Aleeya Ensign, Yael Urbach, Tom Shapiro, Anne Pasupulati, Laura Peppe In a flood of physical comedy and pastel colors, George Mason High School met Russian slapstick with enthusiasm. In their recent student directed production of Gogol’s The Inspector General, students energetically attacked a challenging play.
A small provincial Russian town is in uproar at the news [...]
CJ Nucciarone and Charlotte Schaner Shouting, confusion, wads of paper landing everywhere. Sound familiar? It’s the first day of school and one of the first scenes in Paul VI’s production of Up the Down Staircase, adapted from Bel Kaufman’s novel of the same name. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1967, and won [...]
Mikayla Braun (Amneris), Aaron Mouton (Radames), and Andie Carroll (Aida) [Photo by Marcus De Paula] From the first powerful, rock-inspired chords of “Every Story Is A Love Story,” it is obvious that this isn’t the 19th century version of Aida.
Originally a classic opera, Elton John and Tim Rice applied their considerable talents to update the plot [...]
Listen to the talkback discussion with the cast and crew of Vpstart Crow’s An O. Henry Christmas [MP3 22:13 10.2MB]; or read the transcript.
Listen to our review of Silver Spring Stage’s Broadway Bound [MP3 4:17 2MB]; or read the transcript.
Listen to our review of 2nd Star Productions’ the Pirates of Penzance [MP3 4:04 1.9MB]; or read the transcript.
Listen to our review of Vpstart Crow’s production of An O. Henry Christmas [MP3 5:04 2.3MB]; or read the transcript.
“Rebecca Marshall (Penny), Carly Erickson (Gay Wellington), Matthew Sipe (Paul), and Joey Patchan (Ed)
Trotskyite slogans, the FBI, income tax fraud, a Soviet exile, and the Czarist royal family’s remaining expatriates. A thriller? A mystery? A tragedy? Well, actually You Can’t Take It With You is something more like the Beverly Hillbillies meets Citizen Kane in [...]
From a clandestine frolic in the woods to a cataclysmic witch hunt, the dramatic story of The Crucible played out at J.E.B. Stuart High School last weekend. The pious town of Salem erupted with plotting, false accusations, screaming, and fear as young girls cried witch on their neighbors.
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, recalled the tumult [...]
Gabriella (Adrianna Monteagudo) and Troy (Blair Hicks) try to unify the Jocks and Brainiacs.
Shakespeare’s been dead for almost 400 years, and Cole Porter for about 50, yet last night at Winston Churchill High School, an energetic cast brought them back to life onstage with Porter’s hit musical Kiss Me, Kate. Based on Shakespeare’s play “The [...]
