Sometimes a character is so bad, she’s good. That can certainly be said for Kristine Nielsen, as Aunt Rene, and Elan Zafir, as Reg in The Way of the World, now on stage at the Folger Theatre. While not in lead roles, these two actors own the stage. As a woman of a certain age […]
Guilt is the latest offering from Scena Theatre, now playing through February 4. Guilt, a lurid story of abuse, betrayal and torture told in a bare-bones stage, dominated only by a towering rotating sculpture that looks like a cross between a Rorschach ink blot and an Exquisite Corpse, is a reimagining of the events that transpired […]
Mosaic’s newest show, Draw the Circle, is intimate, raw, honest and uncomfortable. The discomfort is not a negative: As a matter of fact, it is the perfect note to strike in these intense, crazy times. How does it feel: being uncomfortable in your own skin? Knowing that, deep inside, you are not the person everyone […]
Vicuña and the American Epilogue is the newest production by Mosaic Theatre Company. It’s now playing with a brand-new epilogue at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, and it is going to rattle you. You will want to laugh at the brilliant lines and the great comedic timing of the ensemble, but it’ll feel hollow at times. […]
Every production at the Folger is an exercise in innovation. The experimental magic alone is a reason to attend plays there, and frequently. The Folger’s latest, beautiful experiment, “Antony and Cleopatra,” will play at the Folger Theatre through November 19. This is the second time that the Folger stages a play in the round in […]