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Nonstop Assault
The short life of Sarah Kane is one of those stories that are equal parts artistic legend and unredeemable tragedy. An aspiring actress, Kane gradually...
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Ghost Story
In theater, the ''ghost light'' is a single bare bulb on a pole left in the center of the stage between performances so that the...
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Grateful Dead
Wouldn't it be nice if we could capture the souls of our loved ones just before their ascent (or descent, as it were) to the...
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That '70s Show
Abe Lincoln would be proud. Gazing out over the stage of Ford's Theatre, our 16th president might be pleased as punch to witness the late...
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Two Kings
Over the next six months some 60 organizations -- from the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra to the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company -- will present more than...
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Unholy Matrimony
With a bray of ''Jesus H. Christ!'' rupturing the still night air, Kathleen Turner stumbles on to the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower stage with all of...
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Taking Action
As the performing arts community saw its ranks decimated by HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and '90s, artists and activists sprang into action to combat the...
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Uncomfortably Numbing
This is how it goes: You're riding the Metro and sitting in the window seat. Suddenly you hear people yelling. You turn and see a...
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Musical Comedy
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and, sometimes, a play is just a play (or just a musical). This is not meant to sound...
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Temporary Reprieve
Temp (noun): a temporary employee, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency. Odyssey (noun): a long and eventful or adventurous journey. From...
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Good and Gay
She Loves Me is a gay old time: It's light, funny and has a happy ending. In other words, it's perfect for the holidays. It's...
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Stage Fright
There are any number of ways to have an enjoyable evening when attending Legends! at The National Theatre. You can walk down memory lane, reading...
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New Traditions
As a self-described Scrooge, I always applied that label to myself without actually knowing the full story of Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol: A...
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Rough Ride
Studio Theatre's The Long Christmas Ride Home is, most certainly, long. What begins as a visually-arresting narrative becomes disjointed as the wonderful bond created with...
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Unfinished Restoration
If it were a musical, maybe I would love it. But as it stands, Michael Kahn's premiere of the recently adapted The Beaux' Stratagem is...
