The Solas Nua production of Leo McGann's "The Honey Trap" is one of the best plays of the 2023-2024 DMV season. It is just November and there are many more productions to come, but this worl…
IT'S ALIVE! Mel Brooks' and the late Gene Wilder's bold slapstick film that revised Mary Shelley's classic now has her rolling over in her grave with the musical version of "Young Frankenste…
How delightful is it to have not just a wealth of theater in our region, but also a host of talented child actors. "Disney's The Little Mermaid," which recently concluded its run at the Chil…
Theatre AACC returns this season its production of "12 Angry Jurors." The American classic, "12 Angry Men," was written by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman L. Sergel as "12 Angry Jurors.…
Spooky Action Theatre has deemed this season, under new Artistic Director Elizabeth Dinkova, as one that extends "Beyond Borders""both literal and also more metaphorical as far as the border…
Usually, I would start this piece with some brief history about the rise of ragtime itself, the musical stylings of which permeate the score of Signature Theatre's "Ragtime" like a warm, sum…
It's a marriage of convenience and comedy in Albert Einstein High School's production of "Lavender." Â With its world premiere at Albert Einstein High School, "Lavender" unfolds a captiva…
"Hazardous Materials" by Beth Kander opens this weekend, presented by Perisphere Theater. The play deals with the death of a Jane Doe who died in an apartment in Chicago. Jane Doe was a hoar…
We memorialize the trailblazers who fought for women's suffrage in the United States and the United Kingdom. In their shadows are women who fought hundreds of smaller, unsung, and unsuccessf…
What if, each day, you took part in a war? And then you went home? The 68th season of the Washington National Opera (WNO) begins with "Grounded," with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by…
The DC theatre scene is on fire this fall! Just about every theatre I've had the opportunity to visit and every production I've thus far seen has had a critical hand in helping define what r…
 "Our Dirty War" is a rare gem of theatrical depth and daring. Written and directed by Camilla Madero (this is her senior thesis), who also plays the role of her father, Roberto Madero, …
The anticipatory buzz surrounding David Ijames' "Fat Ham" was apt prelude to its arrival at Studio Theatre. It had a sold-out run at the Public and then a stint on Broadway. This production …
As is the case with many of her plays, Dominique Morisseau is not afraid to depict what many are hesitant to say out loud. "Confederates" is no exception. Tackling racism, sexism, slavery, a…
"We Walk in Moonlight," the recent collaboration between Full Circle Dance Company (FCDC) and Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM) the Gordon Center, was a harmonious dance experience that left …
David Auburn's "Proof" won both the Pulitzer and the Tony for Best Play. It has become a widely produced American classic. Ostensibly, it centers on mathematical equations and the heady worl…
Sarah Ruhl's "Orlando", written in 1998 and adapted from Virginia Woolf's "Orlando: A Biography" (1928), plays like a Greek epic. That a minotaur or siren could appear seems as possible as a…
by Lynne Menefee and Herb Merrick Everyman Theatre is presenting the Baltimore premiere of "The Chinese Lady," directed by Nana Dakin. Written by Lloyd Suh, the play follows the story of Afo…
Happenstance Theater's "Cabaret Macabre" has returned to Baltimore Theater Project with a series of delightful vignettes that are dark, sometimes bloody, disturbing, and always funny. These …
Jane E. Nitsch and Sam David. Photo by Machpe Protography. In "Guys and Dolls," the character Nicely-Nicely experiences a rebirth of spirituality, scared straight by a dream which taught him…
Musicals are notoriously difficult to get off the ground. Local DC-area composer, Neal Learner, was not deterred. Inspired by the often-passionate conversations centered around urban land-us…
Plays that "rewrite" history are always intriguing to me. Positioning history as something other than a static set of dates or names or images allows you to draw lines that perhaps weren't p…
"Funny Girl" is the musical story of Fannie Brice, an early 20th century star of film, stage, and radio, who specialized in zany comedy. The original production premiered on Broadway in 1964…
Are you ready to rock? If so, "Airness" by Chelsea Marcantel is the show for you. It features air guitar competitions with some fierce competitors"Shreddy Eddy (Maddox Christenson), Golden T…
The plays of August Wilson are indeed theatrical treasures. The pieces comprising the acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle (10 plays spanning every decade in the 20th century) are among the most treas…