Articles Tagged With: The Colonial Players

Agnes of God at Colonial Players

Reviews March 24, 2022 Amanda N. Gunther

In his hyper-modern world what we have is logic and what we seem to have lost is faith. We lack a primitive sense of wonder and demand explanations for everything; miracles are dead. It’s no small miracle, however, that community theatres pulled through nearly two years of dark stages, surviving this pandemic where theatre artists were shuttered out of their existence. And bringing modern relevance to what could easily be considered a ‘dated’ piece is a theatrical miracle all its own.

(L to R) Carey Bibb as Charlotte Corday, Samantha McEwen Deininger as Marianne Angelle, Mary C. Rogers as Olympe de Gouges, and Ryan Gunning Harris as Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists at Colonial Players.

The Revolutionists at The Colonial Players of Annapolis

Reviews September 20, 2021 Amanda N. Gunther

Who are we without a story? Who are we without our power? Profound questions with moving answers, all of which will be explored in Lauren Gunderson’s The Revolutionists, now appearing live on-stage at The Colonial Players of Annapolis. Directed by Jennifer Cooper, this evocative dram-com (because it’s hardly a rom-com but it’s not exactly a dramedy and if Lauren Gunderson can invent words…) takes audiences back to Paris circa 1793 and delivers an outrageous series of interactions between four impossibly powerful women,

The Merry Wives of Windsor at Colonial Players

Reviews March 10, 2019 John Nunemaker

The
Colonial Players of Annapolis have decided to mount a production of Shakespeare
for the first time in over 20 years and after seeing the production the one
question to ask is why have they waited so long? The Merry Wives of Windsor, running now through March 23rd
at the Colonial Players, is a fresh take on a classic Shakespearian Comedy and
a thrilling joy of a night of theatre!

Sex With Strangers at Colonial Players

Reviews February 28, 2018 Amanda N. Gunther

Give one sentence that totally encapsulates who you are. Impossible. What if you’re an egomaniac? That’s simple. You don’t care what people say about you as long as they say something. What if you’re a deeply insecure and rapidly approaching middle-age writer whose rejection track record has kept your current literary prospects from being approachable? That’s a bit more complex. It might be best if you don’t try to find that sentence and instead venture to Colonial Players to see their production of Sex With Strangers.