17 stories by "Miles Hurley"
Running Time: One hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Advisory: 13+ for strong language, blood and mature themes. Loud explosion noises and flashing lights. "fire work" runs through Se…
As she closes the book on her vivid reimagining of her Cuban childhood, Abuela Claudia (Rayanne Gonzalez) pleads with a phantom of her mother: "Now I'm wide awake, a million years too late."…
There's nothing that cures the mid-December blues quite like something cozy. We yearn for comforting things in our lives"a crackling fire in a fireplace, warm meals, and simple, recognizable…
Within the first few minutes of sitting down to see "The Art of Care" conceived and directed by Derek Goldman, a cast member asked me the name of someone I'd cared for or who'd cared for me.…
A naïve young girl (Christina Daniels) asks her youth leader (Charles Franklin IV), "Is there a difference between happiness from god and from drugs?" If your average addict were asked, t…
"I have to rely on good vibes," Gallery owner Anita (Maya Jackson) says to a pair of pregnant sisters, to whom she's optimistically pitched a collaborative art piece. Alas, good vibes do not…
Long journeys taken in parallel always come to a crossroads, which, in the case of Jonah (Isaac "Deacon Izzy" Ball) and his father Jean (Robert Cornelius), falls in a dive bar in Tennessee. …
It feels appropriate for the mythic and historic to combine on the Folger Shakespeare Theatre stage. While that lens is usually academic and textual, it's now far more literal, with Folger f…
Within many works of fine art lie a mystery. The elegance of the image hides a trail of mysterious owners, whose actions hunting for such beauty may have been horrific. Estimates note that o…
When theatre is at its best, it is transportive. It summons, through the power of imagination, impossible things, giving them meaning through performance and emotion. It's a tricky sort of m…
"...not sure I've ever seen anything quite like it. ....a delight, both visual and emotional"
"...creates an emotional acuity quite rare on the contemporary stage... "Where We Belong" stands out as a piece that's as intellectually daring as it is emotionally resonant"
Working is a bright celebration of the community that made that space so special.
....tapped into something that both distinguishes this production and breathes new interest into it.
Disconnection and longing are inherent in exile. When your home is taken from you, each street corner is a stabbing reminder of what is not yours. Each missed opportunity is a daydream of wh…
"...a truly gut-busting hour of theatrical joy"
In the painterly world of Synetic Theater's new holiday play, "The Golden Fish," wishes often come at a cost. Based on The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish, the DC area-staple's kin…
