A six-foot tall invisible rabbit, a very genial man with an unusually uppity sister, and a sanitarium…what else could a comedy lover possibly ask for? Chantilly High School’s production of Harvey contained these elements, and so much more. This comedy, written by Mary Chase, premiered at the 48th Street Theatre on Broadway on November 1, […]
Seventeen auditioners line up across the stage, hoping that they are one of the lucky eight to be cast in a chorus line. As each one of them reveals their past and the events leading up to their decisions to become dancers, the lives and stories of these characters became more and more poignant. Thus, […]
John Tolins begins his very controversial play The Twilight of the Golds with one of its main characters, David Gold, saying that he is “one of those people who takes people to the Opera against their will.” And if this play is any indication, he is. Tolins’ tale of genetics, family relations, and the consequences […]
The shadowed profile up an upright man appeared on stage and was quickly contorted into a painful stoop; it was the form of the elephant man. The Elephant Man was recently performed by Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. The cast faced the difficult issues of how “freaks” are seen in society and how some […]
Love, archetypical characters and vibrant colors paint a “pretty little picture” onstage at Fairfax High School as the FX Players prepare to perform a “comedy tonight.” This comedy being none other than the bawdy and ever popular, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
It was “just another op’ning” this weekend at Flint Hill School. And what an opening! Romance, mobsters, and a dancing donkey were just part of the charm of the school’s recent production of Kiss Me, Kate. Kiss Me, Kate, written by Cole Porter, is styled as a play within a play. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s […]
Close your eyes. Imagine you are looking down on the little village of Anatevka. There is singing, dancing, matchmaking, and toasting L’chaim! But this is not something one has to dream up. All of this came to life on the stage at Robinson Secondary School, with a charming performance of Fiddler on the Roof.
George C. Marshall ambitiously, and successfully, took on a challenging and powerful production in Stephen Sondheim’s Company. Originally performed on Broadway in 1970, where it garnered six Tony awards, it also won a Tony in 2006 for best revival of a musical.
The Homeschool Teens N Theatre production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream lit up Ballston Common Mall’s Comedy Spot with a bright spectrum of colors and an equally colorful cast of characters.
There are cowboy heads hangin’ low and cowboy tears drippin’ in the drinks at the Gold Nugget Saloon. Are they mourning a failed gamble? A sickly herd? Certainly, thwarted hopes for a railroad wouldn’t be the first thing that jumps to mind – yet in Boomtown, staged with spunk and style at Seton High School, […]