plays
Today in history: Irish playwright Sean O’Casey is born
March 30, 2015After the Easter Rising of 1916, an armed insurrection mounted by Irish republicans, O'Casey was inspired to write.
Read moreLet them eat opera: “The Ghosts of Versailles”
February 27, 2015A specter is haunting opera in this epic about revolution by Academy Award-winning composer John Corigliano and librettist William Hoffman.
Read more“Sassy Mamas”: Generational and gender role reversals
February 25, 2015"Sassy Mamas" is a comedy-drama about three longtime girlfriends in Washington, D.C.
Read moreRevolutionary Soviet ballet premieres in the U.S.
December 3, 2014It took a full 82 years, but a revolutionary Soviet-era ballet that was purported to be Joseph Stalin's favorite has finally come to American shores.
Read moreFlorence of Suburbia: “The Vortex” in review
November 19, 2014While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.
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