Review: UNKNOWN SOLDIER at Arena Stage
by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 15, 2024
'Unknown Soldier' is a beautifully performed show with a fascinating exploration of memory, love, and loss, but its main flaw is that it is a show seeking out answers to a mystery it not only fails to resolve, but further convolutes at every turn. While there’s truth in that, it’s also a little diss...
Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Dara Homer - April 15, 2024
STC’s Macbeth highlights brutal pairs: war and domestic life, grief and humor, brief words and permanent consequences. While the setting could feel unassuming—indeed, audiences must make their way through the parking lot of a Home Depot when arriving via metro—it also shows how extravagant it is to ...
Review: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - April 13, 2024
Message in a Bottle, a narrative dance work set to music by Sting, with choreography by Kate Prince ranging from hip hop to break dancing to contemporary, is sometimes maddening but often exhilarating....
Review: CIVILIZING LUSBY at Best Medicine Repertory
by Peter Rouleau - April 08, 2024
A lone man taking on a developer to keep his property. A woman being courted by a man of means favored by her parents and a rogue. A couple whose prosperous appearance masks deep insecurity, secrets, and recriminations. These are all familiar elements, perhaps even cliches, but in Best Medicine Rep...