by Sally Boyett, this version of the 1948 musical with a book by Sam and Bella Spewac…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19AMSunday, April 29, 2018
Imagination Stage’s production of Twelfth Night is an inventive update of Shakespeare’s classic play. Adapted and directed by Randy Baker, the show features the teenage actors from the A…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:31PMFriday, April 20, 2018
Pamoja Productions’ presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar is an entertaining spectacle of dance, song, and music. Valerie Mills Cooper directs this version of the 1970 rock opera with mus…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:24PMMonday, April 16, 2018
Compass Rose Theater’s production of A Chorus Line is an entertaining spectacle that also leaves audiences thinking. With music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by J…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:13AMSunday, April 8, 2018
Colonial Players’ production of Lucky Stiff is a fun romp of a musical. First performed in 1988, with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, this production, directe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:59AMSaturday, March 17, 2018
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of The Glass Menagerie is a quietly powerful rendition of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, which premiered in 1944. Directed by Donald Hicken,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:55PMWednesday, February 28, 2018
The United States Naval Academy’s Department of Musical Activities’ production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a feast for the eyes and ears. With lyrics by Tim Rice a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:39PMThursday, January 18, 2018
Colonial Players of Annapolis’ production of Quartet is an amusing comedy that offers plenty of food for thought. Written by Ronald Harwood and first performed in 1999, the play revolves a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:39PMWednesday, December 13, 2017
Compass Rose Theater’s production of Fiddler on the Roof is a lovely revival of the classic 1964 musical. With book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and dir…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:59AMTuesday, November 28, 2017
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of A Christmas Carol is a fun, faithful translation of Charles Dickens’ famous holiday classic. Adapted by Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, and …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AMSaturday, November 11, 2017
The United States Naval Academy Masqueraders’ production of The Infinite Wrench USNA Style is an unusual show, with lots of humor and some thought-provoking observations. Composed of 30 tw…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:17PMMonday, October 30, 2017
Compass Rose Theater’s production of Inherit the Wind is a powerful work of theater. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee in 1955, it dramatizes the famous “Scopes Monkey Tria…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:20PM 
