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Saturday, October 6, 2018

Review: 'The Philadelphia Story' at St. Mark's Players by Beatrice Loayza

Philadelphia 1939. The Great Depression is nearly over and the United States is on the brink of war. Sent out by a gossip weekly to cover the wedding of socialite Tracy Lord (Lauren Devoll),…

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Review: 'The Last American Hammer' by UrbanArias by Beatrice Loayza

Stick a right-wing conspiracy theorist, a curator at a Toby jug museum, and a rookie FBI agent in the same porcelain-filled room in a no-name town in rural Ohio, then make them talk over tea…

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Review: 'The Events' by Theater Alliance at the Anacostia Playhouse by Beatrice Loayza

A wrenching agitation pervades the gray clouded confines of The Events, in which a diverse chorus group is slaughtered by a gunman. Save one person, Claire (Regina Aquino) the church chorus …

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Review: 'Turn Me Loose' at Arena Stage by Beatrice Loayza

Long before Hannah Gadsby premiered her anti-comedy stand-up special Nanette, in which she lambasts the sexist entertainment industry and forces audiences to reckon with their own complicity…

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Review: 'Romeo and Juliet' at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Free For All by Beatrice Loayza

Romeo & Juliet's famous entreaty–"wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast"– is strikingly realized in the latest addition to Shakespeare Theatre Company's yearly Free For…

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Review: 'Don Cristóbal' at Pointless Theatre by Beatrice Loayza

Co-directors Rachel Menyuk and Eric Swartz have brought to the DC stage a truly original work with Don Cristóbal, Pointless Theatre's last show of the 2017-2018 season. At first an obs…

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

2018 Capital Fringe Review: 'The Country Co-ed' by Beatrice Loayza

If you're a fan of double entendres and early-2000s raunchy teen movies, then chances are you'll like The Country Co-ed, a modern re-imagining of William Wycherley's 17th-century Restoration…

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

2018 Capital Fringe Review: 'Blowin' Off Steam' by Beatrice Loayza

Written and directed by Chuck DeLong, Blowin' Off Steam takes you bench-side into the steam room of a men's fitness club in the suburbs of New York City, where seven painfully straight men s…

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