Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Communicating miscommunication across different languages can be a difficult task for artists catering to a primarily English-speaking audience, but doing the same when everyone onstage is s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:16PMMonday, April 22, 2024
The scope of Daniel Goldstein (book and lyrics) and Michael Friedman’s (music and lyrics) “Unknown Soldier” is admirable, aiming to thread a familial story through nearly 100 years of …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:48AMMonday, April 8, 2024
The office of the modern day Webster’s Dictionary is not the first place you’d expect for a commentary on feminism, generational conflict, and the nature of language itself to erupt. But…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:54PMTuesday, March 12, 2024
For many Americans, live performance in the context of World War II invokes images of Rita Hayworth entertaining entire armies at a time with the USO. For regular theater artists around the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:12PMMonday, January 29, 2024
Rockville Little Theatre’s production of “The Grapes of Wrath” follows much the same path as John Steinbeck’s classic novel. Tom Joad (Doug Richesson) returns to Oklahoma from a stin…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:49AMTuesday, January 16, 2024
Of all the generations to have reached consciousness in American life over the past century, few seem to have had more consistent enmity towards each other than the baby boomers and their mi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:33PMFriday, December 1, 2023
To those without much opera knowledge, it sounds like the setup to a highbrow joke: what do you get when you cross Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem” with Shakespeare’s “King Lear?” To f…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:26AMSaturday, November 11, 2023
Telling a story about one of the most beloved characters in the English language can be a daunting challenge, but the Sterling Playmakers prove all you need to do it well is a talented team …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:42PMThursday, October 31, 2013
Abortion is not an issue that is often discussed in rational terms. The debate has become so couched in rhetoric and passion that it might as well not be happening at all, but Theater J’s …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:30AMThursday, October 17, 2013
One of the holy grails of theatrical envelope pushing in recent years has been to break the fourth wall and integrate the audience in new and interesting ways. Dozens of troupes and director…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:35AMSaturday, October 5, 2013
The age of vaudeville is one that left an indelible mark on the world of comedy, and as such has generated its fair share of send-ups and homages. One of the most successful of these is Neil…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:15AMTuesday, August 13, 2013
For most theater troupes, it takes months of planning, preparation, and rehearsal to put together a successful Shakespearean production. For Taffety Punk’s Bootleg Shakespeare produc…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:50PMSunday, July 21, 2013
The reputation of The Second City improv troupe precedes them. Their list of famous alumni across film, television and stage likely could fill the entire word count of this review, so when t…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00AMSunday, July 7, 2013
Keegan Theatre has a great deal to live up to in their recent production of Rabbit Hole. A work of the prolific playwright, lyricist and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole has be…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:00PM 
