217 stories by "Kendall Mostafavi"
BRAVO Productions Theatre for Young Artists strives to nurture young, local talent and offers the opportunity for those budding entertainers to perform both mainstream and classic shows on t…
Encore Stage and Studio closed their most recent production, Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest, this past weekend. As the self-proclaimed "Theatre for kids, by kids," Encore works with young …
Brave Spirits Theatre (BST) has recently opened two productions, performing in tandem, to present what they refer to in their press release as "Theatre for the Game of Thrones fan." Calling …
Arguments have been made that the theater is supposed to be a "safe place" where patrons can go to be entertained, away from the harshness of the world. Yet there is a large(r) number of…
The feminist movement has been on the rise for decades, but with our current political and social climate, saturated with patriarchal overreach into women's lives (and even their bodies), ye…
Howard University presented the powerful new play, Eclipsed, in their black box theater this past weekend. Eclipsed was written in 2015 by Danai Gurira (well-known for her role as Michonne o…
This past weekend, The Arlington Players opened a solid production of the dark comedy, The Lion In Winter, by Playwright James Goldman. For those unfamiliar with the play, it is a work of fi…
Cole Porter's Anything Goes is a show that is equal parts silliness, slapstick, and shenanigans. The Little Theatre of Alexandria opened the old classic this past weekend to a sold-out house…
Last night, The Kennedy Center presented an inspiring world premiere commission of Bud, Not Buddy. Kirsten Greenidge created the fast-paced and touchingly funny script, based on the book …
For the 6th year in a row, The Keegan Theatre is paying tribute to the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, with their production of An Irish Carol. Reimagined by Keegan company member, Matthe…
Right in time for the Holiday Season, Creative Cauldron has presented another installation from their Bold New Works project with the World Premiere of A Christmas Carol Memory. Adapted from…
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka opened at NextStop Theatre in Herndon to a sold-out house this past weekend. The cast included professional actors, alongside local students, which made for a very p…
This past weekend, The George Washington University's Department of Theatre and Dance presented DanceWorks Fall 2016. The program consisted of nine separate dance pieces, each by a different…
Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre opened their production of Disney's The Little Mermaid this weekend, and I had the pleasure of seeing their show with my three young boys. The music…
NextStop Theatre Company has been producing theatre for young audiences for almost 30 years. Their most recent show is a sweet and enjoyable story called Balloonacy from Playwright Barry Kor…
The Kennedy Center's 15th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival took place on Labor Day weekend, with over 50 D.C. area theaters participating. Through free readings and open rehearsals, the F…
Last night, Signature Theatre presented their fifth annual Summer Hummer benefit, Summer Hummer V. Champions. Stronger. Harder. Longer. And was it ever. The event's proceeds go to Taking Car…
The Heritage Players of Catonsville, MD have created a wonderful production of Snow White, the classic fairytale with a young beauty, an evil Queen, a Magic Mirror, seven dwarves, and a hand…
Urinetown is not what you would call a “feel good” musical. Monumental Theatre Company has mounted this funny and politically-punching show about a town which, due to a catastrop…
The musical Cabaret is one of those shows that checks all of the standard musical theater boxes, of dancing girls, show-stopping songs, and love stories, but also carries with it such a beau…
Glade Dance Collective presented a beautiful and moving production, Am There I Yet?, at the Elstad Auditorium at Gallaudet University. The piece is described as "an exploration of #adulting …
I went on a strange journey in the upstairs theater of the Logan Fringe Arts Space, where As It Were and/or What(ever) Doesn’t Matter, written and directed by Stephen Notes, was being …
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) finishes out its 2015-2016 Season with their fourth world premiere production, Jumanji. The adaptation was co-written by Sandra Eskin and ATMTC's Artistic Direc…
Signature Theatre finishes out their 2015-2016 cabaret series with the uproarious and uplifting Make 'em Laugh Cabaret, featuring Happy McPartlin and Tracy Lynn Olivera. The duo bring…
Port City Playhouse has undertaken the hilarious dark comedy Stupid F#@*ing Bird, by Playwright Aaron Posner. The show is adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, but with a very modern mak…
