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December 11, 2007

Yarrrrrr. Forget Jacob Marley and Sugarplum Fairies. What DCist wants for Christmas this year is pirates. And Round House is more than happy to oblige. Their production of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (a new version by Broadway vet Ken Ludwig) fully embraces the pirate fascination that our culture has... [continue]

December 5, 2007

There are no shortage of Dickensian options for D.C. theatergoers, from the traditional Ford's production to the indulgent Arena Staging, set in 1941. The innovative RussianGeorgian-influenced dance-inspired theater company Synetic has thrown its hat into the ring, and the results are worth seeing, if not as unique as one might... [continue]

December 3, 2007

Good news in time for Christmas this year; the Warehouse Theater will continue to operate through next summer, according to the institution. The venue is currently hosting Scena Theater's The Maids and will have new shows in February and March. That also means it remains a venue for next year's... [continue]

Victory — not the concept, but the statue at State Place and 17th Street NW — is the Ghost of Christmas Past. Freedom — the Eastward-facing statue atop the Capitol Dome; not that thing that The Terrorists hate us for — is the Ghost of Christmas Present. And the... [continue]