Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Even though Underneath the Lintel has been attracting crowds and winning awards on the Fringe circuit (voted Best Solo Show, 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival; voted Best Solo Show, 2012 London…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:02AMMonday, July 22, 2013
In Sandaya: Burmese Lessons, singer and actress Meghan McCall played the role of Catherine, an American who travels to Burma during its financial crisis in 1987. Catherine persists in learni…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:59AMWednesday, July 17, 2013
I didn’t really understand the greatness of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible until I learned that he wrote the play in 1953 at the time of McCarthyism, and that the House of Representatives�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:01AMMonday, July 15, 2013
When The Atlantic published Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” in 2012, I had just finished a year of coursework for my doctorate and her perspective …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:07AMThe best shows that are “recommended for all ages” appeal not only to younger generations but also to their parents, aunts, and uncles. The show heady collectables by Deep Vision dance c…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:42AMSunday, July 14, 2013
Traffic cops, tourists, a policeman, families, bystanders, Fringe goers, Delta Sigma Theta sisters, and Borealis Theatre. This was the cast of performers who created Tickets to an Event spon…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:59PMExperiencing a rock concert can be transformative: part entertainment, part sporting event, part fashion show, and part religion. Tia Nina knows this well. They are three rockers — J…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:32PMThe Elephant in My Closet has already appeared in festivals in Cincinnati, Dallas, and Charleston, South Carolina, but the Capital Fringe could be the ideal place to see this one-man show: i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:27AMSaturday, July 13, 2013
Some Fringe shows grab their audiences with techniques that are humorous or shocking, others move in more mysterious ways. The Clocks belongs in this “other” category. Both spare and sur…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:09PMIf you enjoy shows that make you jump out of your seat, then you should have been at Mark Twain’s Riverboat Extravaganza! on Friday night: it featured both an extravaganza and an evacuat…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:09AMFriday, July 12, 2013
Volitional experiences are popular with audiences today, particularly shows that maximize opportunities for you the theatergoer to decide what to watch, where to go, and who to listen to. Re…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AM“Ceremony and ritual sweeten sadness and touch it with awe.” This is one of several personal and poignant observations in Ellouise Schoettler’s Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:34AMTuesday, July 19, 2011
[Editor's note: Much has been written about the extraordinary production of Oklahoma!, now enjoying a return engagement at Arena Stage. We've asked our dance reviewer to look at it from her …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:02AMSunday, July 17, 2011
I haven’t been to many Fringe shows that ended with everyone in the audience asking for a picture of the performers. Then again Hello, Hedgehogs! deviates from the norm in a bunch of ways.…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:38PMWednesday, July 13, 2011
If Bruce Lee had played Lite-Brite as a youngster, Illuminate is the kind of show he may have conceived. Instead kudos go to Johnny Shryock, producer, director and composer of Illuminate, wh…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:55AMMonday, July 11, 2011
The premise is enticing: A Day at the Museum is a wordless glimpse of various characters passing in front of three images in a gallery. The set design creatively positions three frames where…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:03AMSunday, July 10, 2011
Picture this: there’s an artist (painter/actor/musician/dancer) you admire and one day you hear about less savory details of their private life. Does it change your opinion of their work? …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:07PMSaturday, July 9, 2011
Fifteen minutes into Illuminopolis I was happy I had chosen a seat far away from the front row: it meant there was more room between me and the woman licking fire on stage. Plus I could watc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:14AMFriday, July 8, 2011
To borrow a phrase from Gene Kelly in “Anchors Aweigh”, The 2nd Annual Fool for All, directed and devised by Matthew R. Wilson, is not for grouchers, groaners, cranks, and moaners. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:14AMFriday, June 24, 2011
SLAM tap tap tap tap… SLAM tap tap tap tap…. Like a shot from a gun or a huge book crashing to the ground, the SLAM defies description. It’s a sound not so much heard as felt. The imp…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:04PM 
