Underneath the maples at Hannah More Park, Reisterstown Theatre Project presents William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The concession doubles as their tech booth, the set is a serie…
When you walk into the space where Eclectic Mayhem Productions is debuting Mirabilia, you feel as if you had interrupted an improve troupe at rehearsal. The space was missing any elements of…
"A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30 pm." Thus is set in motion one of Agatha Christie's most clever and complex murder mysteries pr…
Who wants to be a hero? Who has what it takes? Will the younger generation of demi-gods and wannabes fill the god-sized shoes of their flabby forefathers, or will Hades take over once and fo…
Long before there was Harry Potter, children were reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  The classic book by L. Frank Baum has been adapted into several movies and plays, including…
As we all know, bullying has become quite an issue in this country. Lee J. Kapaln's one man show called Bully is drawn from Kaplan's own experiences in junior high school. Through journal en…
It does my heart good to know that with all of the shows to choose from at this year's Capital Fringe, there is one for us obscure musical theatre geeks. Songs From An Unmade Bed is a theatr…
An Evening with General Ulysses S. Grant, written and performed by Storyteller "Country Joe" Rosier, has a disarming casualness about it. When Grant enters the small conference space at …
One-person shows are hard, for the performer and for the audience. For the performer, its difficulties are obvious: you are flying solo without a net or a parachute. For the audie…
Artscape began as a small, free festival 32 years ago, highlighting art and artists in partnership with Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) whose campus sits in what is now called the C…
Apotheosis, presented by the Avalanche Theatre Company at the Capital Fringe Festival, does not aim to tell a story, but to capture and worship the darkness and light of human emotion. The s…
1. Salomé by Scena Theatre at the Atlas Performing Arts Center “…for the aesthetically adventurous it is one of the most rewarding stage experiences to be had this summer.”…
Sam Shepard's Heartless is perhaps his best–and definitely his most mature–play, which is not to say it is his most accessible. For it is not. In fact, though th…
The Afflicted opened at the Capitol Fringe Festival July 16th, running through the 21st. Presented by the Wandering Theatre Company, the play focuses on the young girls and women who accused…
Chekhov, unbeknownst to many, is one funny writer. In fact, in the hands of Pallas Theatre Collective, Chekhov is a veritable vaudevillian; in The Tragical Mirth of Marriage & Love they …
If you are familiar with William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! you know that it is a dark and twisted tale of a southern 19th century family, laden with themes of sexism, racism, and…
While political pundits and evangelicals debate about same sex marriage and all other issues pertaining to homosexuality, director and playwright Natsu Onoda Power taps into the heart and hu…
Very rarely does one get the opportunity to witness a completely meaningless piece of theatrics, and enjoy it. Usually, even the supposed meaningless has, unbeknownst to the producing ar…
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre's Royal Court Jesters production of Seussical Jr. is great fun to watch, and it looks as if the young cast has even more fun performing it. Seussic…
Mark St. Germain's world premiere of Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah is an emotionally taut, funny drama about two of America's most famous, and important, literary figures, F. Sc…
Stephen Notes' Moths, now playing at the Capital Fringe Festival and directed by Roma Rogers, is an exercise in self-expression masquerading as play about insects. Or rather, people who may …
This year’s Capital Fringe has lots to offer in the way of dramas, solo shows and musicals. As with any festival there are hits and misses but with the show I am about to tell you abou…
The 2011 Occupy Movement profoundly affected the American social landscape, forcing all but the most psychologically reactionary to acknowledge the impact of class on people's understanding …
All of us want the perfect life for ourselves. We all want the perfect marriage, perfect job etc. But it is possible to have the perfect life and to have it all? How to Have It All: The Musi…
Teddy Roosevelt assumed the presidency in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. He immediately goes to work on a plan to build a canal between the seas. This will ultimately end …