The Mandrake is Undone Despite Being Well-DoneIt should be a recipe for a delightfully subversive evening: D.C.’s own talented commedia dell’arte troupe, Faction of Fools, performing a sly comedy by none other than Machiavelli, reinterpreting his classic satire The Mandrake with commedia characters and big-nosed masks. Sadly, however, despite all the talent put into it,... continue reading on DCist
No Rules' Stop Kiss Goes Deeper Than Rom-ComIf you want to see two likable, funny, complicated people being kind of silly about falling in love, then No Rules Theatre Company's production of Stop Kiss should be on your going-out list in the next two weeks. Diana Son's dramatic comedy, about the events leading up to and... continue reading on DCist
Capital Fringe Review: Who's Your Baghdaddy? or How I Started the Iraq WarCast of "Who's Your Baghdaddy?". It seems unfair to consider Who's Your Baghdaddy? or How I Started the Iraq War as part of the Fringe festival, and not just because its run extends two weeks beyond Fringe. The production values of this world-premiere show are at a professional level,... continue reading on DCist
Capital Fringe Review: The BirdJohn Feffer in "The Bird". John Feffer is a bona fide Capital Fringe star. After wowing everyone from out of left field two years ago with Krapp's Last Power Point and following that with Edible Rex last year, he's back again with The Bird, his latest solo show, spinning... continue reading on DCist
Capital Fringe Review: Night Sky, A New PlayNight Sky might be the least Fringe-y show ever put on at Capital Fringe. It's a straight play -- fourth wall resolutely in place -- about the drama between a stubborn and lively older woman and the people close to her over whether she is going to be put into... continue reading on DCist
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