HERE ARE PREVIEW ARTICLES ON DCMTA FOR 2017 CAPITAL FRINGE SHOWS
8 Bit Circus S*it
Caveat
ClickB@it
Contractions
Echoes
Exit Carolyn
HOWL: In the Time of Trump
I’m Margaret Thatcher, I Is!
In The Company of de Sade
It’s What We Do: A Play about the Occupation
J-Swizzle’s (and D-Man’s) Epic Awesome Swaggy Broventure for Sweet Rhymes
Last Ditch Playlist
Lancer & Lace
Lazarus
Mr. Taken
Paper
Ready to Serve
The Blind
The Kind of Thing That Would Happen
Tiresias’ Tits
WIT & WRATH: The Life & Times of Dorothy Parker
HERE ARE THE 2017 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEWS
Click on a SHOW TITLE and it will take you to the show’s page on the Capital Fringe website (where you can purchase tickets). Once the show has been reviewed and rated, clicking on the show title will take you to the review.
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| SHOW TITLE | COMPANY / ARTIST NAME | GENRE | VENUE | FIRST PERFORMANCE | CLOSES | RUNNING TIME | REVIEWER | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructive Fictions | A. J. Campbell | Drama | Eastman Studio Theater  Gallaudet University | 7/6/2017 7:45 PM | 7/23/2017 1:45 PM | 60 | John Stoltenberg |  BEST OF FRINGE |
| Not Quite: Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire | Ada Cheng | Drama | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/8/2017 9:45 PM | 7/20/2017 10:45 PM | 60 | Mike Bevel | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Mr. Taken | Adirondack Plays | Comedy | Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church | 7/7/2017 7:30 PM | 7/15/2017 7:30 PM | 90 | Ashley Derr |  |
| The Kind of Thing That Would Happen | Agora Dance | Dance | Elstad Auditorium  Gallaudet University | 7/8/2017 7:30 PM | 7/21/2017 5:45 PM | 50 | Amy Couchoud |  |
| Akua Allrich - Downtown DC Live | Akua Allrich | Music | Franklin Square Park | 7/6/2017 12:00 PM | 120 | |||
| MacBheatha | Alana Wiljanen | Dance | Lang - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/7/2017 8:00 PM | 7/22/2017 2:45 PM | 60 | Alan Katz | |
| Proper Care of the Peace Lily | Alec Seymour | Comedy | Shopkeepers | 7/14/2017 9:45 PM | 7/19/2017 9:30 PM | 90 | Amanda Brenner | |
| Think Before You Holla | Ally Theatre Company | Dance? | Joe's Movement Emporium | 7/15/2017 8:00 PM | 7/23/2017 5:00 PM | 60 | Julia Hurley | |
| I'm Margaret Thatcher, I Is! | AnyStage Theater | Comedy | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/6/17 7:45 PM | 7/21/17 7:45 PM | 60 | Ashley Derr |  |
| Ten Principles )'( - Senior Year | AWoL Productions | Drama | Shopkeepers Gallery | 7/11/2017 9:15 PM | 7/19/2017 7:00 PM | 90 | Brett Steven Abelman | |
| My Lack of a Social Life | Bad Idea Entertainment | Comedy | Lang - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/12/2017 12:45 PM | 7/20/2017 5:00 PM | 60 | Mike Bevel |  |
| Exit, Pursued by a Bear | Barabbas Theatre | Comedy | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/9/2017 3:45 PM | 7/22/2017 2:00 PM | 85 | Erin Teachman | |
| Caveat | Ben Lockshin | Comedy | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/7/2017 8:00 PM | 7/22/2017 8:45 PM | 45 | Mike Bevel | |
| Blue Over You | Best Medicine Rep | Comedy | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/6/17 5:30 PM | 7/23/17 4:00 PM | 90 | Jon Boughtin | |
| To Be or Not To Be In Love - That Is The Question? | Beverly Merella | Musical Theatre | Elstad Auditorium - Gallaudet University | 7/8/2017 5:30 PM | 7/23/2017 12:15 PM | 60 | Andrew Baughman |  |
| Lost Teeth | Blowout Theatre Company | Drama | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/8/2017 5:15 PM | 7/15/2017 7:00 PM | 80 | Steven McKnight | |
| Last Ditch Playlist | Brad Baron | Drama | Atlas Lab II | 7/6/17 5:00 PM | 7/12/17 9:15 PM | 105 | Jon Bavoso | |
| Dishwasher 2: I Pay You CANCELLED | Brian Feldman Projects | Comedy | The Kitchen (Brian Feldmans Studio Apartment) | 2017-07-06 07:00 PM | 2017-07-23 02:00 PM | 60 | (not being reviewed) | |
