Seussical by Travis Andrews

Doctor Suess, or Theodor Geisel as he was know to his kin, was a rebellious soul. He fought, tooth and nail, for civil rights and social justice. He was a progressive who understood that adu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24am on December 4, 2012☆⚑

Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie by Travis Andrews

Joy comes from a number of places. Nostalgia, while not joyful in and of itself, can bring a certain quiet excitement. Especially for a time long removed, a time before cell phones, before c…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 7:48am on November 14, 2012☆⚑

Little Shop of Horrors by Travis Andrews

I’m not a set designer or a director, but if forced to guess, I’d say there’s nothing easy about putting on a solid staging of Little Shop of Horrors. When one of the main …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:59am on August 6, 2012☆⚑

A is for Artist by Travis Andrews

Can art be made about artists? It can be done, but it has to be done cleverly and creatively. It has to show the artist in a new light: either by humanizing him or finding some other way to …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:27am on July 24, 2012☆⚑

Almost, Almost Maine by Travis Andrews

As a general rule, literally translating symbolism and colloquialisms isn’t a great thing to do on stage or a screen or really ever. Yet, that’s exactly what Christian Beltran an…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 5:49pm on July 19, 2012☆⚑

A Night In (Or The Night My Wife Left) by Travis Andrews

One of the five main characters of A Night In (Or the Night My Wife Left) is a bong named “High.” This fact stands out a great deal, for some reason. It’s not funny, though…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 9:11am on July 19, 2012☆⚑

He Hee (or What? It's Not Glee?) by Travis Andrews

This might be the most Fringe-worthy show at the Fringe fest. The Comedy Academy, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving younger folks — think high school age — a …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 5:18pm on July 17, 2012☆⚑

President Harding Is A Rock Star by Travis Andrews

In President Harding is a Rock Star, President Harding is a rock star. The stage is that of a rock concert, set with everything you’d expect to find at a show: drums, a keyboard, a cou…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:14pm on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Men Don't Listen to Naked Women by Travis Andrews

Let’s talk about the Allegory of the Cave. Because I know that’s what you expected when you clicked on a link titled (like the play reviewed here) Men Don’t Listen to Naked…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42pm on July 15, 2012☆⚑

Hamlet by Travis Andrews

What if nothing that happened to Lord Hamlet actually happened to Lord Hamlet. That’s the question We Happy Few’s production of Hamlet attempts to explore. And they do a wonderfu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 4:50pm on July 14, 2012☆⚑

The Underdeveloped and Overexposed Life and Death of Deena Domino by Travis Andrews

A middle-aged androgynous person rips off the diaper of someone's grandmother in the kink-driven throes of a search for "a gift," then later has that grandmother lick pudding ("I think," s/h…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 3:43pm on July 14, 2012☆⚑

Wild Night: A Choose Your Own Burlesque Adventure Show by Travis Andrews

What was simultaneously the best and worst parts of those choose-your-own-adventure books we'd read as children (right, just as children …) was the fact that you just had to explore every …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 3:22pm on July 14, 2012☆⚑