The Arabian Nights Reviews
DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
"...So if you are in the mood for a visually splendid evening of theatre, with plenty of old world spiritual wisdom thrown into the mix, with fine acting and superb music, make your way to 14th Street and the Source."
MetroWeekly- Recommended
"...There's grace and precision in the staging of director Allison Arkell Stockman's saucy vignettes, which unfold as stories within stories within stories, featuring a dozen players - including the show's taqiyah-sporting composer and one-man-band Tom Teasley - animating seemingly 1,001 characters over the course of two well-paced acts."
MD Theatre Guide- Recommended
"...Constellation Theatre Company marks its 10th season with a revival of a show from its first, playwright Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of "The Arabian Nights," directed by Allison Arkell Stockman. It is an exemplary choice to showcase Constellation's tradition of rich visuals and movement-based performance."
DCTheatreScene- Highly Recommended
"...Part of the reason this production is a Constellation Theatre ideal is because of all these strengths I’ve mentioned; but at the same time, there are certain theatrical preferences the company displays, which some viewers may feel lead to missed opportunities, based upon their own preferences. One choice the company makes in this Arabian Nights that is most revealing is its ending. The play ends with a cacophony of overlapping stories, followed by the anticipated happy ending of Scheherazade’s marriage to a repentant Shahryar. There is a mighty celebration, and then the lights go down on that ecstatic moment."
BroadwayWorld- Recommended
"...Before there was Aladdin, there was Arabian Nights, a series of tales told by Scherezade to King Shahryar about love, lust, vengeance and remorse. Just as Scherezade captivated Shahryar with storytelling, Constellation Theatre's revival of Arabian Nights playing from May 4-June 4 in Washington D.C. captivates their audiences."