"We're living in an age of intense and deliberate division. Power structures know the danger of solidarity so they will stop at nothing to make sure we don't know our collective history" (Ni…
 One of the more adventurous theatre companies working in Maryland is Rogue Swan Theatre Company. Their latest production was the B-horror movie, musical homage, "Silver Scream," created…
Baltimore theatre is extremely fortunate that Rapid Lemon Productions, now in its 10th year, is providing a venue for original writing and nurturing diverse artistic expression. Their latest…
"Once on this Island" is a 1990 musical with music by Stephen Flaherty and book/lyrics by Lynn Ahrens"the writing team behind "Ragtime" and "Anastasia." It is based on Rosa Guy's "My Love, M…
  Dear Ben Fisler, Last night I was at The Hippodrome Theatre for the National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen, starring Stephen Christopher Anthony in the title/lead role. I had heard …
 Shakespeare delivered with clarity, a diverse and sizable cast, Edwardian steampunk glamor, many laughs, and romantic charm awaits at the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre. Opening a l…
We are now two decades into the jukebox musical vogue, since the record-setting "Mamma Mia" premiered in 1999. Among the latest offerings in the genre is "Ain't Too Proud," a spectacular fea…
The In Series is a place for thought, debate, history, and innovation. With the noble goal to invigorate contemporary theatre, to create innovations in "opera and song," to "reimagine these …
The XY Players have a delightful option at this year's Capital Fringe: a farce on show business titled Show Business 201. It's essentially a romp through the training, rehearsal, and perform…
Iamaman Productions, a start-up company focused on telling stories pertinent to African Americans, has chosen to present as its inaugural production, a tale of the recently-paroled 578 retur…
Shrek is one of the most enigmatic modern musicals. A work of two of American theatre's greatest living authors, David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, it has some outstanding moments; "Bi…
From the moment you step into the graffiti-laced environment and make yourself comfortable among the sofas, lawn chairs, and lounge seats, you are surrounded by the aesthetics of a post-mode…
If you're looking for an escape, there's a thoroughly entertaining performance of Charles Busch's perennially popular parody of 1960s beach-blanket cinema that's just what you need. Busch's …
Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells! is a charming piece of family comedy playing at Maryland Ensemble Theatre through January 1, 2017. The Fun Company takes on Allison Gregory's ada…
In 2013, Playwright Julia Jordan and Indie rock singer/songwriter, Juliana Nash (formerly with Talking to Animals), created a ground-breaking minimalist musical about a tragic love triangle.…
Critics do our best to stay rational and objective, to reflect on the goals and execution of a given piece of theatre, and thus evaluate the work on its own terms, with as little of our pers…
The King's Players are presenting an exploration of modern love and supernatural forces, by Founding Artistic Director Timothy R. King, at the Trinidad Theatre for the 2016 Capital Fringe Fe…
Bucky Mitchell, Jr. presents an intelligently written and thought-provoking new play at the Upstairs Theatre of the Logan Fringe Arts Space, a comedy reminiscent of the cerebral metatheatric…
Thoroughly Modern Millie, a tale of a "modern" gal from small-town America who takes on the business and social world of big-city New York, is a popular choice for community theatre seasons.…
Chekov is a challenge for even the most experienced and skilled artists of our profession. It is not merely that his characters are the most psychologically dense in drama (which they are), …
Like all David Ives plays, Venus in Fur is built on everyday life becoming fantasy, as the primary devices of drama, language, and character, systematically move from ambiguity, to instabili…
It is said that there are four elements of flamenco: Cante, or voice; Baile, or dance; Toque, or guitar, and; Jaleo – audience participation. All were in full force at GALA Hispanic Th…
Yellow Sign Theatre's mission promises "pranks with a B-movie aesthetic" and low art, and usually they deliver productions that are unapologetic, kitschy fun. Surprisingly, however, their…
In Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, there is an endless menu of farce devices, a beautifully carved and textured faux-marble façade (Dani…
What makes productions by Boom Theatre Company so valuable is that they bring to audiences, specifically those in Harford County, theatre that is truly cutting edge. The Journey of Thi…