| "It's What We Do": A Play about the Occupation | Cafe Aziza, Inc. | Drama | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/13/2017 5:00 PM | 90 | Kelly George | | |
| Garbage Person Karaoke | Caroline Bennett | Comedy | Shopkeepers Gallery | 7/11/2017 7:30 PM | 7/18/2017 7:45 PM | 65 | Mike Bevel |  |
| Dancing through life...by the way © | Christopher Bennett | Comedy | Sprenger - Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 | 7/12/2017 10:00 PM | 7/23/2017 2:00 PM | 65 | Hilary Sutton |  BEST OF FRINGE |
| Wit & Wrath: The Life & Times of Dorothy Parker | Claudia Baumgarten | Comedy | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/6/2017 9:45 PM | 7/12/2017 5:30 PM | 60 | Sophia Howes | |
| Comedian Elected to Town Council in New Jersey | ComedyWorks | Comedy | Pursuit Wine Bar 1421 H Street NE Washington, DC 20002 | 7/8/2017 5:45 PM | 7/13/2017 10:30 PM | 75 | Jill Kyle-Keith | |
| Return to the Scene of the Crime | David Kleinberg | Drama | Shopkeepers Gallery | 7/7/2017 7:45 PM | 7/16/2017 4:30 PM | 70 | Amy Couchoud | |
| 5 Epiphanies | David W Grant | Drama | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/13/2017 6:45 PM | 7/22/2017 8:30 PM | 60 | Amy Couchoud | |
| Release: A Rock Opera | DC Dogs | Musical Theatre | Elstad Auditorium  Gallaudet University | 7/8/2017 2:45 PM | 7/23/2017 4:30 PM | 90 | Andrew Baughman | |
| Capital Fringe Music in Library | Des Demonas | Music | Southwest Neighborhood Library | 7/23/2017 2:30 PM | 60 | Mike Bevel | ||
| Help Me, Wanda! | DISTRICT MISFITS | Musical Theatre | Solly's U Street Tavern | 7/14/2017 8:00 PM | 7/22/2017 8:00 PM | 75 | John Stoltenberg |  BEST OF FRINGE |
| J-Swizzle's (and D-Man's) Epic Awesome Swaggy Broventure for Sweet Rhymes | Dodgeball Theatre | Comedy | Lab II-Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/6/17 9:45 PM | 7/23/17 2:30 PM | 65 | Jill Kyle-Keith | |
| Love and Other Lures | Dr. Dour & Peach | Musical Theatre | Shopkeepers | 7/8/2017 9:30 PM | 7/22/2017 5:15 PM | 60 | Kelly McCorkendale | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Tiresias' Tits | Eclectic Mayhem Productions | Comedy | Lang - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/8/2017 9:00 PM | 7/22/2017 7:00 PM | 90 | Erin Teachman | |
| Ready to Serve: Remember the Nurses | Ellouise Schoettler, Spoken Word Artist | Drama | Eastman Studio Theater- Gallaudet University | 7/6/2017 5:30 PM | 7/22/2017 4:45 PM | 60 | John Stoltenberg | |
| The Heroes' Tale | GroundWorkEntertainment | Drama | Sprenger-Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/13/2017 10:15 PM | 7/23/2017 3:30 PM | 70 | John Stoltenberg | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Portraits of GRRRLs | GRRRLs with HEART | Drama | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/20/2017 8:00 PM | 7/23/2017 4:45 PM | 75 | Kelly George | |
| Nasty Women of the Ecstatic Rainbow Mystical Retreat | Guillotine Theatre | Comedy | Sprenger Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/11/2017 5:00 PM | 7/23/2017 6:00 PM | 75 | Ashley Derr | |
| Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical | HalfMad Theatre | Musical Theatre | Sprenger-Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/15/2017 5:30 PM | 7/21/2017 5:15 PM | 90 | Alan Katz | |
| Hexagon 2017: Let Freedom Zing! | Hexagon | Comedy | Lang - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/7/2017 5:45 PM | 7/23/2017 3:15 PM | 60 | Julia Hurley |  |
| Lakeboat | Imperial Theatre Live | Comedy | Sprenger - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/11/2017 9:30 PM | 7/23/2017 11:15 PM | 100 | Brett Steven Abelman | |
| Aflight | Jane Franklin Dance | Dance | Elstad Auditorium  Gallaudet University | 7/11/2017 5:15 PM | 7/20/2017 9:00 PM | 60 | Julia Hurley | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Joe Charnitski's Funeral | Joe Charnitski | Comedy | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/9/2017 6:30 PM | 7/22/2017 4:00 PM | 60 | Lucette Moran | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Paper | John Feffer | Drama | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/9/2017 2:00 PM | 7/22/2017 1:45 PM | 75 | Jane Franklin | BEST OF FRINGE |
