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Folger Theatre Richard III

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

Take this opportunity to see Richard III in the unexpected setting of the Folger Theatre in the round. It has an intimacy to it. Words are not lost. Meanings easily conveyed.



Keegan Theatre The Best Man

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

Most nostalgia exercises don’t benefit from the dark wit and satirical edge of Vidal, whose palpable delight in skewering people and institutions, along with several strong performances from the Keegan company, keep life in the old script yet.



Shakespeare Theatre Company The Importance of Being Earnest

By • Jan 29th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Earnest meets many of the hurdles, though it takes a bit of time to warm up to them.



Constellation Theatre Company Scapin

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

Constellation Theatre company’s production of Scapin misses no opportunity to combine visual, physical, verbal, and musical humor to produce one of those roll in the aisles sort of evenings.



Arena Stage The Tallest Tree in the Forest

By • Jan 18th, 2014 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Written and performed by Daniel Beaty, The Tallest Tree in the Forest is one of the most ambitious and complex examples of the first-person biographical show.



Shakespeare Theatre Company Man in a Case

By • Dec 8th, 2013 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

If you desire something different this Holiday season, then dip your toes into this. It isn’t here long.



Arena Stage Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

By • Dec 7th, 2013 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

The production’s strong cast gives the play a powerful emotional impact.



Shakespeare Theatre Company A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

By • Dec 5th, 2013 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Productions as good as this one belong on any stage, any time.



Studio Theatre The Apple Family Plays

By • Nov 28th, 2013 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

This is very American chamber music, more Ives than Mozart, and, while posing unanswered questions, each piece has its own completeness.



Ambassador Theater Protest

By • Nov 25th, 2013 • Category: Reviews, Washington DC

Protest is fascinating, but it may not be for everyone.