DEEP RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

by Hannah R. Wing - March 13, 2025

It’s a Motherf**cking Pleasure, directed by Josh Roche, goes rapidly back and forth between a play and commentary (as well as a little bit of audience interaction) that addresses ableism, and this makes the fictional play hard to follow....

by Pamela Roberts - March 13, 2025

A Room in the Castle, by Lauren M. Gunderson, premiering at the Folger Theatre, is a fresh look at a story we thought we knew – and demands that we reconsider the tale from other viewpoints. The well-paced story is engaging and infused with humor....

by Rachael F. Goldberg - March 13, 2025

With a stellar cast and a fantastic creative team, 'The Margriad' is a thoughtful exploration of power and those who are willing to give – and lose – everything in the pursuit of it....

by Jackson Malmgren - March 11, 2025

What did our critic think of WOMBAT DROOL at Nu Sass Productions And Uncle Funsy Productions?...

by Jennifer Muscato - March 10, 2025

What did our critic think of DRAGONS LOVE TACOS at Adventure Theatre MTC?...

by Emily Berger - March 10, 2025

Saturday evening’s performance of Mulan: A Legend Reimagined at Capital One Hall was a ninety-minute retelling of the classic Chinese folk story of the young woman who impersonates a soldier and ends up successfully defending her country. This dance-based version presented by Greater Washington Chin...

by Audrey Cahak - March 09, 2025

What did our critic think of RIVERDANCE 30: THE NEW GENERATION at The Kennedy Center Opera House?...

by Mary Lincer - March 07, 2025

Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence was published about a week before she was able to vote for the first time in 1920.  The following year, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Now, playwright Karen Zacarías has adapted Wharton's complex tragedy of manners into Arena's elegant...

by David Friscic - March 05, 2025

The play The Scenarios successfully proves the fact that it is impossible to fit the messiness and vagaries of life into the role-playing scenarios (that are well-intentioned) that society often employs to help with remediation and beneficial effects. This World Premiere that is being presented by S...

by Audrey Cahak - March 07, 2025

Contemporary dance choreographer and company founder Dana Tai Soon Burgess produced the dance concert “An Asian American Dance Journey” for a three-day run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. While it is the company’s 32nd year in production, it was their first year collaborating with and dancing...