| The Dream Dancer | John Giffin and Jeanine Thompson | Dance | Elstad Auditorium - Gallaudet University | 7/7/2017 6:00 PM | 7/20/2017 7:00 PM | 60 | Lucette Moran | |
| Mixed Blessings | Joshua Buursma | Drama | Shopkeepers | 7/6/17 9:15 PM | 7/22/17 11:00 AM | 90 | Alan Katz |  |
| Four Broke Guys: LIVE! | JSD, Ink | Comedy | Shopkeepers | 7/7/2017 5:30 PM | 7/23/2017 11:30 AM | 80 | Elizabeth Ballou |  |
| Contractions | Julia M. Hurley | Drama | Trinidad Theatre - Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/8/2017 8:15 PM | 7/23/2017 1:15 PM | 50 | John Bavoso | |
| In the Company of de Sade | King's Players | Comedy | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Arts Space | 7/11/2017 7:15 PM | 7/23/2017 11:00 AM | 90 | Brett Steven Abelman |  |
| Passing - A Stage Play | Kukui Kikuyu Productions | Drama | Trinidad Theatre - Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/8/2017 1:15 PM | 7/19/2017 5:00 PM | 75 | Steven McKnight | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Orson the Magnificent – The Magic of Orson Welles | Lars Klores | Drama | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/13/2017 8:00 PM | 7/19/2017 9:15 PM | 75 | Ben Demers | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Lancer & Lace | Lights, Theatre, Action! | Drama | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/16/2017 5:45 PM | 7/22/2017 7:45 PM | 60 | Ben Demers | |
| Clara Bow: Becoming 'It' | LiveArtDC | Drama | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/8/2017 10:00 PM | 7/22/2017 3:45 PM | 90 | Jill Kyle-Keith | |
| Daggers MacKenzie | Melissa Kaplan | Musical Theatre | Atlas Performing Arts Center - Sprenger Threatre | 7/12/2017 5:30 PM | 7/22/2017 10:30 PM | 60 | Tim Treanor | |
| Echoes | Mia Amado | Drama | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/11/2017 5:30 PM | 7/22/2017 7:00 PM | 90 | Jon Jon Johnson | |
| Repentance | Michael E. Hammond | Drama | Shop Keepers | 7/13/2017 7:30 PM | 7/21/2017 9:30 PM | 90 | Nicole Hertvik |  |
| ClickB@it | Naked Theatre Company | Comedy | Sprenger - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/11/2017 7:00 PM | 7/22/2017 6:15 PM | 80 | Ravelle Brickman |  |
| Roseburg | New City Stage Company | Drama | Sprenger - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/13/2017 5:30 PM | 7/22/2017 3:45 PM | 105 | Lucette Moran | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Kara Sevda | Now What Theatre | Drama | Shopkeepers | 7/12/2017 7:30 PM | 7/22/2017 8:45 PM | 50 | Mike Bevel | BEST OF FRINGE |
| One In Four | Nu Puppis | Comedy | Shopkeepers | 7/9/2017 3:15 PM | 7/23/2017 6:00 PM | 60 | Alan Katz |  BEST OF FRINGE |
| Exit Carolyn | Nu Sass Productions | Drama | CAOS on F | 7/7/2017 7:00 PM | 7/21/2017 7:00 PM | 100 | Ravelle Brickman |  BEST OF FRINGE |
| Just Like a Woman | Out-Side the Box Theatre | Drama | Elstad Auditorium Gallaudet University | 7/6/17 6:00 PM | 7/22/17 12:45 PM | 90 | John Bavoso | |
| 8 Bit Circus S*it | Peculiarity Productions | Dance | Old City Farm and Guild | 7/7/2017 8:30 PM | 7/22/2017 8:30 PM | 75 | Marshall Bradshaw | |
| Spy in the House of Men | Penny: For Your Thoughts | Drama | Shopkeepers | 7/8/2017 1:30 PM | 7/21/2017 6:45 PM | 60 | Marshall Bradshaw | |
| Poetry Cabaret | Poetry Cabaret Collective | Musical Theatre | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/6/2017 6:00 PM | 7/12/2017 9:45 PM | 90 | E.A. Aymar | |
| Life, Death, & Everything In-Between | Portsmouth Theater Lab | Dance | Elstad Auditorium  Gallaudet University | 7/7/2017 8:15 PM | 7/22/2017 7:30 PM | 70 | Jane Franklin | |
| Quantum Suicide: A Talk by Professor Sophie Miller | Reliant Theatre in association with Nu Sass Productions | Drama | Caos on F | 7/6/2017 7:00 PM | 7/20/2017 7:00 PM | 60 | Ravelle Brickman | |
