Theater J, the nation’s largest and most prominent Jewish theater, announces the selection of seven Expanding the Canon commissioned playwrights who over the next two and a half years will create new full-length plays that thematically and visually center ethnically and racially diverse Jewish narratives. The program seeks to correct and broaden the historically limited … Read more

“Attention must be paid.” Linda Loman’s famous declaration at the end of Death of a Salesman applies doubly to the title character in August Wilson’s King Hedley II, now playing at Arlington’s Dominion Stage. And pay attention you will, in a production illuminated by six brilliant performances. Start with Stool Pigeon (Jacqueline E.G. Youm), an … Read more

Alone in a new city, Lucia struggles to find her footing as the only Latina writer on a white-male–dominated network TV writing staff. Balancing her desire to proudly proclaim her Latina identity, despite her workplace’s (not-so-subtle) racism, with the temptation to keep her head down and continue the status quo to make things “easier,” she … Read more

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Colonial Players’ production of The Lifespan of a Fact is a funny yet thoughtful drama about the importance of truth. Written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal, the play concerns the intense (and tense) relationship between a prestigious magazine writer, his editor, and … Read more

When a traveler along Rt. 50 west of DC finds themselves drawn, curiously, via Exit 16, to Davidsonville and MD 424 south, and, a mile or so beyond the stoplight at the filling station, is drawn yet again along the lonely Emilys Way to the left, a curious sequence of yellow arrows leads you to … Read more

Good Shepherd Players’ production of The Addams Family Musical is a wonderful blend of kooky, spooky, and altogether ooky. The Addams Family Musical is based on the original cartoons by Charles Addams with nods to the television show of the 1960s and films of the 1990s. With its music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and … Read more

Now in its thirteenth year, United Solo Festival is back at NYC’s Theatre Row through November 20, with dozens of shows from across the country and around the globe. For the 2022 season, the world’s largest solo theater festival is featuring nearly two months of performances, under the motto “One performer + One Story + … Read more

What Kind of Woman Review: For Abortion, Against Clutter. – New York Theater Skip to content Scroll to Top

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