70 stories by "Andrew Walker White"
Meg Rodgers as the melancholy Dane and Brandon Carter as the vulnerable maiden lead the cast of a truly compelling production. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE
In a DCTA exclusive, the new artistic director of American Shakespeare Center shares his vision of a theater rooted in craft, community, and activism. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE
Shakespeare's romantic comedy has more than its share of star turns, and the cast has a blast bringing all of its characters to life.
Hannah Cowley's 1780 classic comedy of manners still skewers the lesser sex, no matter the change in times.
This one's an instant classic, and well worth the drive, the tolls, whatever it takes to get you to Staunton, Virginia.
The multiracial acting company has created one of the most thought-provoking versions of this play you are likely to see.
Martinique author Aimé Césaire's redo of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' should be receiving revivals across the country in very short order.
You are in the middle of nowhere as two lost souls encounter each other.
A howl-out-loud hilarious takedown of the bizarro world we've been forced to inhabit during the pandemic.
The perfect play to comment on the bizarre virtual spaces we've been in lately.
Nothing warms the heart like a brilliantly executed crossing of swords.
In repertory through Thanksgiving, a funky, hilarious, and irreverent take on the Bard.
One by one, our beloved live theaters are reopening, and the level of anticipation cannot possibly be higher. This summer, Staunton, Virginia's company at the American Shakespeare Center is …
Back in the 1980s, the Harvard University Business School dismissed offers to create a curriculum in ethics"free of charge, if I remember correctly; an alumnus even offered to pay for it. Th…
The departure of Ethan McSweeny from the American Shakespeare Center was only one among many over the past year. Taken as a whole, the protests and departures/firings raise issues that all o…
News of Ethan McSweeny's departure as artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center has prompted a variety of responses"and the mainstream theater critics seem divided on how to handl…
One of my family's most cherished traditions this time of year has been to visit family down south (of course), but also to stop off in Staunton, Virginia, for a few days. It is a great time…
It's one thing to be cooped up and have an excuse for it; COVID has us all hunkering down, and we all teeter on the brink between tedium and madness"with good reason. It's another thing enti…
It's time again for that trickster, Lopez de Vega, the wily, prolific playwright who knows what will put asses on seats and will give it to you every time"only with a wry twist or two in the…
It's a relatively short drive"a few miles beyond the beltway on I-66, and then on to Route 50 for some 16 miles or so, past the charming town of Aldie, Virginia"to get to Drive-In Heaven. Fo…
By far one of the most exciting theatrical discoveries for me has been the work of the remarkable Jessika D. Williams. Those of us lucky enough to have seen her in the the American Shakespea…
Theater is changing. It has to; and, as ever, to survive we need to respond creatively to one of the greatest threats it has faced in centuries. But hey, we've been here before"and if Shakes…
The Shakespeare scene in and near Washington, DC, in the months prior to the virus's intervention, was truly rich in character and ideas; so much so that even a certain fat braggart managed …
Looking back on the last few months, each of us has our "Shoulda seen it/Shoulda been there" moments, events that we would have given anything to see live. So at the moment, imagine if you w…
As we ease into an impromptu season of watching live theater captured on video, it's helpful to remember that there are challenges of scale. This is especially true in the case of webcasts f…
