And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson was a somber show with occasional laughter, and perhaps some tears will be jerked when emotions run high, but overall was well performed.
The animated comedy of Unnecessary Farce will get you laughing throughout the evening.
The Rude Mechanicals theater company plays up the 1960s resonance of Lysistrata, filling the production with topical references to the culture and music of young people of the era.
Love, Sex, and the I.R.S. was a fun, lighthearted comedy about what happens when you try to outwit the Internal Revenue Service.
Altogether 2nd Star Productions’ Fiddler on the Roof is a fine rendition of a tough musical that avoids descent into minstrelsy and makes good on its offer of gorgeous entertainment.
Definitely get out to Bowie this weekend to catch the final two performances of Deathtrap. The surprise scene and the guessing of who does what to whom when will make for a gratifying time.
By today’s standard, this is reality show fare dressed up as art and nothing shocking or unbelievable is occurring at all. The ending is a let down, but that seems what was intended all along.
Bowie Community Theatre’s production of Yasmina Reza’s Art, currently playing at the Bowie Playhouse, is an engaging and well-crafted piece of well, “art.”
In general, The Greenbelt Arts Center’s Pippin was an uneven performance with poor choreography, but believable acting made for a fun evening.
Catch this rarely-produced show while you can, with a great performance from Charles Watley as “Mr. Tibbs.”