I Hereby Deem July "DC Theater Month"

Today's the day: the Capital Fringe Fest has begun. I don't know who's doing their marketing, but that person deserves a shout-out -- if I'm not stumbling onto the City Paper's blog devoted entirely to the fest, I'm seeing its bus ad for the kajillionth time.

(--Though I have to say, emphasizing that the fest is "unjuried" as part of the fest's tag line -- "Unjuried, risk-taking, independent performing arts" -- seems strange to me; is "unjuried" something the general populace really cares about? I keep misreading it as "uninjured." But I digress...)

(Ok, another brief digression: the official festival website is so much better than it was last year!)

As the DC Theatre Scene site notes, in addition to the Fringe, the Source Festival is still happening (through July 13), as is the Hip-Hop Theater Festival -- which, I report with great admiration, apparently sold out before opening night (!). And if you've got wanderlust, there's also the Contemporary American Theater Festival (July 9-August 3) in Shepherdstown, WV -- my in-laws, avid theater fans who are way hipper than I am, will be there.

On top of that, Theatre Scene reports 13 additional shows are opening in DC this month alone.

Huzzah!

So...

What have you seen that you loved, or hated?
What are you planning to see?*
Boxers or briefs?

*My plans so far include "How I Got Rich in a Year, Using that Secret: A Play for Believers, Skeptics and Slobs," a one-woman show by Laura Zam, my wonderful former teacher, and "I Like Nuts! (The Musical)," by Chris Davenport, who went to college with Jordan (watch a preview of I Like Nuts!)