8 stories by "J. C. Larkin"
Twelfth Night (the western) at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre is a raucous and enjoyable evening's entertainment. The show is marginally a musical, with entertaining and well-done musical sco…
The Maryland Ensemble Theatre's edgy and robust production of In The Next Room or the Vibrator Play is lighthearted, introspective and ultimately, a satisfying comedic drama. A hallmar…
The Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a very edgy and lively rendition of the comedy noir by playwright Martin McDonagh. First premiering a…
Barbs, taunts, invective jabs and soul-destroying put-downs; they’re all a part of the fun of middle-class married life in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Edward Albee’s…
Center Stage’s production of Stones in His Pockets is a rocking good tragicomic two-man show that is made all the better for its brilliant acting, staging and direction. The unique…
David Sedaris really is a national treasure and the Santaland Diaries essay provided a lively springboard to launch his career as an essayist and commentator for National Public Radio. Readi…
The Tempest without the benefit of a director would seem to be a ship at the mercy of a storm at sea, without the comforts of a compass, keel or rudder, but the Baltimore Shakespeare F…
If Oscar Wilde could be magically transported through time to 2013, he would surely give his enthusiastic approval not only to the fact that his plays were still being produced, but also to …