Diamond Julesy Gets It Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has recently become a cause célèbre. When Caesar was portrayed in a Public Theater production with a Trump-like costume and wig, there we…
Dorothy Parker claimed, famously, that she was "just a little Jewish girl, trying to be cute." In fact, she was a legendary wit; the first female drama critic in America; and a successful wr…
With a breezy "Hi, y'all!" Clyde Ensslin welcomes us to the complicated story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, as told by none other than Big Bill Clinton himself. It's a chance to rel…
David Ives brings the comedy of Molière, with this hilarious "translaptation", into the 21st century to delight us all. With The School for Lies, The Shakespeare Theatre Company presents an…
David Ives’s The School for Lies (adapted from Le Misanthrope by Molière and directed by Michael Kahn) has arrived at the Shakespeare Theatre! This charming comedy is at the Lansburgh…
King Lear has sometimes been called the Everest of classical acting. Every great Shakespearean actor must sooner or later face the physically and emotionally exhausting task of playing the p…
Just when Canada starts to sound like a good idea, comes Timon of Athens at the Folger Theatre, confirming once again that first-rate Shakespeare is a cure for almost anything. The show's br…
Much of the publicity for the much-anticipated Avant Bard production of King Lear has focused on Rick Foucheux's Lear. I recently saw Foucheux play Gloucester in a production at George Washi…
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said that seeing Edmund Kean play Shakespeare was like "reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning." Acclaimed Director Liesl Tommy brings us Shakespeare torn asunde…
Voltaire once said, "Doubt is not a comfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." Playwright John Patrick Shanley notes that "Certainty is a closed door.” His play Doubt is in…
The Ghost in the Machine Mike Bartlett's King Charles III premiered in 2014, at London's Almeida Theatre. Both the original production and the Broadway production won numerous awards. This n…
"Merdre!" This elaboration on the French word "Merde!" caused a sensation in 1896, at the premiere of Ubu Roi (King Ubu) in Paris. Half the audience was revolted, half enthusiastic. Several …
n Part 5 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre's The Second Shepherds' Play, meet Louis E. Davis. Sophia:Â Please introduce yourself to our readers. Where have we seen …
In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre's The Second Shepherds' Play, meet Tonya Beckman. Sophia: Please introduce yourself to our readers. Where have our audienc…
In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre's The Second Shepherds' Play, meet Matthew R. Wilson. Sophia: Please introduce yourself to our readers. Where have we seen…
In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre’s The Second Shepherds' Play, meet Megan Graves. Sophia: Please introduce yourself to our readers. Where have we see…
In part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Folger Theatre’s The Second Shepherds’ Play, meet Ryan Sellers. Sophia: Please introduce yourself to our readers. Where ha…
The Shakespeare Theatre's production of The Secret Garden is like a dream in which miraculous things happen, old grudges are swept away, and children rediscover childhood. The book, a revere…
One of Shakespeare's greatest gifts is the inspiration he offers to other artists. In the case of Tame., playwright Jonelle Walker has captured the essence of Shakespeare's Kate in The Tamin…
Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare Theatre is a revelatory theatre experience. Director Alan Paul's version of Romeo and Juliet has a complexity and richness that reaches deep into the mean…
Hey Girl, I Hear You Read Jane Austen; Sense and Sensibility at the Folger Theatre The appeal of Jane Austen's heroines lies in their lovability. In Sense and Sensibility, the two sisters, E…
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Ethan McSweeny's production makes us realize once again how profound it really is. This Tempest retains most of the cast of the original, …
W.H. Auden once said ,"Shylock is the outsider because he is the only serious person in the play."Â Jonathan Pryce's Shylock is a deeply serious person, and Pryce's magnificent portrayal o…
A “show” was presented by one “David J. Goldberg”, purporting be a “theater piece” about a secret cabal of heartless corporations/rogue government agents/…
What Happened After the Party? Theatre Prometheus' Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka at the Fringe Theatre Prometheus, a new company, is presenting a remarkable production of Naomi Iizuka's Good Kid…