Spark presented by Theater Alliance at Anacostia Playhouse

Spark

Anacostia Playhouse
2020 Shannon Place SE Washington

Three sisters living in the US are caught in the mess of a recent war’s aftermath. Spark explores what happens when women of little economic means must find a way to make do and carry on, and the strength, ultimately, of family. A contemporary US story of faith, love, war, trauma, and a bit of healing.

Presented by Theater Alliance

Thru - Sep 28, 2014

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $35

Running Time: 1hrs, 40mins;one intermission

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Spark Reviews

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Washington Post - Somewhat Recommended

"...At one point, the storyline threatens to break into the realm of dynamic specificity: Ali gets a chance at her dream of being a boxer! Nursing a black eye, afterward, she looks pleased as punch. Frustratingly, this promising plotline soon fizzles out. Perhaps it could develop more in a revised version of the play. A dramatist as credentialed as Svich should surely be able to coax "Spark" into a flame."

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- Celia Wren

DC Theater Arts - Recommended

"...For all who were wondering: there is, in fact, a whole world across the river in Anacostia. In that world sits a lovely little theater called the Anacostia Playhouse. And, if you ever have the opportunity, you should take the metro (it's only 5 stops past Gallery Place, and faster to get to than Arlington) to this fabulous little spot. Recently I went there to see a lovely piece of theater called Spark, put on by Theater Alliance."

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- Cyle Durkee

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...Spark, from the prolific, Obie-winning playwright Caridad Svich, is also about three sisters haunted by a lousy father. The Glimord Girls' dad's abdication was less formal than Lear's: He just took off 18 years ago, though they figure he's still alive somewhere. Their mother's death was the more damaging blow. The play opens with eldest sister Evelyn (Sarah Kathryn Strasser) and youngest Ali (Alison Donnelly), an aspiring boxer, preparing a homecoming party for laconic middle sister Lexie (Anna Lathrop), an Army veteran returning from a combat deployment overseas. Lexie is uncomfortable being fussed over, which Evelyn takes as ingratitude. She and Evelyn each believe they're the one who has made the self-effacing sacrifice for the preservation of their family-Lexie by enlisting so her sisters might be due benefits in the event of her death; Evelyn by passing up college to take care of Ali after their mother died. Now she keeps the house up with odd jobs, sewing clothes and baking muffins for their more prosperous, country club-belonging neighbors, the ones who'll never be called to fight their country's wars."

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- Chris Klimek

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

The latest play from Obie Award-winner Caridad Svich, Spark opens against the backdrop of North Carolina beaches and tobacco farms, where two of the three Glimord sisters are preparing for the third to return from the “conflict” overseas.

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- Jennifer Clements

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Washington City Paper - Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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