10 stories by "Natasha Joyce"
If you’ve ever stood outside during a thunderstorm, you’ve probably experienced fear at nature’s violence, or awe at its power, or perhaps both at the same time. In Clare B…
Woolly Mammoth’s production of “Kiss” Friday night reminded me why I go to the theatre: to be surprised. What appears to be a hilarious melodrama about four friends unveili…
The Producers has always been one of my favorite musicals. The characters are hilarious, the songs clever and biting, and the Broadway setting dazzling. Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre pulls…
A few weeks ago, I found myself sitting in the packed house of a performance space at the Peabody Institute, where Center Stage Play Lab is temporarily housed. I was about to see a staged re…
On April 23rd, theatre companies around the world will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has fittingly planned a production of Macb…
Red Branch Theatre Company’s set for its production of Sweeney Todd extends beyond the stage. After you hand your ticket to the usher, you are directed down a dark hallway and through …
In the 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, it’s easy to see why so many theatre companies try to do something new with his plays"whether it’s updating the language, changi…
We think of Harriet Tubman as the brave woman who risked her life to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. At least, that’s what we’ve read in our hi…
If you think that movie theaters are for sitting quietly and enjoying a film, playwright Annie Baker will prove you wrong. Real drama unfolds after the credits roll and the theater employees…
As Collaborators opens, a comical Joseph Stalin chases frightened playwright Mikhail Bulgakov around Bulgakov’s apartment. High jinx for Stalin, but a terrifying recurring nightmare fo…
