"Feminist punk can drive you crazy, but it's worth it. Do not resist it." Thus spake Masha Alyokhina, a member of P***y Riot, at the Glastonbury festival in England; last week these brav…
All too often, it seems, the image of mental illness careens wildly between lovable eccentrics (think: Harvey) and heartless psychopaths (think: Silence of the Lambs). Like the v…
A grime-filled room in a long-abandoned hotel; a lone, exposed light bulb in the ceiling; steel brackets and bare 2X4's at both the front and bathroom doors hinting at the menace and mayhem …
If you've ever thrown your money into some get-rich-quick scheme, no questions asked; if you've ever been tempted to have your backyard fracked just in case there's a gusher you can cash in …
Fresh off of their well-deserved John Aniello Award For Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, our friends at Flying V Theatre are preparing for another adventure at Bethesda's Writer's Cente…
Ever have that sinking feeling that you have no idea who you are, or what on earth you're supposed to do? Ever found yourself hoping that someone would just magically materialize " poof …
First, an advisory for Charles Dickens fans: if you are looking for a PBS-style drama in period dress, this show is definitely not for you. Having watched one disgruntled couple walk…
A young couple, childless, in desperate need of a sense of family; their friends, recently married, who want to help; and a mysterious African neighbor, well-meaning but cursed with a poor s…
Ever had one of those interpretive guides whose colorful tales, while demonstrably pants-on-fire ridiculous, leave you thrilled"even if you know you're stuck in just about the most obscure h…
Among incurable theatre geeks like myself, there are a couple buzzwords that come up frequently when we see productions like Round House's new version of Anton Chekhov's classic play, Uncle …
It is rare, exceedingly rare, to be in the presence of a masterfully-written play, performed by actors who are not only emotionally engaging but also fine, classically-trained pianists. …
So at one point early in the neo-noir satire Norwegians, we find a young woman sitting with a professional hit man who insists he's the "nice" kind, because he's Norwegian. She can't dec…
It's not a good sign when the only man in the world you trust suddenly turns you against your wife and your most trusted colleagues; tragic, too, when you discover his treachery too late.Â�…
To fully appreciate Martin McDonagh's sick sense of humor, it might help if you're not really a cat person.  Mind you, you don't have to hate the little egotistical, capricious fur-ba…
Do you simply loooove everything to do with Broadway musicals? The hackneyed plots? The stereotypical characters? The jaw-dropping neglect for historical accuracy? The pathetic attempts to m…
You know you're in for a fun evening when the minute you enter the lobby, Box Office staff offer you a bag of tomatoes to throw at the actors. OK so they're foam tomatoes, and you are asked …
Among theatre-goers there is always a soft spot for productions of Shakespeare's comedy classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Set in the fairytale land of mythical Athens"and especially its fo…
For audiences with a special loathing for the Broadway Musical, from its clichéd plots and characters to its nauseatingly treacly music, Urinetown: The Musical has been an oasis. It is a vi…
After all these years, Hedda Gabler is still the woman who gives you the creeps, the one that makes you want to keep your distance. Mad, bad and dangerous to know, she sucks the life-blood o…
For a perfect evening out, begin with a classic songbook, add a healthy dose of solid singing, sprinkle some discreet and witty choreography, and voilà "you've got Creative Cauldron's revi…
Few characters are as vivid in the imagination as Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yentl, the bright young Rabbi's daughter who, upon being orphaned, dares to disguise herself as a boy so she can stu…
Tired of the usual stuffy, arty, lights-out, shut-your-mouth-and-take-it kind of theatre? Looking for a night when everyone can just sit outside with a beer or a bottle of wine and have …
With the passage of time and generations, it gets harder to interest people in a play about the Holocaust. It's not that we're insensitive; if we've raised our children right we've told …
There are shows where you get exactly what the program offers; the plot unfolds as promised, and the write-up for critics is as simple as can be. Then there are the shows that go deeper,…
Maybe it's because I grew up in the Washington DC area and we regard all Phillies and Eagles fans as thugs, but I've always been leery of driving through Philadelphia. Sure the cheese-st…