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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Art of Care’ presented by Mosaic Theatre Company at the Atlas Performing Arts Center by Miles Hurley

Within the first few minutes of sitting down to see “The Art of Care” conceived and directed by Derek Goldman, a cast member asked me the name of someone I’d cared for or who’d cared…

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Cracking Zeus’ at Spooky Action Theater by Miles Hurley

A naïve young girl (Christina Daniels) asks her youth leader (Charles Franklin IV), “Is there a difference between happiness from god and from drugs?” If your average addict were asked,…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:13PM

Monday, June 10, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Problems Between Sisters’ at Studio Theatre by Miles Hurley

“I have to rely on good vibes,” Gallery owner Anita (Maya Jackson) says to a pair of pregnant sisters, to whom she’s optimistically pitched a collaborative art piece. Alas, good vibes …

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Where the Mountain Meets the Sea’ at Signature Theatre by Miles Hurley

Long journeys taken in parallel always come to a crossroads, which, in the case of Jonah (Isaac “Deacon Izzy” Ball) and his father Jean (Robert Cornelius), falls in a dive bar in Tenness…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:13PM

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Theatre Review: “Metamorphoses” at Folger Theatre by Miles Hurley

It feels appropriate for the mythic and historic to combine on the Folger Shakespeare Theatre stage. While that lens is usually academic and textual, it’s now far more literal, with Folger…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:44PM

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘An Unbuilt Life’ at Washington Stage Guild by Miles Hurley

Within many works of fine art lie a mystery. The elegance of the image hides a trail of mysterious owners, whose actions hunting for such beauty may have been horrific. Estimates note that o…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:26PM

Theatre Review: ‘Islander: A New Musical’ at the Olney Theatre Center by Miles Hurley

When theatre is at its best, it is transportive. It summons, through the power of imagination, impossible things, giving them meaning through performance and emotion. It’s a tricky sort of…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:00PM

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Acupunk’ presented by Théâtre e la Dame de Coeur at The Kennedy Center, part of REACH to FOREST by Miles Hurley

"...not sure I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. ....a delight, both visual and emotional"

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:14PM

Friday, February 23, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Where We Belong’ at the Folger Theatre by Miles Hurley

“...creates an emotional acuity quite rare on the contemporary stage... "Where We Belong” stands out as a piece that’s as intellectually daring as it is emotionally resonant"

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:33PM

Monday, February 12, 2024

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘A Commedia Romeo & Juliet’ presented by by Faction of Fools Theatre Company at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop by Miles Hurley

"...a truly gut-busting hour of theatrical joy"

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:22PM

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Golden Fish’ at Synetic Theater by Miles Hurley

In the painterly world of Synetic Theater’s new holiday play, “The Golden Fish,” wishes often come at a cost. Based on The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish, the DC area-staple…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:00PM