Posner's puppet-packed 'Our Town' is a bit too cutesy by Celia Wren

Olney's mounting of the landmark Thornton play includes some fine human moments.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:04pm on October 9, 2017☆⚑

Play depicting American patriot Thomas Paine comes home by Associated Press

Fiery American patriot Thomas Paine is returning " in spirit" to the Boston hall where he and the other founding fathers planted the seeds of revolution.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:24am on October 7, 2017☆⚑

'Great Comet' director follows Tony nomination with D.C. premiere by Nelson Pressley

Silver Spring native Rachel Chavkin makes hometown debut at Round House.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:54am on October 6, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: British invasion! by Nelson Pressley

Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill and George Bernard Shaw headline the week.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:36pm on October 5, 2017☆⚑

Sex games in the afternoon, anyone? Harold Pinter knows how to write the rules. by Peter Marks

"The Lover" and "The Collection" at Shakespeare Theatre is half a great entertainment.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42am on October 5, 2017☆⚑

What's on tap for children on area stages by Jane Horwitz

"The Smartest Girl in the World," "How I Became a Pirate" and "The Adventures of Peter Pan."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:06pm on October 4, 2017☆⚑

Two Irish comedies shine in the heart of the city by Nelson Pressley

Rich and poor square off in "Widowers' Houses" and "Stones in His Pockets."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:18pm on October 3, 2017☆⚑

57 plays in one evening? Who'd go to such a thing? You should. by Peter Marks

Fascinating "Love and Information" shows us humankind in bite-sized bits.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48am on October 3, 2017☆⚑

'She Rode Horses' gallops through the housing collapse by Nelson Pressley

Amelia Roper's absurdist comedy gets smart laughs in tight quarters.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:33pm on October 1, 2017☆⚑

A day in the life: Backstage with Shalwitz and Kahn by Nelson Pressley

Two leaders steam toward their final acts at Woolly and the Shakespeare Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:06pm on September 29, 2017☆⚑

AP PHOTOS: Uruguay ballet thrives under Julio Bocca guidance by Matilde Campodonico | ap

Nearly six dozen dancers line up at the barre stretching and doing warmup exercises under the watchful eyes of a man who wants to turn the ballet company of this small South American nation …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12am on September 29, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: Vintage Arthur Miller at Ford's by Nelson Pressley

This week's hits: 'Night Music,' 'Arsonists,' 'Jesus Hopped the A Train,' 'In the Heights'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:12pm on September 28, 2017☆⚑

'Enron' playwright Lucy Prebble gets her D.C. premiere with her play 'The Effect' by Nelson Pressley

The writer has created stories from financial calamity to a "chemical romance."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on September 28, 2017☆⚑

James Norton to star in UK premiere of play 'Belleville' by Associated Press

James Norton and Imogen Poots are set to play American newlyweds in Paris in the British premiere of U.S. playwright Amy Herzog's acclaimed "Belleville."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:06pm on September 28, 2017☆⚑

Willy Loman still dreams big in Miller's 'Salesman' at Ford's by Nelson Pressley

The epic, familiar staging stars Craig Wallace, raising an angle of race.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42am on September 28, 2017☆⚑

Bruce Springsteen is a totally new thing for Broadway. Will it change because of him? by Peter Marks

The singer-songwriter prepares an intimate four-month residency on the Great White Way.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:24am on September 28, 2017☆⚑

Constellation delivers spirited 'Wild Party' by Celia Wren

Story centers on two vaudeville performers and a rowdy shindig that ends in violence.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:54pm on September 27, 2017☆⚑

In poignant 'Mary Jane,' Amy Herzog wants audiences to understand the toll of caring for a sick little boy by Peter Marks

The play at New York Theatre Workshop is a deeply moving account of a mother's devotion

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:12am on September 26, 2017☆⚑

US-based actor Jan Triska dies after fall from Prague bridge by Associated Press

Jan Triska, an actor who moved to the U.S. after being banned by the Czechoslovak Communist regime, has died, more than a day after he fell from Prague's iconic Charles Bridge. He was 80.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:54am on September 25, 2017☆⚑

DC Theater Friday: A localized 'Native Gardens' and an inspired 'A Train' by Nelson Pressley

'In the Heights' rolls on, and Kelli O'Hara stops by.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:12pm on September 21, 2017☆⚑

'Native Gardens': Please, not in my backyard! by Peter Marks

Latino vs. white neighbors in a cliche-ridden comedy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42am on September 21, 2017☆⚑

Kelli O'Hara changes channels after her Tony win for 'King and I' by Nelson Pressley

Singer-actress will be in concert at George Mason before heading back to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:42am on September 21, 2017☆⚑

Theater review: 'I Killed My Mother.' The audience was an unintended victim. by Celia Wren

Spooky Action's disjointed take on Hungarian Romanian writer Andras Visky's play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:48pm on September 19, 2017☆⚑

Heaven sent: 'Jesus Hopped the "A" Train' at 1st Stage by Nelson Pressley

Guirgis drama gets divine treatment, but Next Stop's "Disgraced" gets Purgatory.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:33pm on September 19, 2017☆⚑

Two plays, two vulnerable women in grim circumstances by Celia Wren

"Lela & Co." is at Anacostia Arts Center; "Clover" at Caos on F.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:04pm on September 18, 2017☆⚑