14 stories by "Michael R. Kelly"
Actor and performer Charlie Varon has a definite propensity when it comes to storytelling: a laidback and welcoming presence, a passionate mind full of churning ideas, and what a voice! Span…
After 2,445 years of hearing every other side of her story, it’s finally time for Medea to speak her mind. Yeah, she may have flown off in a golden chariot pulled by a dragon, leaving …
Like man discovering fire, watching three clowns discovering balloons for the first time is both magical and momentous. Imagine the possibilities, the comedy, and all the things you can make…
Breast In Show is something of a different beast for the DC Fringe Festival, and on opening night you could see it in the composition of the audience: many older theater-goers, women and men…
Where does one take the leap between apathy and compassion for our fellow people? Are we content to pass by a grieving stranger on the street without a second thought, or can we extend a kin…
With brand-new storytellers sharing their perfectly plausible (or completely unbelievable!) life adventures each night, showrunner and emcee Layla McCay throws out the following challenge to…
One would think that a Kabuki-inspired adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus would be enough of a challenge to be tackled by a professional theater company. Factor into that equation …
Happenstance Theater’s 4th Annual All-New Cabaret Macabre is an absolutely lovely show for this time of the year: a little spooky, a lot of whimsy, and plenty of morbid humor to keep y…
I’ve heard a lot of great things about dog&pony dc and the shows they produce. Almost near universal praise from friends and regular theater goers about their unique brand of audie…
Absurdism, or as playwright Joseph White chooses to label his brief plays Sandra and Salvador Rosa "oxy-moronic", is a hard theater genre to get right. The layering of meaning and futility b…
Paying your final respects to Sister Mary Jasmine requires a bit of a pilgrimage off the beaten track of your favorite Fringe venues.Mourners gather in Studio 2 of the Emergence Studio Arts …
Ron Litman, the writer and actor behind Fish Outta Water, is a man of many talents: a great singer, smart actor, huge stage personality, and highly self-deprecating (which is a talent in and…
From the start, Love, NYÂ looks and sounds exactly like what you would expect a musical about love, sex, and chasing your dreams to be: catchy, up-tempo, and full of eager starry-eyed drea…
Before making my way up to the Gallery at the Goethe Institut for Red Knight Productions’ sketch comedy show Smellin’ Up The Den, I was honestly surprised by how diverse an audie…
