All posts tagged "studio theatre"
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Cardiff East Enders
''It's urban -- in Welsh terms,'' says Sian Summers, literary manager for the Sherman Cymru theater company, of the upcoming Studio Theatre reading of Cardiff...
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Storyteller
The stoop is a culture all its own. It's a city thing, somehow different than the rural or small-town front porch. It's the original social-networking...
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Perfect Reception
There are some individuals who can make your life exponentially easier if you consistently remind yourself how much power they wield. Waiters. Restaurant hosts. Bartenders...
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Comic Relief
When the phrase ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' is uttered it is almost assured that most will leap to an image of Audrey Hepburn peering into the...
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Broken Wing
In many ways, the theater is an ideal home for the dramatic treatment of subjects controversial, disturbing and even sickening. Alive, breathing and intimate, the...
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Crazy Rich
The difference between eccentricity and madness is, sometimes, how much money sits in your bank account. At least that's how it would seem to have...
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Obstructed View
At the risk of being an uncharitable party-pooper, it must be said that Daniel MacIvor's A Beautiful View doesn't quite cut the proverbial mustard. As...
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Visiting Hours
In David Mamet's play Squirrels, the character Arthur describes the act of storytelling as going ''From nothing to nothing.... 'Nothing.' Rising action. Climax. Falling action....
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Shock Operas
Normally, there is nothing more irritating (to some at least) than a creative work that feels the need to announce itself upon arrival, to clarify...
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Barking for Bargains
Washington and Waverly, Tenn., may not be sister cities, but Greg Link knows of one cultural tie that makes them kin, of sorts. As owner...
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Devilish Behavior
In its native Britain, Jerry Springer: The Opera, was a hit. With many, however, it was also a miss. When the BBC aired a televised...
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Springs Gleaning
In major religions, hell may contain demons who torment; thorny, bitter fruit; and, of course, flames. Plenty of GLBT folks may think of Colorado Springs,...
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Unapologetic
If you watched the Tony Awards this past Sunday you saw Lily Tomlin deliver the set-up for a performance from the Broadway musical Xanadu. Reduced...
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International Flair
If you are in the mood for a cozy evening of subtle, intelligent, and thoroughly amusing theater, then Anne Washburn's The Internationalist is just the...
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Paradise Found
There's a point where you want to say, ''Enough already!'' For the past several weeks Washington audiences have been running around the metro area seeing...
