The World’s Worst House Party: FPCT Presents Alan Ayckbourn’s Table MannersNovember 7, 2010But there are deeper and more troubling dimensions to Norman: an irritability that hints of the total dessication of soul, a wildness that mingles a strong self-defeating quality with a degree of menace. You can never tell what Norman will do next, which makes him fascinating to watch.
BWW Reviews: Hilarious Old Jewel, Great New Setting PIRATES OF PENZANCE at AtlasOctober 26, 2010Baltimore theatergoers may be pardoned for not being familiar - yet - with the Atlas District in North East Washington, but this emerging arts-and-entertainment area, focused on about four blocks of H Street, is well worth getting to know. The core is the Atlas Performing Arts Center, an Art Deco movie house that was impeccably redeveloped in 2006 after 30 years as a derelict. And surely there could hardly be a better way of making the Atlas' acquaintance than seeing the Washington Savoyards' revival of the 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan hit, The Pirates of Penzance playing there now.
BWW Reviews: DURANGED NIGHTS: A Hoot and a Half at MobtownJune 13, 2010Southern Belle pokes fun at Tennessee Williams' old-fashioned metaphorical approach to discussing homosexuality. An Actor's Nightmare suggests you can accumulate lethal bad karma in your theater-obsessed dreams. Go. You'll laugh all evening.
Intoxicating On The Verge at Rep StageApril 17, 2010It seemed an unlikely concept: whip up an evening of delight largely on the strength of a love of modern slang and consumer culture. Yet this froth of logophilia works just fine, in a champagne flute of a show.
Five Years Rates Five StarsApril 10, 2010New love that ends in tears, tears that begin in new love, beautifully written, intelligently sung and acted.
FPCT’s Eleemosynary: Tough Play, Honorable TryMarch 13, 2010Lee Blessing's 1985 play challenges with poor exposition, unbelievable and underdeveloped characters, and a conclusion that has not been dramatically earned. Fells Point Corner Theater confronts these handicaps in creditable fashion, with a standout performance by Jenn Mikulski.
Fanny's Farewell Fares WellMarch 5, 2010Kimberly Schraf is endlessly impressive as 19th Century superstar actress Fanny Kemble, looking back over an impressive life onstage and off.