181 stories by "Hunter Styles"
Mike Daisey's colorful reputation precedes him. He has spent many years becoming one of America's most unusual, outspoken, and admired solo performers (he would say, more accurately, a 'mono…
There are some things money can't buy; for everything else there's the White House credit card. Mary Todd Lincoln had no qualms about spending major First Lady funds on clothing. But her dis…
Theatre gives us, among other things, the power to find great stories in surprising places. And it's hard to find a better example this month than over at 1st Stage, where audiences will ent…
Back in 2007, theatre folks had a good chuckle over this satirical headline in The Onion: Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended The joke, of cours…
At the dimly light, lightly enchanting dinner party thrown for Hans Christian Andersen at the Kennedy Center this past weekend, all of the guests — each one a character from the Danish…
Spend one minute with this sweat-browed clan of real estate agents, racing at full gallop through this most wickedly entertaining of David Mamet’s dark comedies, and you’ll see r…
Michael John Garcés has always had an eye for engaging people through the power of their own stories. He has turned his ambition into well-recognized programming as Artistic Director of the…
When describing a Taffety Punk production of a Shakespeare show, I find it best to start with the strangest parts. Not sure you want to see another Twelfth Night? Just wait! You'll groove to…
Big things usually start small, so let me begin with an understatement: FELA! is no ordinary Broadway musical. Yes, it's bigger, brighter, and louder than almost everything else in town. But…
I brought a pen and notepad to Henry V on Sunday. Rookie mistake. I should have brought my sword and armor to director Robert Richmond's muscular and immensely entertaining new production at…
Last night, the staff of theatreWashington gathered an excitable sample of area theatre artists, arts leaders, and members of the press into the National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery to ann…
Most of us get our fill of chestnuts in December, but save a little room — if you're feeling sentimental — Â for the one served up by The American Century Theatre this month. I…
"Don't let them tell you what to do!" cries Petey, famously, as his houseguest Stanley is muscled away in the grip of two mysterious strangers. The plea echoes through the spooky final minut…
Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words can hurt far more. The sparring characters in Savyon Liebrecht’s play — a heartfelt look at the rifts in orthodox Jewish life in …
Some acting teachers ask their students to imagine: What kind of animal are you? The truer question for Marissa Molnar might be: What kind of animal aren't you? Marissa Molnar (Photo: Graeme…
Most holiday shows, like holiday kids, turn out to be Naughty or Nice. In the Nice corner are those bright, cheery classics about love, family, and generosity that bring comfort to all ages.…
It takes some special theatre magic to conjure a lot from a little. And just our luck: dog&pony have been playing with some worthy new potions. The company's name may imply a rickety rus…
In an age of uncertainty, sometimes it’s nice to get exactly what you expect. The main ingredients in MetroStage's holiday show, back for a third season at this cozy theatre space near…
Michael Stebbins had to grow up, but lately he's been thinking about the boy who never did. Peter Pan's undying, almost mythic legacy led Stebbins, the Producing Artistic Director at Rep Sta…
If men were angels, Ty Green probably wouldn't have gotten three women pregnant in one week. But men aren't angels, and I suppose even a desultory poetry professor can manage a wild few nigh…
Mia Chung's new play You For Me For You, opening this week, kicks off Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's "Free The Beast" campaign: a ten-year commitment to producing 25 world-premiere plays. …
DC is just the city for a company like Ambassador Theater. Home to a constant tide of diplomats, businessmen, and wandering tourists, this town must re-translate every day to keep the popula…
Let's go ahead and flag playwright Michael Merino's new ocean-bound brain-bender as the polar opposite of James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film. Both harken back to the RMS Titanic's ill-fat…
In Synetic Theater's newest production, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, Alex Mills plays both the muted Professor Jekyll and his voracious alter ego Mister Hyde. Under guidanc…
You've seen veteran DC actor Jay Hardee die coughing on a chaise lounge as Camilla. You've seen Christopher Henley, the Artistic Director at WSC Avant Bard, tread the boards fully pillowed a…
