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Thursday, July 16, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review ‘Half Past What?’ by Robert Montenegro

About halfway through Casey Bauer’s surreal Half Past What?, I came to the stark realization that I wasn’t exactly sure what was going on yet was still completely enthralled…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:35PM

Monday, July 13, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘When We Grow Up’ by Robert Montenegro

Critical Point Theatre’s quirky Fringe show When We Grow Up is difficult to review for several reasons. The piece is highly-interactive and its best moments are improvised, meanin…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:02AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘MacWHAT?!’ by Robert Montenegro

Few things are as “Capital Fringe” as an irreverent take on the Bard, and King’s Players have got themselves a hell of an irreverent take in their outrageous farce Ma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:31AM

Sunday, July 12, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Straight Faced Lies’ by Robert Montenegro

As is implied by the title of Mark Jason Williams’ bleak comedy Straight Faced Lies, the members of the oppressively dysfunctional Ryan family aren’t very good at this whole…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:49AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Salvation Road’ by Robert Montenegro

Every year the Fringe produces a few real standouts among its more serious offerings. D.W. Gregory’s thoughtful and funny Salvation Road is an excellent example. Anchored by a talen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:01AM

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘How to Be a Good Mom… When You’ve got a Schizophrenic Mother for a Role Model’ by Robert Montenegro

With a title like How to Be a Good Mom… When You’ve Got a Schizophrenic Mother for a Role Model, Pamela Meek’s storytelling piece can seem intimidating at first. But spend …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41AM

Saturday, July 11, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘And Then I Woke Up’ by Robert Montenegro

Kris Noteboom is incredibly endearing. The fluffy, neurotic figure at the heart of And Then I Woke Up establishes very quickly that there’s little space between Kris the artist and Kri…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:35AM

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Capital Fringe Preview 2014: ‘La Llorona’- An interview with Playwright Amanda Zeitler by Robert Montenegro

Thee Candidates Graduate Theatre Company presents a production of Amanda Zeitler’s La Llorona in this year’s Capital Fringe festival. The play recently won the Wichita State University N…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:00AM

Monday, June 16, 2014

Source Festival: “The Thrush and the Woodpecker’ by Robert Montenegro

As a self-described launching pad for plays, the Source Festival offers writers and artists an opportunity to incubate promising new work, even if scripts exist in but a fledgling state. Suc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:20AM

Saturday, May 31, 2014

‘tick, tick… BOOM!’ at Quackensteele Theatre Company by Robert Montenegro

Choosing a show for a company’s inaugural production is like deciding on a dress for the debutante ball. The primary goal is to draw attention, to dazzle the room and attract the eyes of t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54AM

Monday, May 5, 2014

‘Spamalot’ at Act Two @ Levine’s Pre-Professional Program by Robert Montenegro

When Spamalot director Kevin Kuchar delivered the ubiquitous pre-show curtain speech, he emphasized a focus on process over product that serves as the foundation for the Act Two @ Levine’s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49AM

Saturday, May 3, 2014

‘Living Out’ (‘Cama Afuera’) at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Robert Montenegro

On a superficial level, the two women at the heart of Lisa Loomer’s elegantly crafted Living Out couldn’t be more different. Ana (Belén Oyola-Rebaza) is an undocumented nanny working …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:25AM

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