22 stories by "J. Robert Williams"
Now through the end of June, Studio Theatre concludes its "New British Invasion" series by presenting the Gate Theatre of London''s acclaimed production of Grounded. The winner of the first …
The stomping ground for Capital Fringe fanatics does not lie dormant this spring: Through June 1, WSC Avant Bard is rocking the Shop at Fort Fringe with an adventurous offering that exemplif…
There are few things more charming, more chic, more certain to please than a Cole Porter song. These time-tested pleasures, as tuneful as they are clever, do not tend to disappoint. As such,…
Thinking versus feeling, politics versus pathos, pleasure versus instruction"these dialectics often arise in discussing Bertolt Brecht's revolutionary "epic theatre", and the idea that these…
Who wouldn't want to watch a gang of political insurgents belt out 90s power-ballads in a karaoke faceoff while simultaneously building a bomb? I begin with this irresistibly nerve-wrack…
Intricate cut-outs of luscious trees arch over the stage, and a painted drop shows rolling hills through a gap in the woods. Warm golden light beams into the forest glen, and a little co…
Oscar Wilde said that the aim of art is "to reveal art and conceal the artist." As I approached The Night Watcher at Studio Theatre, I had to wonder if the one-woman show was exempt from thi…
At the crossroads of Adams Morgan and Dupont, L'Enfant Café spills candlelight and savory aromas onto the street corner. Tureens of onion soup and buttery mussels steam up the snug litt…
Measure for Measure is not a play that deals in easy answers, but Jonathan Munby's new production at the Shakespeare Theatre makes no problem of losing yourself in a night of spectacle. When…
Special Agent Galactica, a regular on the DC club scene, seen here at the Black Fox Lounge. Special Agent Galactica sashays up to the stage and looks out at the narrow cavern of the Black Fo…
SCENA Theatre continues to mount vital international works in its 26th year, kicking off the season with a stage adaptation of the 1979 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, The Marriage of Mari…
Do we still need Torch Song Trilogy? We've come a long way since 1981, when Torch Song Trilogy broke new ground with its presentation of homosexual men who wanted (gasp!) the option to have …
In a year of incessant tug-of-wars on the national stage, outsiders may be shocked to see how Washington's art, theatre, and diplomatic communities are working in tandem. While the Natio…
This Monday at Signature Theatre, more than 65 DC theatre artists will bare all in Summer Hummer 2013: The Second Coming, a burlesque variety show to benefit theatreWashington's "Taking Care…
Oscar Wilde renounced convention with his tales of decadence and beautiful corruption"preferring the treacherous beauty of the poisoned apple to Victorian moralism. Â In their production h…
In it's month-long stop in Washington, The Book of Mormon's national tour delivers earnest charm and gleeful irreverence in a crude send-up of organized religion. Â This may be the lewdes…
The unpainted concrete staircase to Redrum at Fort Fringe may not convey the import of grand opera, but don’t let the modest context fool you — Unmanned Stagecraft is presenting …
Like me, you may enjoy watching young people have fun. There’s your one reason to see Hello, You Assholes!. You may also like for theatre to “make sense” or have a “p…
Whether or not a relationship can make it is a persistent question in art as in life. But whether the relationship is good fodder for a play–or a text message conversation, for that ma…
Think Chekhov. Sub-zero winters, utter hopelessness, and suicide in Act III.  In other words, Russia, and on a sunny July Saturday, beer in hand, Russia may not be your destination of …
The first national tour of The Book of Mormon began its stint in Washington this Tuesday evening. The Kennedy Center has experienced unprecedented demand for the musical, with a mad rush…
I've been instructed to enter GALA Hispanic Theatre from the roof of a neighboring grocery store. I'm on my way to a tech rehearsal for Landless Theatre Company's world premiere of Richa…
