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MetroStage’s ‘Lonely Planet’ touches everybody’s world

MetroStage’s ‘Lonely Planet’ touches everybody’s world

When an entire cast consists of only two characters — such as in Steven Dietz’s play, “Lonely Planet” — be assured the piece will reveal a deep exploration of the psyche. This thoroughly engaging, Ionesco-influenced drama [...]

Hostage drama takes no prisoners

Hostage drama takes no prisoners

There’s an inner peace that washes over your soul when a drama is so powerful, exquisitely acted and heart wrenching — you just want to share the earthmoving experience with your fellow theatergoers. Luckily, in this [...]

A tidily wrapped murder mystery

A tidily wrapped murder mystery

In a whodunit filled with more red herrings than a kettle of fish, veteran Little Theatre of Alexandria director Eddie Page packages a cast of 19 actors into a tidy piece of silken stagecraft. That the [...]

Write what you know: Jay Alvarez brings his tale of Cuban immigration to Alexandria

Write what you know: Jay Alvarez brings his tale of Cuban immigration to Alexandria

Once a glamorous island destination for the famous and infamous, where socialites and celebrities frolicked in glittering nightclubs and casinos, Cuba became a communist outpost riddled with poverty in 1959. Landowners were stripped of their property, [...]

Rewriting history with rock music

Rewriting history with rock music

“Brother Russia” is a great, big, full-out rock opera. With music by Dana Rowe and book and lyrics by John Dempsey — collaborators on “The Witches of Eastwick” and “The Fix” — the play’s world premiere [...]

‘Swim Club’ debuts with a splash at Port City

‘Swim Club’ debuts with a splash at Port City

For whatever reason the thought of attending a class reunion can turn even the most sensible woman into a bundle of nerves. Will an old flame turn up? How can I lose 10 pounds in two [...]

‘Heaven Can Wait’ clears early acting hurdles

‘Heaven Can Wait’ clears early acting hurdles

The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of Harry Segall’s stage play, “Heaven Can Wait,” got off to a rocky start Monday night when the play’s co-producer and assistant director Mary Ayala-Bush had to jump into the [...]

‘Really Really’ is a cautionary tale from Generation Me

‘Really Really’ is a cautionary tale from Generation Me

Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo wants his audiences to know that his play was inspired by three seminal moments in his young life. The first was seeing “Doubt,” a play by John Patrick Shanley that filled him [...]

The Broadway stars are out in ‘Josephine Tonight’ at MetroStage

The Broadway stars are out in ‘Josephine Tonight’ at MetroStage

“Josephine Tonight” hurtles down the track at lightning speed with a fast-paced, musical bonanza about legendary entertainer Josephine Baker’s early life and meteoric career, from her days as a street performer and on to Harlem’s Cotton [...]

Can You Spell H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S?

Can You Spell H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S?

For those of us whose middle school memories harken to a time of anxieties, crushing insecurities and the dread of not fitting in, have I got a musical for you. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling [...]