Private Jones' Tale of a Deaf WWI Soldier Offers a Fresh Riff on Well-Worn War Stories
Marshall Pailet’s Private Jones covers a lot of ground and packs a punch that—with time and fine tuning—will only get stronger.
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Marshall Pailet’s Private Jones covers a lot of ground and packs a punch that—with time and fine tuning—will only get stronger.
The shattering of the world that took place during World War I propelled humanity into a fight for survival amidst the onslaught of enemy forces. The cacophony and horror of that war was fought in the trenches and on the open fields as portrayed in the poem “In Flanders Fields”, and in the many films including All Quiet on the Western Front and 1917, etc. Right now, however, this war is being fought theatrically (and with an emotional gut punch) on the stage of the Max at Signature Theatre.
Signature Theatre has announced its 34th season, featuring six musicals and one play in a season lineup that includes one world premiere and three DC premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Top theater company honors at the 40th Elliot Norton Awards Monday night went to the Front Porch Arts Collective, which collected 13 prizes, and the Huntington, which snagged 10. “K-I-S-S-I-N-G,” a co-production of the Huntington and Front Porch, was the most celebrated production, with eight awards.