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Friday, July 25, 2014

Cinema Speak With Sydney-Chanele: Film Review – ‘A Most Wanted Man’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

A perfect performance is not what qualifies great acting, it’s an impassioned one. The laid out intensity and confident determination of Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s absorbing perfo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:55PM
Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: An Interview with Director Lucie Tiberghien (‘The Ashes Under Gait City’) by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the p…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:19PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: An Interview with Playwright Christina Anderson (‘The Ashes Under Gait City’) by Sydney-C by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the pl…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:11PM

Capital Fringe Review: Capital City Showcase #2: July 20, 2014 by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

One of the most enticing incentives to attend Capital Fringe is for the often rare opportunity to experience new, unusual, and different experiences For most, such Fringe encounters are enli…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:34AM
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Mandarin Orange’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The cute and clever title and a quick read of Kate Robards’one woman show synopsis can’t help but put a smile on your face. Mandarin Orange, directed by Jill Vice, is an earnest, heartwa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Ligature Marks’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Ligature Marks presented by Gideon Productions playing at Redrum – Fort Fringe as a part of Capital Fringe 2014 is a bit tricky to describe without giving …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:47PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: Ed Herendeen & Peggy McKowen Discuss the Development of CATF Plays by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground introduces The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:28PM
Friday, July 11, 2014

‘Rodney King’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

“Can we all get along?  Can we all get along?” is the urgent, impassioned five word plea that became a cultural touchstone for the nation twenty-two years ago. The 1991 videotaped bruta…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:01PM
Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: ‘The Playmakers – CATF 2014: Interview With Ed Herendeen & Peggy McKowen Who Preview The Season by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

This Special Edition of  The Playwright’s Playground introduces The Playwright’s Playground. In a series of in-depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:38PM
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: ‘Unscripted and Improvised – Roger Guenveur Smith, Discusses Making Movies & His Unparalleled Collaboration by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Roger Guenveur Smith is a writer, director, and one of those enigmatic actors whose work continues to illuminate the international stage and screen. This classically trained Yale School of D…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:56PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground-Unscripted and Improvised-Roger Guenveur Smith Discusses His Solo Performance of ‘Rodney King’ at Woolly Mammoth The by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Roger Guenveur Smith is a writer, director, and one of those enigmatic actors whose work continues to illuminate the international stage and screen. This classically trained Yale School of D…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:35PM
Friday, July 4, 2014

Cinema Speak by Sydney-Chanele: Film Review: ‘Life Itself – Roger Ebert, A Cinematic Celebration’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Roger Ebert is an indomitable spirit, and Life Itself is a definitive, inspired love letter to and from this man who loved movies and championed film – especially lesser known, indepen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:07AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Alyssa Wilden on Her Play ‘Freddy & Cathy’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those in…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:53PM
Monday, June 23, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Sarah Bernstein on Her Play: ‘The Narrow Gate’ by Sydney-Chanele by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those in…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:50PM
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: AFI DOCS FESTIVAL: Jennifer Grausman – ‘Art and Craft’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele is a new column that embraces the landscape of film, filmmakers, and film festivals. This will be a canvas where film reviews, and in-depth interviews into t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:31AM
Saturday, June 21, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Mariah MacCarthy on Her Play: ‘Painted’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those in…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:24PM

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: AFI DOCS FESTIVAL: Cheryl Furjanic – ‘Back on Board: Greg Louganis’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele is a new column that embraces the landscape of film, filmmakers, and film festivals.  This will be a canvas where film reviews, and in-depth interviews into…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:45AM

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Erin Bregman on Her Play: ‘A Bid to Save the World’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:38AM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Cinema Speak with Sydney Chanele: AFI Docs-Lucy Walker: “The Lion’s Mouth Open” by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele is a new column that embraces the landscape of film, filmmakers, and film festivals.  This will be a canvas where film reviews, and in-depth interviews into…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:22PM

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Molly Hagan on Her Play: ‘The Wild Ones’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:32PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Marine Gassier on Her Play: ‘The Reluctant Genie of Niamey’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:21PM

Performing at The Howard Theatre on Friday and Saturday – Up Close with Alice Smith by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Two or three times a year, Alice Smith seduces D.C. audiences with an intoxicating cacophony of R&B, pop, jazz and blues influences, the tension of an aching, volcanic sound and her sou…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35AM

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Elizabeth Archer on Her Play: ‘Old Gray Devil’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:28AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Susan Goodell on Her Play: ‘After Unlocking the Universe’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:52PM
Monday, June 16, 2014

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – An Interview With CJ Ehrlich on Her Play ‘Picnic on the Lake’ by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 per…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:03PM

The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright A.K. Forbes on Her Play: ‘Collateral Damage and Other Cosmic Conse by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AM
Monday, June 2, 2014

‘Kwaidan’ at Spooky Action Theater by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The invention and innovativeness of Spooky Action Theater are endless, and for the first time they are using the entire physical space of The Universalist National Memorial Church – wh…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:36PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ at Forum Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Redemption on Trial Celebrating Forum Theatre’s 10th Season, is the Helen Hayes-nominated return production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, directed by John Vreeke.The 2005 play writt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:00PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

‘Cock’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Buckle your seat belts. We can’t help who we fall in love with. But a fresh twist on the modern day love triangle, Cock, the closing production of the 2013-2014 Subscription Series at The …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:24PM
Saturday, May 17, 2014

‘The Piano Lesson’ at Olney Theatre Center by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

The legacy of the past collides into the hopes and dreams of a new beginning. It’s a new day. Marking the first time in 76 years, Olney Theatre (in the intimate Mulitz -Gudelsky Theatre La…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:49AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

“Failure: A Love Story” at The Hub Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Failure is defined as the state of not functioning and the lack of success.  For most “success” stories, failure is a part of the journey.  Although unsatisfactory results are tough to…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:24AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards