Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights, now being given sweet and vigorous voice at Arena Stage, could be with perhaps more justice called How the Mad King Shahryar Recovered his Humanity, so astutely does it measure the healing power of storytelling. We all know the tale of the brilliant Scheherezade (Stacy Yen), who forestalled her execution [...]
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:00AM on January 21, 2011