Reviews: Beertown, dog & pony DC

And now, on the eve of this most contentious of American elections, she and the rest of the company are hoping to continue the kind of rousing though civilized discourse that can bind together rather than fragment a community where everyone passionately wants their voices heard…

The Washington Post

The immersive experience is that much more realistic because the entire cast excels at the improvisation required by the show. 

DC Theatre Scene

Thankfully the good folks at dog & pony DC have brought to town their very accurate simulacrum of a Beertown town hall meeting—held in an actual local gymnasium, festooned in blue bunting for the occasion—and peopled it with friendly townsfolk, whom they play-act very persuasively. So convincing was the ambiance and amiability I found, in fact, that as soon as I walked in with my nametag on and was warmly welcomed, I began to feel like a Beertonian myself. Like I had shown up an outlier but was about to belong.

And that was the most curious thing. The way the play-acted people treated me and talked to me began to turn me into someone I’m not—just as if I was play-acting too!

DC Theater Arts
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