30 stories by "Emily Priborkin"
With theatres shuttered for the foreseeable future and all of us practicing social distancing during the pandemic, the connection between artists and audiences has been broken. That's why DC…
With theatres closed around the US, times are tough for fans of the arts. But, thankfully, we live in an age of streaming and online content. From clips of scenes to recordings of full music…
In the 1980s, my parents fled the Soviet Union to begin new lives in the United States. Though they spent years learning English and acclimating to American culture, their identities remaine…
Romantic comedy movies can be saccharine, especially when they're set during the holidays. Some people love these fluffy flicks, and others love to riff on them. But no matter how someone fe…
Thomas Edison was really good at selling himself. Media attention and ruthlessness helped him claim sole credit for inventing the light bulb. In reality it was the work of many scientists. E…
In 2001, a group of Mexican migrants were left stranded in the blistering desert heat east of Yuma, Arizona. Smugglers, whom they had paid for safe transport to the border, promised them tha…
P.Y.G. or the Misedumacation of Dorian Belle follows Blacky Blackerson, a.k.a. Black, (Seth Hill) and Alexand Da Great (Gary L. Perkins III) who are the Petty Young Goons (P.Y.G.), a Black r…
It amazes me how much the We Happy Few theatre company is able to accomplish through their signature, minimalist approach, and their production of Macbeth exemplifies this. With a cast of fi…
Twentieth-century Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno wasn't afraid to criticize Spain's government. Though Irma Correa’s El viejo, el joven y el mar is a fictional depiction of Unamun…
It's no shock that Hollywood is full of secrets. In the era of #MeToo, it's clear that much is hidden from the public under a facade of glamour and glitz. Though it takes place during the 19…
As the cast dances in the aisles of Keegan Theatre, it's difficult not to catch the contagious, rose-colored energy from this musical adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It  by Sha…
You’re a fifteen-year-old boy named Will, and your eighteen-year-old brother has been shot. Shawn was your friend, your protector, and your teacher ever since your father was killed, a…
Darkness, corpses, catacombs, and cats: welcome to the world of Edgar Allan Poe. His stories embody the spirit of Halloween, which is why it's fitting that We Happy Few is performing his…
"I like to write about the things that matter, whether they matter emotionally, or whether they matter dramatically, or whether they matter politically. If you can get all those in one, that…
Contemporizing Shakespeare's plays, abridging them, moving them to different locations, or having them center around different cultures: these are all fun ways to mold classical theatre into…
Happiness is Imagination Stage's production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: a musical that's adorned with the silly antics and sticky-sweet nature of childhood. Director Aaron Posner ho…
Family members are complicated. They can comfort during tearful times and lunge at the flick of a few cruel words. NextStop Theatre Company's Bad Jews is a powder keg of familial tension tha…
It's simply magical when a family-friendly comedy show can make children and adults laugh wildly in their seats. Throughout Potted Potter, J.K. Rowling's wizarding world serves as the backdr…
Holding onto a gleaming crystal trophy, actor Vaughn Midder beamed as he stood at the center of the Miracle Theatre's stage. He had just been named Monologue Madness 2018 Champion, winning a…
Last night at the Miracle Theatre in DC, actor/produced Edward Daniels led 32 contestants through the eight performance brackets of Monologue Madness, all vying to take home the crystal Mono…
With the sounds of shuffling headshots in the background, actors stretched and conducted vocal exercises outside of an Arena Stage rehearsal hall Sunday. It was a standard scene for an open …
During my formative years in the suburban south, it seemed that the word "pro-life" extended beyond political headlines and chants: it was ingrained in the teen culture. Friends invited me t…
Dreams often come with wild, cartoonish images. We wake up remembering their eccentricity and wonder: "How did my brain come up with that?" Watching The Lathe of Heaven is like stepping that…
When a play grips your thoughts and continues to cling to them past the curtain call, then you know you've witnessed a treasure. The elements of 4,380 Nights blend together to generate a cap…
History books shroud World War II with specific imagery: soldiers, Nazi salutes, atomic bombs, Rosie the Riveter, and a victorious kiss from a sailor in Times Square. But See Rock City break…
