Jul 28, 2006
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> It’s going to be a stormy, steamy night in the District, so we’d recommend heading over to catch one of the Capital Fringe Festival’s most buzzed-about plays, Rorschach’s The Arabian Night, at the Sanctuary Theatre at Casa Del Pueblo. The space doesn’t have air conditioning, so take a cue from our theater critic: “All in all, the dreamy, smoldering Arabian Night is worth every sweltering moment. But follow the cue of the play’s…
Jul 21, 2006
The Arabian Night, An Engrossing Fever Dream
As you sit in the tiny performance space inside the Casa del Pueblo Methodist Church – which the Rorschach Theatre Company always manages to make look like an entirely new space from its previous production – you’re hot. The sweat’s dripping down your face. You’re trying to avoid any bodily contact with those sitting next to you. You’re starting to feel a little faint. Impressively enough, Rorschach’s lack of air conditioning only serves to place…