BWW Reviews: A MAN OF ALL SEASONS stands out at NextStop Theatre
It is the sixteenth century in England and our rag tag tour guide is the Common Man. The Common Man takes you along as a witness to Sir Thomas More's clashes with King Henry VIII. Will Sir More, a prominent lawyer and statesman, stand up for his heartfelt beliefs or will he allow his fellow politicians to trump them?
BWW Reviews: OTHELLO Grapples With the Aftermath of War
Shakespeare may not have known Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in his time, but Director Tom Prewitt sees all the classic symptoms in Othello. With this lens of PTSD, WSC Avant Bard's current production becomes an examination of civilian vs. military life, generational differences, differing life experiences and, at its core, the terrible ravages of war. Race, the central feature in so many interpretations of Othello, is almost incidental here.
Quotidian Theatre Company to Open 16th Season with THE ICEMAN COMETH
Following a season that included the best-selling ensemble musicalJames Joyce's The Dead, the critically-acclaimed two-man drama A Walk in the Woods, and the highly-successful area premiere of Conor McPherson's adaptation The Birds, Quotidian Theatre Company opens its 16th season with The Iceman Cometh, a rarely-performed masterpiece by Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene O'Neill that The New York Times calls a 'tough, loquacious, magnificent play'. Quotidian's production runs October 25 - November 24 at The Writer's Center in downtown Bethesda.