Whatever its deeper meanings, Folger Theatre’s The Conference of the Birds is a downright brilliant piece of theater. The key words are intricacy and precision.
Encore’s The Hobbit is a fun look at a classic story that should make any Tolkien fan pleased.
The quality of the acting in the Silver Spring production is uniformly high.
If you remember coming of age in the 1940’s, or with the help of a teacher, or had disagreements with your parents, What I Did Last Summer will strike a chord with you.
Vienna Theatre Company’s See How They Run was very funny, overall a successful implementation of the zaniness called for by the script.
The cast brought great energy to each scene and elicited laughter at the right moments throughout the evening.
Aldersgate’s And Then There Were None was a well-timed, well-performed Agatha Christie classic.
Legally Blonde the Musical is not RCP’s finest moment, but it is not bad either. What it is is a sweet evening out with family and friends, watching talented people taking risks onstage and sincerely wanting to please.
Washington Improv Theater’s political offering, POTUS Among Us is a non-partisan evening of silliness.
Even in more recent plays and musicals, a common theme has been the difficulty, or perhaps impossibility, of achieving “The American Dream.” Steinbeck’s success, and that of this production, is to make understandable the emotional impact of the loss of even that tiny dream.