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Monday, May 1, 2023

A virtuoso Prince heads brisk ‘Hamlet’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Colleen Kennedy

Vince Eisenson’s Hamlet is natural and effortless, and the production is lean, energetic, and powerful.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 01:13PM

Monday, April 17, 2023

Poe musical ‘Nevermore’ is a gothically good time at Stillpointe Theatre by Colleen Kennedy

A fantastical and fun study of the famous writer with dedicated performances and a wonderfully ghastly design.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 05:25AM

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Touching ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ gives good advice at Baltimore Center Stage by Colleen Kennedy

But its epistolary form is low on drama.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 04:47PM

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Shakespeare in side-splitting nutshells at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Colleen Kennedy

'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]' is seriously funny business performed by a talented triumvirate of fools.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:34AM

Saturday, January 28, 2023

A deeply touching ‘Jump’ explores loss and recovery at Everyman Theatre by Colleen Kennedy

Charly Evon Simpson’s poignant drama about family, forgiveness, and healing will stay with you for a long time.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:01PM

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Ken Ludwig’s bonkers ‘Baskerville’ at Everyman is side-splitting by Colleen Kennedy

Subtitled 'A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,' the farce features brilliant and broad performances from an incredibly gifted team of comedic actors.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:38AM

Sunday, December 4, 2022

‘A Christmas Carol’ is set in Baltimore with joy and heart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Colleen Kennedy

It's a production full of cheer, curiosity, and a desire to learn and care more about our neighbors.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 09:01AM

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

‘Lion in Winter’ is furiously funny and sublimely staged at Everyman Theatre by Colleen Kennedy

It’s a play both timeless and timely, a good old-fashioned family feud, a soap opera with crowns and daggers.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:53PM

Sunday, October 2, 2022

A sweet staging of ‘Twelfth Night’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Colleen Kennedy

Shakespeare's romantic comedy gets an enjoyable 20th-anniversary production.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:09PM

Sunday, September 18, 2022

In ‘Dinner and Cake’ at Everyman Theatre, a tense culture-clash satire by Colleen Kennedy

Tuyết Thị Phạm’s sardonic family drama echoes 'Look Who's Coming to Dinner.'

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 07:36PM

Monday, June 13, 2022

‘Bakkhai’ at Baltimore Center Stage is daring, spirited, and utterly fearless by Colleen Kennedy

The modern dress musical production of Euripedes’ ancient Greek tragedy is a unique, immersive Bacchanalian experience — and it's free.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:29PM

Monday, May 2, 2022

‘Dream Hou$e’ is exciting, biting satire at Baltimore Center Stage by Colleen Kennedy

The play begins as a Latinx family melodrama, spirals into the surreal, and will haunt you for a long time.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:13AM

Saturday, April 23, 2022

A complex player king rules ‘Henry V’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Colleen Kennedy

The sparseness and intensity of the production underscore the ambiguity of the play’s central question: Is Henry V a benevolent or malign ruler?

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58PM

Saturday, April 9, 2022

A witty and silly ‘Sense and Sensibility’ delights at Everyman Theatre by Colleen Kennedy

It's the perfect play for springtime, full of hope, young love, and the pursuit of happiness.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PM

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