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Shakespeare Theatre Company Private Lives

By • Jun 12th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

The play is light-hearted; you’ll likely find yourself laughing at almost every line, especially in a production as on target as this one.



American Century Theater Judgment at Nuremberg

By • Jun 6th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Virginia

This is a play to see not only as well-produced and acted theater, but as a springboard for thought and discussion about matters that have a great deal of contemporary resonance.



Faction of Fools Titus Andronicus

By • Jun 5th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Faction of Fools turns a problematic script into a stylistic and darkly funny triumph. Far be it from a critic to skewer the company’s efforts.



Faction of Fools Titus Andronicus

By • Jun 4th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Adapted and staged by Matthew R. Wilson, the Faction of Fools has respected the play’s grisly bones but added a veneer of comic touches to coat the bones and make them a bit more palatable.



Theater J Freud’s Last Session

By • May 30th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

The 80-minute play features just two actors and one set; the parquet wood-floored study of Freud, adorned with a carefully arranged bookshelf, floor to ceiling drapes, and an examination couch — which becomes an object of jest throughout.



Studio Theatre Cock

By • May 22nd, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Cock is an accomplished trek into a well-groomed performance and culturally loaded play that is worth an audience’s attention.



Riverside Dinner Theater Steel Magnolias

By • May 19th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Virginia

Strong performances filled with laughs and tears make Riverside Center’s production of Steel Magnolias a strong choice for southern charm and entertainment on a warm spring evening.



Keegan Theatre Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight

By • May 19th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

The ensemble cast delivers not only one well-conceived laugh line after another but also highly satisfying character development along the way.



Creative Cauldron Shout! The Mod Musical

By • May 14th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Virginia

The Creative Cauldron’s Shout! The Mod Musical will be comfort food for those who know each lyric and opening musical note from a time when the songs were fresh and new; song by female singers hoping to make their way onto American Bandstand.



Synetic Theater Three Men in a Boat

By • May 14th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Virginia

Synetic Theater has successfully moved well beyond its usual formula of “silent” Shakespeare with a light-hearted Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog).