29 stories by "Flora Scott"
Lauren Gunderson's play left stars in my eyes. It reminds us not only of the importance of equality but of life itself.
The clever children's play invites audience members young and old to enjoy the promise of spring and the simplicity of enthusiasm.
Kimberly Bellflower's enchanting play " directed by Aaron Posner at American University " asks what happens to a lonely girl after her first big crush.
I love Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory so when I saw the opportunity to review it in Purcellville at Main Street Theater Productions, I thought, "I've got a golden ticket! Whereas, bot…
A great play is sweet solace, and there's a relief in knowing that all the love and hard work you've just witnessed culminated into a success. American University’s production of In…
In order to spend some time with my overworked best girlfriend, I let her pick a show and she chose A Dream Play – a show she knew nothing about. She's in the midst of – what …
Fish Outta Water is a whacky and wonderful part-jam session, part-biographical narrative. More appropriately, lets call it the life story jam session. Ron Litman is the microphone and Tom Pi…
Dark House, written by Tarpley Long, is the original title of William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! and the current title of her take on it. It's the bleak account of a prominent Washington D…
An estimated 291,521 people in the US are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia. An estimated 48,610 new cases of leukemia are expected to be diagnosed in the US in 2013. Approxima…
The Golden Age of the Circus was from 1870-1950. During those years is when the Circus swelled into the largest show-biz industry in the world. It wasn't just for the kids in those days. The…
There used to be a time when going to the county fair was the highlight of everyone's summer. There's be the agricultural and livestock show for Pop, the arts and crafts for Ma (or vice vers…
“Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior distributed over a large area and number of people” is the definition of Widespread Panic and, co…
If you’re not yet familiar with Ramin Karimloo, best known for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera in London's West End, his tour…
I attended Opera Lafayette's Acteon at The Kennedy Center and the production opened with lovely excerpts from Les Fetes de L'Hymen et de L'Amour; ou Les Dieux d'Egypte (1747) in the first ha…
There are shows that are good and there are shows that are bad. There are countless shows that land somewhere in the middle. We all have various reasons we attend the plays we do: invitation…
Walking through the auditorium doors at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College to see The Department of Theatre’s production of Charles Mee’s Bi…
Born in the shadow of our parents, it is every child's journey to discover the source of light shone on them that ignites the inspiration for prosperity in order to, ultimately, cast oneR…
The innate impulse to creatively express and share the life force that pulses to the rhythm of our own beating hearts is age-old and universal. It makes sense, then, that drums are mans …
Flamenco dance combines choreography with improvised solos to a three-part harmony of guitar, singing, and dancing with the rhythm of handclaps, known as palmas, and of the dancers' step pat…
Although Sexo, Pudor Y Lágrimas (Sex, Shame and Tears) is a charming comedy. I found it a thoughtful meditation on sex and how it has, does and always will separate men and women. B…
Sleeping Beauty Dreams, a puppet show performed by Marionetas de la Esquina of Mexico, at The Kennedy Center's Family Theater is a true treat for the little and big ones alike. It's a deligh…
I always suffer a little committing to a classical show – especially Shakespeare. When they're bad, it's torture. When they’re  good, it's always still a bit painful for me.Â…
Getting dressed up and then bundled up to venture out into the weather to see The Nutcracker with family, friends ,or a date during the Christmas season is a tradition as uplifting, rich, an…
Engaging with the Christmas Spirit on 12/15/12, just one day after the massacre in Connecticut, in which 26 were killed – the least of which were 20 children for whom the holiday is tr…
I am an actress, but improv – although entirely and absolutely necessary to act organically – was not something I had ever tackled in and of itself, on it's own turf. Thinkin…
