"Talk Radio" is a 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play written by Eric Bogosian and based on a concept by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. You can tell it's 1987 because people are still smoking in t…
What happens when you put an introvert and an extreme extrovert together in a shared bedsit? Chaos. "Ripcord," the comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed for The Little Theatre of Alexa…
"We're Gonna Die" is a play with music that faces reality " yes, we are all going to die. That's okay, because the point of life is living, so why waste it? Young Jean Lee's "We're Gonna Die…
 Madeline Sayet's 'Where We Belong' is an elegy for so very much " the voices lost to colonialism, the lives lost through the insanity of war, the languages stamped out, and the end of a…
Insanity was the byword for this year's "Will on the Hill and Far Away," by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. With a healthy dose of magic, we lost part of Congress in the mystical land of Sh…
Creative Cauldron has chosen an innovative way to bring this favorite jukebox musical, "Always…Patsy Cline" (created and originally directed by Ted Swindley), to life. Each of the four wee…
In this world premier of Ann Timmons' "A Very Present Presence," we meet a middle-aged mother and career woman who has come to the end of her rope. The story may seem similar to many others …
'Written by James Reston, Jr., "Luther's Trumpet" is the story primarily about the duel between Martin Luther (Edward Gero) and Pope Leo X (Craig Wallace), but it is also a duel between Luth…
The first five-minute entry in this 12-play collection is by Sharlene Clinton, who is also making her playwriting debut. "Flawless Beauty: Hair Across The Diaspora" is a heart-wrenching look…
I have become so accustomed in the last couple of months to seeing plays filmed on the actual stages. I have also recently attended three in-person, socially-distanced shows. This made watch…
Everyman Theatre is running a heart-felt, brilliantly-acted production of "Berta, Berta," which originally premiered in 2018 and was a part of the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival. This …
This show is a love letter. A love letter to family and to memories that bind us and both demolish and lift us up. It's a joy to watch. It's also clear-eyed, compassionate, and unsentimental…
I could actually sum up this review in four words: Go. To. This. Production. This is an indelible experience. …an intense and visceral…it needs to be experienced first-hand. You enter a …
"First Date" has a sterling cast and they all give very solid performances. The show can also be quite funny. One of the funniest moments is the song sung by Taylor Witt's Aaron, finally rea…
 William Luce's "The Belle of Amherst" is a lovely piece of work. It is literate, graceful, and the dialogue slides so easily into the poetry and back again as it brings Emily Dickins…
Constellation Theatre Company has started their season with a bang. "Children of Medea" is an intense, harrowing work, interspersed with moments of joy. The playwright and actor, Sue Jin Son…
"The Fifth Date" has some very funny moments, particularly between the alter egos. It has been two years in the making  and was introduced at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festiva…
This two-hander from Audrey Cefaly is beautifully written, acted, and staged. It doesn't traffic in grand themes, but it does illuminate very well the complexity of humans and the fears that…
Bon après-midi. Hier soir, le Creative Cauldron a envoyé son public à Paris. Aujourd'hui, nous sommes de retour dans le DMV. Veronneau is so assured and so adept, you sink into their sp…
Rep Stage had a brainstorm by commissioning ten plays and producing a world premiere. Personally, I'm glad it did. Rep Stage asked local playwrights to create ten short explorations of love …
Ultimately, Round House Theatre's production of "A Boy and His Soul" is a very feel-good show. Its tight focus is on one Black family on Philadelphia's southwest side and their bonds, as …
"A Walk in the Woods," presented by Reston Community Players, is a stunning show on so many levels. With beautiful language that paints pictures, intelligent and layered performances, an evo…
"The Devil's Disciple" is beautifully acted. That's the most obvious thing about this production by Washing Stage Guild. They also deserve a shoutout for creating five different backgrounds …
This is the 35th year the "Mock Trial" has been presented and, like last year, it is virtual. In keeping with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the STC's Bard Association, it is a delig…
This show is the embodiment of "Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy" (Tina Fey). It's a joyful ode to sisterhood as well. The playwright, Molly Smith Metzler, doesn't shy away fro…