“If I do my job as an actor, you won’t notice that I’m South Asian or that I’m a woman, or even that I’m playing one of the most controversial political figures of all time. I’m portraying a person at a crossroads struggling with a difficult decision.” So says Zehra Fazal (pictured right) of her striking portrayal of Adolf Hitler in her self-produced, one-woman adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s play, My Friend Hitler, currently running at…

In its first weekend, the Capital Fringe Festival turned downtown D.C. into a moveable feast of performance, as show after show made its Fringe debut. As we enter Day Five of the festival, it’s now time to go get a second helping—a show you want to see again or a show your friends have told you is a must-see. Even still, a handful of shows will get their start today. At DCist, we’d love to…

Though everyone rhapsodizes about the power of the female friendship these days, there aren’t too many works devoted to platonic affection between guys (HBO’s Entourage perhaps one exception to the rule). Fringe Festivalgoers, however, have Like You’re My Friend and All, which takes a peek at both the comic and darker sides of the male bond. If co-writers and co-stars Andrew Akre and Nathan Holt aren’t close friends in real life, we would be surprised….