Rebecca Hausman

BWW Review: CRIMES OF THE HEART Is Heart-Stopping in Bursts at NEXTSTOP Theatre

NEXTSTOP Theatre's production of Crimes of the Heart provides a few bursts of heart-stopping drama with minimal laughs and leaves the 1970's aesthetic at the door.

Photo Flash: First Look at CRIMES OF THE HEART at NextStop Theatre

'Crimes of the Heart,' by Beth Henley, plays Thursdays through Sundays through March 20, 2016 at NextStop Theatre Company, in Herndon, Virginia.

BWW Reviews: SHE KILLS MONSTERS Slays Audiences

The catchy and clever script more than makes up for the drags during movement pieces, and that dragging might have been as much from my desire to get back to the story and its characters as from anything else. I was giggling throughout, and there were some nice moments of genuine tenderness. Most of the characters were lovable, and those that weren't were eminently hateable, which is just as useful and twice as hard. If you lived through the 1990's, and especially if you were young during that time, you'll recognize these characters instantly, and this production is made to tickle your nostalgia thoroughly

BWW Reviews: FLYING V FIGHTS: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

Love. Toxic frustration. Pillow fight weapons that look like something George R. R. Martin would design for Playskool. These are just a few of the things to be seen in FLYING V FIGHTS: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, currently playing at The Writer's Center in Bethesda.