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Theater:  An exhilarating ‘Fall’
Synetic Theater brings legendary Poe story to life with disturbing and terrifying vision
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   OCT. 19, 2007
Ever share digs with an unwanted rodent?     That scratching from behind the wall drives you crazy, right? Now imagine for a mom...  [more]

Theater:  Black is back
Ganymede Arts secures opening night coup for week-long festival
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   OCT. 12, 2007
Ganymede Arts (formerly the Actors’ Theatre of Washington) is having a brush with celebrity. In a truly inspired move, the gay-focused...  [more]

Theater:  Jill of all trades
Lesbian artist Delia Taylor brings wealth of experience to new show
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   FEB. 2, 2007
Actor, director, stage manager, drama coach: Name a job in theater, and there’s a good chance that Delia Taylor has done it. Her mos...  [more]

Theater:  Into the future
Signature opens ‘Into the Woods’ in its new multi-million dollar theate
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   JAN. 26, 2007
At first glimpse, Signature Theatre’s sterling new $16 million digs overlooking bustling Shirlington Village in Northern Virginia coul...  [more]

Theater:  Be very afraid
Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin give chilling performances in ‘Virginia Woolf’
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   JAN. 19, 2007
More whiskey-voiced than ever but no longer slim, Kathleen Turner has moved well into middle-age and landed onstage with what’s assure...  [more]

Theater:  Trusting the Man
Studio Theatre tackles racism, sexuality in ‘This is How it Goes’
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   JAN. 12, 2007
Feeling less than thrilled with a man or men in general, lately?  If so, count on a dose of envelope-pushing playwright and screenwrite...  [more]

Theater:  Lighting up stage and screen
Gay playwright Craig Lucas’ Tony-nominated work arrives at the Kennedy Cente
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   JAN. 5, 2007
Before adapting “The Light in the Piazza” for the stage, celebrated gay playwright Craig Lucas was familiar with Elizabeth Spenc...  [more]

Theater:  Playing Father Christmas
Local gay actor in caustic Christmas show grows into the role of fatherhood
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   DEC. 22, 2006
Solo shows are the stuff that legends are made of. Patrick Stewart’s one-man “A Christmas Carol,” made theater history, an...  [more]

Theater:  Living the dream
African Continuum Theater opens ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at new arts center
In addition to being young, gifted and black, playwright Lorraine Hansberry was also gay. With the 1959 premiere of her “A Raisin in t...  [more]

Theater:  To grandmother’s house we go
Puppetry-infused production at Studio is an homage to lesbian playwright’s gay brothe
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   DEC. 8, 2006
For prolific lesbian playwright Paula Vogel, the death of her older brother Carl from AIDS complications proved a source of inspiration to c...  [more]

Theater:  A winning ‘Stratagem’
Shakespeare Theatre rings in the laughs with world premiere of comic romp
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   DEC. 1, 2006
Almost all shows around town start a few minutes late, but a full half hour is a bit unusual. Such was the case a couple of Wednesdays ago w...  [more]

Theater:  Losing its sting
Woolly Mammoth’s latest production is a study in misfits, imagery and lost laughs
By PATRICK FOLLIARD   NOV. 24, 2006
When a dominatrix loses interest in raising a welt, something’s wrong. In British playwright Charlotte Jones’ cute comedy &ldquo...  [more]





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