BWW Feature: The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts celebrates Thirty Years of Arts Education Excellence
This week marks a very important event for DC area arts education.
Tonya Beckman News
BWW Review: MARYS SEACOLE at Mosaic Theater Company
Mary Seacole (1805-1881) had more skills than José Andres; in addition to establishing catering in war zones (Seacole set up a rest stop for British soldiers near the front lines during the Crimean War.
BWW Review: COMPULSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND at Theater J
'Compulsion or the House Behind' is a good show, with a strong creative team and an immensely talented cast, but it’s also a flawed one.
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Round House Theatre
Spring Awakening is the classic teen coming of age story, plus death, group mastrubation, nudity, and a failed abortion.
BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Round House Theatre
'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' at Bethesda's Round House Theatre, tells the story of Christopher, a 15-year-old boy with Aspergers syndrome, whose neighbor's dog is murdered with a pitchfork.
BWW Review: Taffety Punk & Riot Grrrls' THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO Offers a Brilliant, Bare-Bones Bard
This production of Shakespeare's Othello has revelations galore, performed by an ensemble of actors whose comfort with the language and emotional power keep you riveted.
BWW Review: Folger Theatre's LOVE's LABOR'S LOST at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Theatre's Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Vivienne Benesch, compliments the uniqueness of this comedy through a delightfully funny cast and production set during the 1930's.
BWW Review: THE JEWISH QUEEN LEAR at Theater J
If the cultural and historical relevance weren't enough incentive, Theater J's production of 'The Jewish Queen Lear' will make you glad for the current revitalization of Yiddish theater.
BWW Review: ANATOLE: MOUSE MAGNIFIQUE at Imagination Stage
Oooh la la, the good folks at Imagination Stage have a Parisian musical spectacular in store for you with the non- cheesy story about a couple of mice out to save the cheeses of Paris.
Theater J To Debut THE JEWISH QUEEN LEAR
Theater J completes its four-show 2018-2019 season Around Town with the English language premiere of the Yiddish theater classic The Jewish Queen Lear, a translation of Jacob Gordin's Mirele Efros.
BWW REVIEW: HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN at Solas Nua
How far would you go to be with the one that you love? Sonya Kelly's autobiographical How to Keep an Alien, now being presented by Solas Nua, explores this question with warmth, humor, and a tour-de-force performance from DC acting goddess Tonya Beckman.
BWW Feature: HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN at Solas Nua
In an age when we are tearing down digital walls and erecting physical ones, Solas Nua brings us Sonya Kelly's brilliant and autobiographical How to Keep an Alien, which tells the story of two people "falling in love and proving it to the government".
BWW Review: PRAMKICKER at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
Few and far between are the times that we reviewers have a perfect night in the theater.
BWW Review: Bootleg Shakespeare HENRY VI, PART 3 at Taffety Punk is Theater Without a Net
Taffety Punk Theatre Company's Bootleg Shakespeare production HENRY VI, PART 3 is performance without a net - exciting, dangerous, riveting, and raw.
BWW Review: DON JUAN at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
The company that makes great theater for everyone is at it again.
BWW Review: Skillful and Fun THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Constellation Theatre Company
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Constellation Theatre is a thought-provoking, skillfully-rendered reminder that chaos and uncertainty are not unique to our time or to any single time.
BWW Review: SHE RODE HORSES LIKE THE STOCK EXCHANGE at Taffety Punk
While it's hard to fully embrace this comedic play, it is worth a watch if only for the fine acting and compelling thematic content.
BWW Review: Folger Consort's Musical THE SECOND SHEPHERDS' PLAY
Falstaff had the girth and beard to make for a decent Santa, but Shakespeare never wrote anything close to a Christmas play.
Photo Flash: Folger Theatre Presents THE SECOND SHEPHERDS' PLAY
This magical retelling of the Nativity story combines beautiful music and a moving story for the holiday season.
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