By Frankie Kujawa
As the saying goes, ‘All is fair in love and war.’  This rings true at Everyman Theatre this month as James Goldman’s modern-day classic, THE LION IN WINTER takes the stage.  Running through Sunday, November 13th, the wickedly amusing tale of family dysfunction set during Christmas 1183 follows King Henry II, his imprisoned queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine [played by Resident Company Member Deborah Hazlett]; and their three entitled, double-dealing sons all vying for the throne.  Resident Company Member Jefferson A. Russell, who plays King Henry II, recently chatted about the dynamic performance, his role and why audiences are so fascinated by royal intrigue. 

By Frankie Kujawa
Imagine a world where women are extinct, everyone's gay, abortion is illegal — and you’re pregnant. Thus is the summary of Robert O’ Hara’s MANKIND now running through Sunday, October 23rd at Baltimore’s Iron Crow Theatre.  Kicking off ‘The Season of Defiance,’ Iron Crow’s latest play is an audacious, hilarious allegory that envisions an uncannily familiar future – one where abortion has been universally criminalized and women have gone extinct from centuries of mistreatment. Even the universal homosexuality that’s resulted and man’s new procreative capacity have not stopped mankind from “f**king everything up.” Performers Jake Stibbe (Jason) and Max Johnson (Mark) chat about the play and share what they hope audiences take away from the performance