| Shinka | RenGyoSoh | Dance | Elstad Auditorium - Gallaudet University | 7/13/2017 5:15 PM | 7/16/2017 7:15 PM | 60 | Jane Franklin | |
| Thomas Jefferson Hoochie-Coochie Man | Ride with Clyde | Drama | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/6/2017 7:45 PM | 7/22/2017 5:45 PM | 70 | Sophia Howes | |
| The Words She Gave Me | S.B. Heart Music, LLC | Drama | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/7/2017 5:00 PM | 7/22/2017 9:45 PM | 65 | Amy Kotkin |  |
| HOWL: In the Time of Trump | Sanctuary Theatre's Performing Knowledge Project | Drama | Shopkeepers | 7/6/17 7:15 PM | 7/23/17 2:00 PM | 55 | Dante Atkins | |
| The Regulars | SCT Productions | Comedy | Trinidad Theatre - Logan Fringe Arts Space: 1358 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 | 7/13/2017 5:30 PM | 7/21/2017 9:30 PM | 70 | Nicole Hertvik | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Ghouls | Sean Surla | Drama | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/8/2017 11:00 AM | 7/16/2017 8:00 PM | 60 | Mike Bevel | |
| Capital Fringe | Downtown DC Live | Tarus Mateen | Music | Franklin Square Park | 7/13/2017 12:00 PM | 120 | |||
| The Changeling Child | The Coil Project | Comedy | Sprenger- Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/14/2017 8:45 PM | 7/22/2017 1:45 PM | 75 | Steven McKnight | |
| P.I.C. : The Prison Industrial Complex | The Conciliation Project | Drama | Elstad Auditorium  Gallaudet University | 7/12/2017 7:45 PM | 7/23/2017 2:00 PM | 90 | Marshall Bradshaw | |
| LIFE: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts | The Del Ray Players | Dance | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/9/2017 6:45 PM | 7/23/2017 5:45 PM | 65 | Julia Hurley | |
| Slaughterhouse-Five | The Hodgepodge Group | Drama | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/22/2017 12:00 PM | 7/23/2017 3:00 PM | 45 | Kelly George | |
| Arden Now | The Rude Mechanicals | Comedy | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/12/2017 5:30 PM | 7/22/2017 2:30 PM | 75 | Nicole Hertvik | |
| Nevertheless She Persisted | The SMArtsLab | Drama | Atlas Lang | 7/6/17 7:00 PM | 7/22/17 5:00 PM | 65 | Ben Demers | |
| Rip/ped CANCELED | The Theatre at AACC | Drama | The Lang Theater at the Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/6/2017 9:15 PM | 7/22/2017 12:15 PM | 70 | ||
| The Laramie Project | The Wandering Theatre Company | Dance | Lang - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/8/2017 1:15 PM | 7/21/2017 5:00 PM | 120 | Ravelle Brickman | |
| Abortion Road Trip | Theatre Prometheus | Comedy | Trinidad Theatre Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/7/17 5:15 PM | 7/23/2017 4:30: PM | 90 | Jon Jon Johnson | |
| Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII | Tier 5 Theatre Project | Drama | Eastman Studio Theatre - Gallaudet University | 7/7/2017 5:30 PM | 7/15/2017 11:00 AM | 70 | Kelly McCorkendale | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Morningstar | Touch of Madness Theatre | Drama | Shopkeepers | 7/6/2017 5:15 PM | 7/16/2017 11:00 AM | 60 | Erin Teachman | |
| Numesthesia | Uncle Funsy Productions | Comedy | Lab II - Atlas Performing Arts Center | 7/14/2017 5:15 PM | 7/22/2017 7:15 PM | 80 | John Bavoso | BEST OF FRINGE |
| This Too Comes By Hard | Unreal City Theatre | Drama | Eastman Studio Theater - Gallaudet University | 7/8/2017 7:45 PM | 7/23/2017 4:00 PM | 65 | John Stoltenberg | BEST OF FRINGE |
| Lazarus | Unstrung Harpist Productions | Drama | Trinidad Theatre  Logan Fringe Arts Space | 7/7/2017 7:45 PM | 7/16/2017 3:00 PM | 90 | John Stoltenberg |  |
| The Blind | Wheel Theatre Company | Drama | Eastman Studio Theater Gallaudet University | 7/6/17 10:00 PM | 7/21/17 6:15 PM | 60 | Marshall Bradshaw | |
| There Aint No More! | Willi Carlisle Productions | Musical Theatre | Pursuit Wine Bar | 7/11/2017 9:15 PM | 7/18/2017 7:45 PM | 60 | Mike Bevel | |
| Show Business 101 | XY Players | Comedy | Atlas Performing Arts Center : Lab II | 7/8/2017 6:30 PM | 7/16/2017 11:45 AM | 75 | Ravelle Brickman | |
