Rich Espey News

Science and Soulmates may sound like the subject of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. It's also the title of a riveting play cycle at Cultural DC's Source Festival.

Glass Mind's flagship play festival returns! This year, inspired by the city's expression of unrest, 8 playwrights sat down for a week to put thoughts to paper, using a tweet as their inspiration. What came out the other side is a night filled with passion, anger, laughter and more. Brainstorm has always striven to be a platform for local artists to explore their craft, and this year we intend to engage Baltimore at-large to talk about the events in our city.

This season, Iron Crow consciously sought out plays that featured strong female characters and put them at the center of the story. Artistic Director Steven J. Satta, says: 'Regardless of where you sit on the gender spectrum, we know these plays will speak to you. These productions will provide you with a rich and satisfying evening in the theatre.'

What could be more Baltimore than a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe? And the Iron Crow Theatre Co. does it with a delightfully queer spin that, true to the company's form, is artistic, entertaining and insightful.

Pride Films and Plays has announced the cast for Sochi: Three Short Plays About Gay Athletes, which will be performed on Monday, February 24 at 7:00 pm at Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted.

Pride Films and Plays will present two new world premieres and one Chicago premiere dealing with gay athletes in Sochi: Three Plays About Gay Athletes And The Olympics. Commemorative Edition by DC Cathro, Hoya Saxa by Rich Espey, and Olympic Fever by George Smart capture the hopes, fevers, and fears of gay men whose passion is sport.

I really don't like restoration comedies. I find them didactic, repetitive, obvious and really not that…comedic. So, with resignation I headed to the Vagabond Players in Fells Point to witness their production of Moliere's The Misanthrope. And here's what happened - I enjoyed it.

The Vagabond Players's contemporary production of Moliere's The Misanthrope runs weekends through September 29. This high comedy, directed by Howard Berkowitz; had audiences laughing opening weekend. The production is sleek, sophisticated and riotously funny.

The Vagabond Players opens its 98th season with a contemporary production of Moliere's The Misanthrope, translated by Richard Wilbur. This high comedy is directed by Howard Berkowitz; it runs weekends tonight, September 6 through the 29th.

The Vagabond Players opens its 98th season with a contemporary production of Moliere's The Misanthrope, translated by Richard Wilbur. This high comedy is directed by Howard Berkowitz; it runs weekends September 6 through the 29th.

The Vagabond Players opens its 98th season with a contemporary production of Moliere's The Misanthrope, translated by Richard Wilbur. This high comedy is directed by Howard Berkowitz; it runs weekends September 6 through the 29th.

The Vagabond Players opens its 98th season with a contemporary production of Moliere's The Misanthrope, translated by Richard Wilbur. This high comedy is directed by Howard Berkowitz; it runs weekends September 6 through the 29th.

The Kennedy Center hosts its 12th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Saturday, August, 31 to Monday, September 2, 2013, featuring more than 40 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The three-day, Center-wide event offers a series of free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers. A performance schedule appears on the following pages. Participating theaters include:

Tonight, August 9th, Fells Point Corner Theater will be presenting David Ives' All in the Timing, directed by Anne Shoemaker. This critically acclaimed, award winning play, consists of six one-act comedies, combining wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun. Featured in this production are Holly Gibbs, Brian Kehoe, Anne Shoemaker and Mike Zemarel.

On August 9th, Fells Point Corner Theater will be presenting David Ives' All in the Timing, directed by Anne Shoemaker. This critically acclaimed, award winning play, consists of six one-act comedies, combining wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun. Featured in this production are Holly Gibbs, Brian Kehoe, Anne Shoemaker and Mike Zemarel.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) kicked off its Thirty-Second Season with the July 5th opening of 'The Rainbow Plays', by Rich Espey, at Fells Point Corner Theater (www.fpct.org), 251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, 410-276-7837. Directed by Lisa Davidson, 'The Rainbow Plays' will run through July 21st, with performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. There will be one Thursday performance on July 18th at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased on-line at www.fpct.org, or at the door.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) has announced its Thirty-Second Season productions

Fells Point Corner Theatre and the Baltimore Playwrights Festival present The Rainbow Plays by Rich Espey, directed by Lisa Davidson, opening tonight, July 5, and running through July 21, 2013.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) has announced its Thirty-Second Season productions