Cop Show: Studio's "The Scenarios," reviewed.

Joel Ashur and Sarin Monae West in Matthew Capodicasa’s The Scenarios. (Margot Schulman)

My review of The Scenarios, a compact and brilliant new play by Matthew Capodicasa, is in the Washington Post.

Stuck Like a Pig: "Fat Ham," reviewed.

Greg Alverez Reid and Marquis D. Gibson as a kingslayer and his nephew in Fat Ham. (Margot Schulman)

My City Paper review of Studio’s production of Fat Ham, James Ijames’ Pulitzer-winning Hamlet rewrite, is here. You can also read my profile of the playwright from last May.

The Archeology of "Good Bones"

Multi-hyphenate theatermaker James Ijames, courtesy of the artist.

My Washington City Paper feature about Good Bones, Studio Theatre’s new world premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony Award nominated playwright and actor James Ijames is here.

Karaj Band, or Iran So Far Away: "English" at Studio Theatre, reviewed.

Tara Grammy and Maboud Ebramhimzadeh in English. (DJ Corey Photography)

Here’s my Washington City Paper review of Sanaz Toossi’s play English, now in a fine production at the Studio Theatre.

Depth and Deprivation: "The Children" and "Love's Labor's Lost," reviewed.

I didn't write about Ella Hickson's Oil, the best play I've seen this year. But I did review Lucy Kirkwood's The Children, the second-best. I'm struck by how different two plays with ecological themes written by British women born in the 80s that premiered in 2016 can be. I also wrote about Folger's new production of the seldom-staged Shakespeare comedy, Love's Labor's Lost, and discussed it on Around Town, below.

In the Loop: Studio's "Kings," reviewed.

Elliott Bales and Nehassaiu deGannes play a longtime senator and the rookie rep who primaries him. (C. Stanley Photography)

I reviewed Kings, DMV native Sarah Burgess's smart drama about an idealistic freshman Congresswoman, for the Washington City Paper.

Language Bury Her: Studio's Translations and Folger's The Winter's Tale, reviewed.

British soldiers survey an Irish village circa 1830 in Translations. (Teresa Wood)

I've got reviews of two shows I enjoyed in this week's Washington City Paper: Studio Theatre second-in-command Matt Torney's confident new production of Brian Friel's 40-year-old Irish classic Translations, and Aaron Posner's The Winter's Tale over at the Folger. The former as a lot of superb performers who haven't worked a lot in Washington before. The latter has a bunch of Posner's favorite actors (and mine), but it's Michael Tisdale as the maniacal King Leontes who runs away with the show.