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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Review: Burst, new play from Parlor Room Theater by Missy Frederick

Amy Leigh Horan’s new play Burst is tough to watch — and at the same time, engrossing to watch — precisely because it feels so real. Anyone who has dealt with grave uncertainty and a d…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24AM

Monday, April 30, 2018

Review: Synetic’s Titus Andronicus, bloodless yet chilling by Missy Frederick

Take out the words, and it turns out you can make Shakespeare’s most violent play even more brutal and terrifying. With Titus Andronicus, Synetic Theater has created a vicious, disturbing…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:33AM

Monday, March 19, 2018

The Winter’s Tale at Folger (review) by Missy Frederick

There’s no getting around it — The Winter’s Tale, as far as Shakespearean romances go, is a weird play. One King’s jealous rage springs into action for seemingly unfounded reasons. H…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:29PM

Monday, March 5, 2018

A refreshed, updated Godspell at NextStop (review) by Missy Frederick

Followers of Jesus post Bible verses on Reddit. John the Baptist unplugs the wifi to get everyone’s attention. The surrendering of your cell phone or laptop is the ultimate show of commitm…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:38AM

Monday, February 5, 2018

Review: It’s the Rest of the World That Looks So Small at Flying V by Missy Frederick

Those unfamiliar with the works of Jonathan Coulton are likely to find themselves going down the Google rabbit hole after seeing It’s the Rest of the World That Looks So Small, a theatrica…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:56AM

Monday, January 15, 2018

Constellation’s take on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth (review) by Missy Frederick

You know things are going to start getting weird when the woolly mammoth and the dinosaur show up at the front door. Indeed, Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth may be a classic, but …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:16AM

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Mosaic’s Queens Girl in Africa first in Women’s Voices Theater Festival (review) by Missy Frederick

Jaqueline Marie Butler may seem like an unassuming teenage girl, just doing her best to find her way in her new, confusing home country of Nigeria. But don’t underestimate her — as Jaque…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:20PM

Monday, December 18, 2017

Keegan Theatre brings back its Irish Carol (review) by Missy Frederick

An Irish Carol does a fine job capturing the spirit and message of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale in an evening spent in an Irish pub. No small feat. The play, courtesy of author Ma…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:04PM

Monday, December 4, 2017

Whodunnit? Only 1 actor knows in WIT’s murder mystery (review) by Missy Frederick

“Seasonal Disorder” is an improv grab bag of sorts. Depending on which night a person shows up, between now and December 31st, the audience can end up seeing everything from comedy to dr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:12PM

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Infectious Pajama Game at Arena Stage (review) by Missy Frederick

It might be tempting to write off The Pajama Game as a slight, dated musical from the 50s that doesn’t have much relevance today. After all, this is a show where characters throw around ph…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:18AM

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

3rd Annual “Fool for All”: Tales of Marriage and Mozzarella by Missy Frederick

Man, Faction of Fools really loves its cheese. Dairy productions from pecorino to gouda all get gleefully name-checked during the troupe’s infectious Fool-for-All, Tales of Marriage an…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:22AM

Monday, July 16, 2012