George H. W. Bush (Bush 41) was the presidential candidate whose election I worked against.  I was a full-time paid staffperson on the campaign team of Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, and I had far from good feelings about the then Vice President.  Partisan that I was, I saw Bush […]

If you are a fan of Jane Austen and have a special fondness for “Pride and Prejudice,” the current production at Capital Stage should be a must for you.  “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” is a perfect Christmas play and a perfect sequel to the story of the Bennet sisters that was introduced in Austen’s […]

               The results are (mostly) in from last week’s mid-term election.  The Democrats won back control of the House of Representatives with a net gain of somewhere between 30 and 39 seats (depending on final results in contests that were awaiting late mailed ballots and possible recounts), and the Republicans gained several Senate seats (one […]

Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama last year, and the current production at Capital Stage is as good a staging of the play as I can imagine one could see.  Directed by Michael Stevenson, the company’s producing artistic director, the nine-character, two-act play is a powerful drama that was especially compelling theater […]