To open their new season and celebrate their 15th anniversary, Nu Sass Productions is revisiting its first production which was presented at the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival. Rosencrantz and…
Faced with the nightmare scenario of having to cancel an entire show, most theater companies would just cut their losses, issue refunds, and try to move on. After being forced by staffing an…
Communicating miscommunication across different languages can be a difficult task for artists catering to a primarily English-speaking audience, but doing the same when everyone onstage is s…
The scope of Daniel Goldstein (book and lyrics) and Michael Friedman's (music and lyrics) "Unknown Soldier" is admirable, aiming to thread a familial story through nearly 100 years of histor…
The office of the modern day Webster's Dictionary is not the first place you'd expect for a commentary on feminism, generational conflict, and the nature of language itself to erupt. But tha…
For many Americans, live performance in the context of World War II invokes images of Rita Hayworth entertaining entire armies at a time with the USO. For regular theater artists around the …
Rockville Little Theatre's production of "The Grapes of Wrath" follows much the same path as John Steinbeck's classic novel. Tom Joad (Doug Richesson) returns to Oklahoma from a stint in pri…
Of all the generations to have reached consciousness in American life over the past century, few seem to have had more consistent enmity towards each other than the baby boomers and their mi…
To those without much opera knowledge, it sounds like the setup to a highbrow joke: what do you get when you cross Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem" with Shakespeare's "King Lear?" To fans of Verdi…
Telling a story about one of the most beloved characters in the English language can be a daunting challenge, but the Sterling Playmakers prove all you need to do it well is a talented team …
Abortion is not an issue that is often discussed in rational terms. The debate has become so couched in rhetoric and passion that it might as well not be happening at all, but Theater J's re…
One of the holy grails of theatrical envelope pushing in recent years has been to break the fourth wall and integrate the audience in new and interesting ways. Dozens of troupes and director…
The age of vaudeville is one that left an indelible mark on the world of comedy, and as such has generated its fair share of send-ups and homages. One of the most successful of these is Neil…
For most theater troupes, it takes months of planning, preparation, and rehearsal to put together a successful Shakespearean production. For Taffety Punk’s Bootleg Shakespeare prod…
The reputation of The Second City improv troupe precedes them. Their list of famous alumni across film, television and stage likely could fill the entire word count of this review, so when t…
Keegan Theatre has a great deal to live up to in their recent production of Rabbit Hole. A work of the prolific playwright, lyricist and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole has be…