'A Misanthrope' brings Molière's fabulous fakes into the 21st century by Nelson Pressley

The art of the takedown gets updated rhyming verse.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:36pm on June 5, 2019[SHARE]

'We're Gonna Die' makes you feel okay about it by Nelson Pressley

Young Jean Lee's play with songs is a rock-and-roll reflection on mortality.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:48pm on June 4, 2019[SHARE]

This Putin learns the power of lies in 'Describe the Night' by Nelson Pressley

Rajiv Joseph's epic grapples with fiction as it spans decades of Russian history.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:42pm on June 3, 2019[SHARE]

Betty Buckley steps into 'Hello, Dolly!' to 'make America happy again' by Nelson Pressley

A serious actress grows into comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:54am on May 31, 2019[SHARE]

My kingdom for a robot: Synetic Theater creates a dystopian, cyberpunk 'Richard III' by Nelson Pressley

It's the latest in the troupe's "Wordless Shakespeare" series.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on May 21, 2019[SHARE]

'Jubilee' makes a star of the chorus at Arena Stage by Nelson Pressley

Tazewell Thompson's new show at Arena Stage recalls the historic Fisk Jubilee Singers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:36pm on May 20, 2019[SHARE]

'Mary Stuart' gets a powerhouse cast at Olney by Nelson Pressley

A new adaptation streamlines the classic play, but doesn't overhaul it.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:03pm on May 15, 2019[SHARE]

'God of Carnage' hasn't lost its satirical bite, but at Keegan, it needs more laughs by Nelson Pressley

The production of the Yasmina Reza play never really finds its comic stride.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:24pm on May 14, 2019[SHARE]

Arena Stage wins seven Hayes Awards, with 'Anything Goes' on top by Nelson Pressley

The folk-pop musical "Fly by Night" at 1st Stage also picks up four wins at the "drama prom."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06pm on May 13, 2019[SHARE]

Studio Theatre's former acting school finds a new home in Columbia Heights by Nelson Pressley

"Now it's just about execution," founder Joy Zinoman said of the Studio Acting Conservatory.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:33pm on May 13, 2019[SHARE]

'Fame the Musical' dances up a storm in a new bilingual production by Nelson Pressley

After a successful "In the Heights," director-choreographer Luis Salgado returns to GALA Hispanic Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:24pm on May 12, 2019[SHARE]

Zora Neale Hurston's 'Spunk' gets revived with flair, and all of it has heart by Nelson Pressley

Timothy Douglas puts tall tales on a small stage at Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:18pm on May 10, 2019[SHARE]

Jennings's solo 'Queens Girl' plays get revived in Baltimore by Nelson Pressley

Dawn Ursula and Erika Rose reprise their roles while a last chapter gets written.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24am on May 9, 2019[SHARE]

'Nobody wants this story told': Nigeria's Renegade Theatre makes U.S. debut with 'Chibok Girls' by Nelson Pressley

The testimonial drama anchors Georgetown University's international theater and politics festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:48pm on May 8, 2019[SHARE]

Arena Stage cancels performances of 'Jubilee' this week due to actor's illness by Nelson Pressley

Performances of the ensemble show will resume May 14.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:42pm on May 7, 2019[SHARE]

'Love's Labor's Lost' is tricky, but the Folger makes it winsome by Nelson Pressley

The show gets meta as the famed Shakespearean library inspires the set.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on May 7, 2019[SHARE]

Lucy Kirkwood's 'The Children' examines a nuclear disaster like Fukushima " but with a surprising twist by Nelson Pressley

The British drama gets a vivid area premiere at Studio Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:18pm on May 6, 2019[SHARE]

'The Burn' channels 'The Crucible' for a social media age by Nelson Pressley

Two plays set in schools get mixed results.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:06pm on April 30, 2019[SHARE]

5 things to know to know about the 'The Oresteia,' the seldom-seen fountainhead of drama by Nelson Pressley

The only surviving Greek trilogy is coming to Sidney Harman Hall as Michael Kahn's final production as STC artistic director.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:00am on April 25, 2019[SHARE]

Calling Marie Kondo! The archives at the Kennedy Center and the National Theatre are a mess. by Nelson Pressley

The theaters are aiming to get their old programs, photos and other archival material in order, perhaps for public access.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:00am on April 19, 2019[SHARE]

Jay-Z and Kanye set the tone in premiere of 'Les Deux Noirs' at Mosaic Theater by Nelson Pressley

The James Baldwin-Richard Wright flap goes hip-hop in the new Psalmayene 24 play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:45pm on April 16, 2019[SHARE]

Can Beppo the bellhop sing? Olney's 'A Comedy of Tenors' is more frenzy than finesse. by Nelson Pressley

Ken Ludwig's 1980s hit "Lend Me a Tenor" gets a sequel, but the backstage farce doesn't quite hit its mark.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:30pm on April 15, 2019[SHARE]

'Pygmalion' meets hip-hop in a satire on race at Studio Theatre by Nelson Pressley

A Bieber figure gets the reality-TV treatment in "P.Y.G., or the Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:19pm on April 10, 2019[SHARE]

'I don't want to write a slave': A Q&A with playwrights Psalmayene 24 and Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm by Nelson Pressley

A discussion that touches on the "Hamilton" effect, directing and white patronage, August Wilson and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:00pm on April 10, 2019[SHARE]

This galvanizing new play tries to humanize lives lived behind bars by Nelson Pressley

'The Peculiar Patriot,' Liza Jessie Peterson's solo show at Woolly Mammoth, is a personable take on our prison system.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:16pm on April 8, 2019[SHARE]