It is New Year's Eve, 2015, and seven high school seniors have gathered at the home of the twins, Nicole (Skye Lindberg) and August (Zachary Wilcox). There's Maisy (Catherine Anne Gilbert), …
Welcome to show business! And welcome to this comedy revue where four talented actors burst on and off the stage offering send-ups of various show biz situations, real and imaginary. Geoffre…
Penny Sterling has seen a lot of hardship: abuse, addiction, assault, and fifty years spent trying to live as a man. Her perspective as a trans woman, a mother, and an alcoholic all build in…
An hour of music"wonderfully moody ballads, bluesy numbers, and almost twangy folk songs"is always an hour well spent. Even if that music largely focuses on supernatural themes. Monsters to …
At this point, there's an entire genre of books, TV shows, and films about bad bosses and the bizarre vagaries of corporate workplaces. One of the perhaps lesser-known but extremely effectiv…
LIFE: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts is neither quite an opera nor a musical; it is not a really a comedy or a drama. It's a bit of everything, using classical music, Broadway, doo-wop, a…
Kukui Kikuyu Productions' Passing " A Stage Play is a fascinating psychological character study in which secrets revealed inevitably lead to a shockingly tragic end which deserves a lo…
What is truth? It's a big question to explore in 50 minutes, but Agora Dance's The Kind of Thing That Would Happen attempts to do exactly that. The result is a beautifully executed,…
Ask yourself: how much do you need to know about the inner workings of local government in Flemington, New Jersey? If the answer is "I'd rather know about Flemington, NJ than what's going on…
How far are we willing to go to seek happiness? That's the intriguing premise of Jona Tarlin's Lost Teeth, a world premiere production from New York City's Blowout Theatre Company whi…
A cluttered desk, a twenty-minute appointment, a student and a teacher, and what ensues are cerebral twists and turns, well beyond the subdued, weightiness of departmental office hours. We i…
One of the most frequently performed plays in America today, The Laramie Project, is now on view at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, where the bare stage of the Lang Theatre has been transf…
Inevitably, we will each encounter some kind of experience with death as we grow, and although it may be one of our greatest shared experiences, grieving is still a personal process. A mixtu…
No way around it, this is a dark, harsh, and gritty domestic drama. For some, it may be too dark, too harsh, too gritty, perhaps a partner violence trigger. A fun, frothy, feel-good frolic t…
By Debra Cope The timeless story of kind and courageous young heroine Sara Crewe comes to life on an Alexandria stage in A Little Princess, a new adaptation of the classic Frances Hodgson Bu…
By Guest Author Robin Lynch Now playing at the Kentland's Arts Barn, Dial 'M' For Murder by the Sandy Spring Theatre Group has a lot to offer those who enjoy a mystery-thriller. First of all…
I love Fringe. And like many theatergoers, I head off each day with tolerance and hope. The tolerance is for shows that are long on ambition, and the hope is for something more. Imagine my s…
Sitting in the audience of To Be or Not To Be In Love – That Is The Question?, a one-woman cabaret starring writer-choreographer Beverly Merella, might be the modern equivalent of atte…
Sitting outdoors is probably the best venue to watch Shakespeare, and watching a production in July of his classic comedy A Midsummers Night's Dream under the direction of Tom Delis…
An exciting aspect of CapFringe is getting a sneak peek at a new show in the first stage of development. Such is the case with DC Dogs’ Release: A Rock Opera, now playing at the Gallau…
Tiresias' Tits is a self-described satirical, surreal, burlesque (fun fact – the author of the ur-source material, The Breasts of Tiresias, Guillaume Apollinaire, is respon…
The tagline for Larry E. Blossom's latest Capital Fringe offering, Just Like A Woman, is "Will Trans Trump Fear in These Troubled Times?" Unfortunately, neither the issues of transphobia …
Watching a great sex comedy provides some of the most fun you can have with your clothes on. Watching a bad sex comedy is painfully awkward and embarrassing. The creative team behind Mr. …
Magical realism meets morality play with a dash of sideshow in The Dream Dancer, an entrancing journey through time at this year's Fringe. If magic, hypnosis, and feminism tickle your fan…
An autobiographical one-man show about performing a different autobiographical one-man show? It sounds like the ultimate Fringe Festival cliché. But despite its conceit, David Kleinbe…