Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Puppet Co’s rendition of Rapunzel snaps with the vigor of fresh vegetables, which is what rapunzel actually is, a vine in the radish family. Master Puppeteer Christopher Piper pass…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:06AMTuesday, September 16, 2014
A very different show than Isango Ensemble’s companion piece, Magic Flute, Venus and Adonis is more somber, less accessible, and is more of an acquired taste. While Flute is deliriousl…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:27AMWho knew that Mozart’s Magic Flute could bounce and sway with an African beat? It does, big time in the masterful production by the visiting artistry of the Isango Ensemble from Cape Town,…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:05AMTuesday, July 15, 2014
Dead & Breathing pairs the formidable Lizan Mitchell with the dazzling N.L. Graham in a battle of witticisms, piercing words and stratagems about life, living, end of life decisions, and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMSaturday, July 5, 2014
The short story, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which captures a woman’s slow descent into utter powerlessness and madness, has been sending shivers down readers’ spin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:31AMTuesday, July 1, 2014
Pinkalicious shows how too much of a good thing, no matter how tasty, sweet, and bubblelicious can have unfortunate consequences. Carolyn Agan is perky sweet as Pinkalicious. She interacts w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:12PMMonday, June 30, 2014
It takes a lot of imagination and defiant boldness to take on Roald Dahl’s The BFG, (Big Friendly Giant). The tale goes into dark scary places generally not depicted in family theater …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:59AMMonday, June 9, 2014
The “musical drama” of Hank Williams: Lost Highway takes its cues from other great bio-dramas that have gone before, and what it lacks in storytelling it makes up with sheer talent. The …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:00PMTuesday, June 3, 2014
Kwaidan, a collection of “stories and studies of strange things” is a journey through Ghostly Japan being presented by the appropriately named Spooky Action Theater. With text described …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:53AMTuesday, April 29, 2014
Constellation Stage captures the multilayered stories from The Love of the Nightingale with full regalia and mythical epic bearing in the intimate Source space. With the staging so beautif…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:33PMTuesday, April 22, 2014
Underneath the Lintel is a deceivingly simple story of a librarian tracking down the patron who borrowed and returned a long overdue book which transitions into an unanticipated life journey…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:27AMWednesday, April 9, 2014
In true August Wilson form, each character in Two Trains Running has a distinct style, function and purpose. Set in 1969, the characters frequent a run-down diner, that might actually offe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:11PMMonday, April 7, 2014
Some artists you can trust to bring their artistry to new heights, and that no matter what they do, it will be an electrifying and exuberant experience. Marc Bamuthi Joseph is one of those…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:51PMTuesday, April 1, 2014
Christopher Piper’s rousing welcome to the Puppet Co’s production of Hansel and Gretel opens floodgates of responses from little ones trained to sit still and be quiet. With permission…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:08AMMonday, March 17, 2014
Ambassador Theater’s latest production has just opened at Mead Theatre Lab. Happily Ever After’s three scenes explore the landscape of loneliness and aloneness experienced in various…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:46AMWednesday, February 19, 2014
Only perfect-pitch direction and excellent casting could get this quirky expressionist work off the ground. Luckily Spooky Theater has just what it takes to get juices flowing like you wou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:13AMTuesday, February 18, 2014
The story of Sleeping Beauty gets a whimsical fun-filled touch at Puppet Co. With its trademark sometimes snarky banter filled with modern references and sensibility, the company tells the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:14AMWednesday, February 5, 2014
Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang is a soul searching romp raising questions about racial identify, profiling, radical self-acceptance and more. Hwang’s writing is direct and sincere as h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:14PMTuesday, January 14, 2014
The Gin Game is a tromp through the emotional landscape of two people in a nursing home playing harmless games of Gin Rummy to pass the time — harmless as a heart attack. The multiple …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AMMonday, January 6, 2014
For a fast blast to the past of a speak-easy, a cool jazzy set is swinging at the Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab. With creative and stylistic verve, Pointless Theatre has organized the songs …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:27PMWednesday, November 20, 2013
The image of presents, presents everywhere as far as the eye can see, a treasure trove of Christmas cheer awaits all who enter Adventure Stage.In the midst of the bounty, a little hapless so…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:41AMTuesday, September 17, 2013
MetroStage’s production of Gee’s Bend is everything I could possibly hope for. The story spans seventy years in ninety minutes and explores characters behind the famed Gee’s Bend…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:36PMWednesday, August 7, 2013
A Chorus Line at Olney Theatre Center is two hours of pure musical theatre bliss. The show runs on high octane energy from the fast-paced opening music with Michael Bennett’s signature…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:05PMTuesday, July 16, 2013
Expect lots of pondering and creepy thrills in this chilling version of the Daphne du Maurier tale of killer birds and society’s reactions to its own potential demise. Stripped of Hitchc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:06AMThursday, July 11, 2013
This world premiere has a fascinating premise, that performing theater, in this case, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, can help save a wayward soul desperately in need of structure in his life. Par…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:54AMTuesday, July 9, 2013
This strangely titled play sets the atmosphere and eerie mood of post Salem Witch trials, set in 1702 and recalling the year ’92 when hysteria about the pervasive power of Satan was …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:38AMTuesday, July 2, 2013
Lots of fresh new insights abound in this cheerful rendition of Peter Pan and Wendy at Imagination Stage. The well-known story feels bubbly fresh in the hands of director Kathryn Chase Bryer…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:21PMMonday, June 10, 2013
If you want a sweet, quiet, sedate time at the theater, keep driving up the highway, because this ain’t it. Grieving for Genevieve is a shot of adrenaline where three rambunctious sisters …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:27AMFriday, June 7, 2013
The world premiere The Hampton Years, lovingly mounted at Theater J, contains important nuggets of the country’s past without feeling pedantic or weighed down by its own history. Playwri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:28AMWednesday, May 29, 2013
Blithe Spirit has been around for ages, and now is as good a time as any to be reminded why. It’s got a fun premise – imagining love’s reach beyond the afterlife – and with…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:41AMThursday, May 23, 2013
Just when you think you’ve seen Cinderella more than enough times, Puppet Co. offers yet another version enchanting enough to warrant a re-visit. Loved throughout the world, this timeles…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:14AM 
