A captivating roller coaster of emotion draws the audience into The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith by Angelo Parra, now playing at the Atlas Theater, 1333 H Street NE. The Mosaic Theater Company’s production stars Miche Braden as Smith with musicians Jim Hankins (bass), Gerard Gibbs (piano), and Anthony E. Nelson […]
And just like that it’s over. Sigh. Perhaps you will put a proper end to the summer by scooting out of town for a final beach trip or mountain jaunt. Maybe you will host pals for a backyard send off. Those of us left will enjoy the quiet before the fall comes on strong next week. […]
If you go to the theater to feel good, “The Return” at Mosaic Theater is not the play for you. As with all the other Mosaic Theater plays, the play challenges your assumptions and the things you take for granted, repeatedly, as the performers unspool the story together. The actors play easily off each other and […]
“Ulysses on Bottles,” by Israeli playwright Gilad Evron, at Mosaic Theater Company through June 11, 2017, is not perfect, but it’s mind-blowing, harrowing and uncomfortable. At turns, it’s also disconcertingly funny. The play and its staging are a perfect fit for a theater company that delights in bringing awareness to its audience by the cold-water bucketfuls. Evron’s […]
If you haven’t attended a play at Mosaic Theater, 1333 H Street NE, inside the Atlas Performing Arts Center, I strongly recommend you do. Not only is it great to have contemporary theater right in our own backyard, but the quality of the acting, the thoughtfulness that goes into choosing the season’s plays and the […]