Growing up in Baltimore, it was impossible to avoid the story of Edgar Allan Poe (1809"1849). He was conceivably our most famous resident. There was the mysterious stranger, known as the "Po…
Beth Hylton solos as a fourth-grader in Lucy Alibar's poetic and comic 'Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up.' The post In a child's voice, a magical and moving portrait of the South fro…
"2.5 minutes is a really long time on a roller coaster if you are having a good time. If you think it's killing your father it's a really, really long time." "Lisa Kron in 2.5 Minute Ride Th…
Conformity can be difficult for some of us at the best of times. But it is especially difficult in adolescence for a girl. Cynthia, 17, the main character in Sue Jin Song's brilliant Childre…
Critic Marjorie Garber suggests that A Winter's Tale is "a hall of mirrors" and that the main character, King Leontes, lives in a solipsistic universe. The beloved tradition of STC's Mock Tr…
Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (2020) and a Princeton professor, writes in The New Yorker about an encounter at a fund…
"This rough magic I here abjure." This phrase, from Prospero's farewell in The Tempest, is among the most exquisite in Shakespeare. In All the Devils Are Here, Shakespeare Theatre Company Af…
There is something inherently Shakespearean about DC. It's easy to picture Lincoln wandering the corridors of the White House reciting his favorite passages. In his journal, John Adams once …
A Christmas Carol, produced by PG County Shakespeare in the Parks and set in Victorian England, is a hauntingly lovely radio drama. It's free and family-friendly, and a welcome reminder of t…
The Keegan Theatre's streamed live performances from their stage are the closest thing I've seen so far to theater as we remember it avant le deluge. They are presenting two pieces in repert…
"Nobody's free until everybody's free."Â "Fannie Lou Hamer Anyone who has ever seen E. Faye Butler perform knows that they are witnessing something truly extraordinary. A two-time Helen Ha…
How, exactly, does one make theater in the middle of a pandemic? People are sitting on the couch streaming The Umbrella Academy. Broadway is closed until January 3, 2021. Much of local theat…
For one brief shining moment, there was bipartisanship in Washington. It occurred with the 2020 online edition of STC's 18th annual Will on the Hill, broadcast on Monday, September 14,…
There are certain theater experiences that you look forward to with extraordinary excitement. Brave Spirits Theatre's Shakespeare's Histories 2020 was one of them. To their credit, Brave Spi…
Karen Richards (Celeste Holm) the playwright's wife: A part in a play. You'd do all that for a part in a play? Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) conniving actress: I'd do much more for a part tha…
Museum 2040, a world premiere written by Playwright Renee Calarco and directed by Artistic Director Jordan Friend, is an extraordinary immersive installation, which confirms 4615 Theater Com…
The HBO hit Succession centers around a wealthy media family reportedly based on the Rupert Murdoch dynasty. Its central dilemma: who will succeed the ruthless Logan Roy as the head of his w…
Brave Spirits Theatre (BST), led by Artistic Director Charlene V. Smith, has taken on a spectacular challenge: Shakespeare's eight history plays. Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth Parts I…
The Woman in Black, the long-playing London ghost story now perturbing a Shakespeare Theatre Company stage, reminds us that spine-chilling horror can be the most delightful of sensations.…
Stand-up comedian and monologist extraordinaire Daniel Kitson enjoys a devout following in the UK and in Australia. He first made his reputation at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he wo…
Elizabeth Inchbald's Lovers' Vows, first produced in 1798, is every bit as amusing as the unfortunately named Schitt's Creek, The Good Place, or any other contemporary comedy. Inchbald, an a…
IN Series' Stormy Weather, inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, features the music of Billie Holiday and a stunning cabaret performance by Nigel Rowe as Ariel. In the new Sybil Williams pl…
The all-female production of Othello at Taffety Punk, directed by Kelsey Mesa, is a breath of fresh air. Because all the characters are played by women, you forget that they are female after…
1 Henry IV at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, directed by Rosa Joshi, is perfectly cast and beautifully executed. Edward Gero is a superb Falstaff, and he is surrounded by gifted actors and …
Betrayal, one of Harold Pinter's finest works, will open on Broadway September 5 after an extended run in London's West End. Thanks to 4615 Theatre, a young professional company, you can see…