Eliza Anna Falk

Housewives Get Desperate in Dario Fo’s ‘They Don’t Pay, We Won’t Pay’ at Ambassador Theater

“Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, Revolution in our hearts” – Dario Fo If Dario Fo were to cast a vote in the forthcoming US Presidential election his...

‘The Voice of Anne Frank’ by Miřenka Čechová at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Yesterday, Miřenka Čechová, the acclaimed author of physical theater, actor, dancer, choreographer, and director from the Czech Republic, returned to DC for a one night-only performance of The Voice...

‘Sex, Lies and Nomophobia’ in Emilio Williams’ ‘Smartphones’ at Ambassador Theater Opening Tonight

Smartphones, A Pocket-Size Farce – produced by and Ambassador Theater in partnership with the Embassy of Spain and Spain arts and Culture, directed by Helen Hayes Award recipient Joe Banno – opens at...

‘Under Kafka’s Spell – Różewicz and The Trap’ at Ambassador Theater

The Ambassador Theater is back with its biggest production to date, showcasing a work of one of the greatest post-war poets and playwrights of the 20th century – Polish-born Tadeusz Różewicz. Produced...

Michal Urbaniak at Bethesda Jazz and Blues Supper Club

What does a jazz lover expect from a concert of one of the world’s greatest jazz stars? To be moved by the magic of jazz and loving its sound? This was my exact experience last night, when the stage...

‘The Letters’ at MetroStage

MetroStage’s Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin, has found yet another extraordinary ‘gem of play’ – The Letters by John W. Lowell – and gave it a setting worthy of a diamond. Expertly...

Synetic Teen Company’s ‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’ at Synetic Theater

Fans of Synetic Theater: it’s time to celebrate! While the original company members of Hamlet…the rest is silence are maturing, the new generation of brilliant performers is being groomed for...

‘Shining City’ at Port City Playhouse

I could hardly contain my anticipation before seeing the Port City Playhouse’s production of Shining City, directed by Becky Patton. The critically acclaimed play, first performed in 2004 and later...

School in Crisis in Michele Riml’s ‘Rage’

In Michele Riml’s Rage, winner of the 2005 Sydney Risk Prize and 2008 winner of the Jessie Richardson Award, an after school counseling session unexpectedly turns into a blood-chilling ‘duel’ between...

‘Wuthering Heights’ at Aquila Theatre at George Mason University

Before you can see anything, you can hear IT – the howling of the hostile and ominous wind of the Yorkshire moors. This is how Desiree Sanchez, Artistic Director of Aquila Theatre and adapter of...

‘Rabbit Hole’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions

“Grief does not change you (…). It reveals you.” John Green’s words rang true but seemed like a huge understatement while watching David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play directed by Stevie...

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Report to An Academy’

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Welcome to Franz Kafka’s bizarre and tortured world, in which the desperate fight for survival turns men into animals and animals into men, and in which, “human freedom is...

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Four Dogs and a Bone’

(Best of the Fringe!) Welcome to the savage world of moviemaking where success-hungry humans, snarl and growl at each other like dogs fighting for a bone. Welcome to Hollywood, as experienced...

2014 Spring Gala at Strathmore: Julio Iglesias

Last might was a special night at the Strathmore for Julio Iglesias and his local fans. “We get to present one of the most successful recording artists, and at the same time we are here to raise money...

‘The Little Dog Laughed’ at Dominion Stage

“Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered – the other half are afraid they will be” – Lionel Barrymore, actor. In Dominion Stage’s funny production of Douglas Carter Beane’s The Little...

‘The Most Happy Fella’ at The Arlington Players

Who doesn’t like a good, touching love story? If you are also fond of musicals-especially the grand old fashioned Broadway productions of the 1950s-seeing The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players...

‘Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad’ at The American Century Theater

Oh Mum, Oh Dad, Arthur Kopit must be mad! Zaniness abounds in The American Century Theater’s (TACT) hysterical production of Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad ....

‘Happily Ever After’ at Ambassador Theater

Cristina Colmena’s Happily Ever After is no fairytale! If you are in a mood for a spicy dark comedy about love’s tribulations, leave your children with a nanny and head to the Mead Theatre at Flash...

Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in ‘Happily Ever After’ at Ambassador Theater

For Better or Worse? – Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in Happily Ever After ‘Till death do us part’ – is the dream worth dreaming? Valentine’s Day is as good a time as any to reflect on...

Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in ‘Happily Ever After’ at Ambassador Theater

For Better or Worse? – Cristina Colmena’s Look at Love Arithmetic in Happily Ever After ‘Till death do us part’ – is the dream worth dreaming? Valentine’s Day is as good a time as any to reflect on...

‘Hamlet’ at Georgetown University by Eliza Anna Falk

To cheer, or not to cheer? – The question did not even enter my mind at the conclusion of last night’s sold out performance of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet at Georgetown University’s Gonda Theatre.The...

‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Eliza Anna Falk

What do Picasso, Einstein, and Steve Martin have in common, apart from the obvious? Come along to a must-see performance of Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Vienna Theatre Company and you shall not only...

‘Sordid Lives’ at Dominion Stage by Eliza Anna Falk

Grim times call for comfort and lots of positive distractions. Last night’s performance of Sordid Lives at Dominion Stage was just what the doctor ordered for me and my furloughed friend. A great...

‘Antiwords’ Inspired by Václav Havel’s ‘Audience’ by Eliza Anna Falk

Antiwords inspired by Václav Havel’s ‘Audience’ Havel’s ultimate goal as a playwright was to appeal to his spectators, to provoke them into self-reflection and encourage them to change. His main...