146 stories by "Debbie Minter Jackson"
Considering the numerous versions of The Merchant of Venice I have seen in the last several years, I wasn’t sure what to expect from a rendition by DC’s Commedia dell’Arte …
At the top of Milk Like Sugar, three young teens enter, a blast of energy and music, wild rhythms jerking through their bodies in fits, almost uncontrollably, laughing, jiving each other,…
To think I almost passed on seeing The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane because I assumed it would be just another snuffle bunny production. I nearly missed out on one of the most …
I can't say enough about the creative minds (and hearts) that plucked these two very different pieces from out of the operatic stratosphere and orchestrated such a satisfyingly delightful ex…
Dinner with Friends starts off innocently enough with a couple describing delicious meals from their recent European excursion. These folks are serious foodies and recount the exquisite Ital…
The long-awaited Blackberry Daze has the signature style of a MetroStage production with Thomas W. Jones II at the helm, but the piece also swerves its own way with unusual stylistic touches…
Deb Margolin approaches the stage with deliberate movements and looks into the eyes of the audience with the ease of someone comfortable with their own story and on a mission to share. A ser…
The Second Girl wonderfully refracts remnants of "old world" social hierarchical values through the lives of two Irish immigrant women working in the kitchen of a New England summer home.Â�…
This "Maritime Quest for Truth," starts as passages from a journal or log of an elder statesman on board, Charles Boyd, also referred to as "Sir Charles" because of his sophisticated manner …
Known for its heightened physical Commedia dell'Arte and mirth, the award winning Faction of Fools Theatre Company takes on Molière's The Miser for a delightful romp of wit and foolery. …
Daring to take on incendiary subjects of race and slavery is a risky move, but playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is not averse to controversy, and the awards and accolades keep coming –…
Olwen Fouéré stands quietly in the front left corner of the stage. Without saying a word, she exudes a sense of peace, patience, mindfulness and awareness as she watches the audience enter…
A typical Mom is folding laundry, shouting tasks to kids upstairs and handling day-to-day issues on an ordinary day as An American Daughter opens. Only when she listens to an intervie…
A treasured fairy tale of a lovely bird that helps save a kingdom comes alive in the Adventure Theatre/MTC's production of The Emperor's Nightingale. Director Natsu Onoda Power leads a d…
Black Pearl Sings! is a powerful, entertaining story of two women from vastly different walks who have life-changing interactions that revolve around snippets of historical music. The…
Will Eno is not the easiest writer to access and understand with his lyrical use of language and words that dance and dangle and quirky characters. The young performers at Lumina …
After Life and Josephine are two short operatic works featuring original music by Tom Cipullo. Â The first presents Gertrude Sein and Pablo Picasso in a heated discourse about life decisio…
Having seen and been touched by nearly every version of this story that's out there, I wondered what yet another iteration would reveal, and I discovered, well plenty! The creative casting a…
Puppetry as a family affair takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to the Pipers in this historical rendition of Pinocchio, the boy puppet who yearns to be a real boy. This version r…
The genesis of this production says much about the innovative creative process at MetroStage. The idea that a new musical could be developed from Tom Jones' productions was a spark in the mi…
The strange title refers to the profound sense of feeling insignificant, inconsequential, disrespected and invisible sentiments felt by black men in America. The stories and messages are …
