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If you’ve ever taken a film history class or are just a movie buff, chances are you’ve seen the 1920 notorious German silent suspense film, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. “It’s not …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:47AMContinuing its acclaimed winter celebrations of international arts, (recently World Stages in 2014 and Nordic Cool in 2013), the Kennedy Center is presenting “Iberian Suite: Global Arts Re…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:52AMWhen Richard Henrich, Spooky Action Theater’s Artistic Director, was looking for a new play by a woman playwright to run this season, he reached out to one of his favorite directors, Reb…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:06AMTheater lovers will once again have lots to look forward to, as the 6th Annual Intersections Festival returns to the Atlas Performing Arts Center over the next three weekends. Of course, the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:31AMJohn O’Hurley is one of those actors who everyone seems to recognize. The veteran character actor has been a fixture on TV for more than three decades, finding his breakout role as J. Pete…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:41AMRoadside Development and Sorg Architects have been selected to redevelop the former Grimke School at 1923 Vermont Ave. NW, as well as an adjacent lot at 912 U St. NW, into a new cultural hub…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:02PMPresident Barack Obama presented a passionate State of the Union address last Tuesday night, but for those who feel that their voices are not being served, theater members of dog & pony …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:37AMAs Bernardine Mitchell rehearsed for MetroStage’s upcoming production of Bessie’s Blues, the Thomas W. Jones II musical that first played the DC area 20 years ago at Studio (taking home …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:47PMI have to admit I am something of a magic geek. I love seeing the impossible and having magicians do things that my mind just can’t fathom. It’s one of the reasons I was so excited about…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:06AMAt the beginning of 2015, the Dramatists Guild Fund awarded $170,000 to 129 nonprofit theaters across the country, with Spooky Action Theater in Washington, D.C. among its deserving recipien…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:39AMIf you are old enough and lucky enough to have seen Bob Fosse’s original run of Pippin when it first premiered on Broadway from 1972-75—a run of 1,944 performances—you may have seen a …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:04AMWhether you’re 3 or 83, it’s likely you have seen the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV at least once in your life, as the Christmas special has been a ratings bonanza eve…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:09PMFor three years, Lucinda Merry-Browne, director of the Compass Rose Theater, has been hoping to stage Cats in the intimate setting that houses the Annapolis, Md.-based stage. She finally pro…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:53AMFor millions of people growing up in the ’70s, spending the holiday season watching the “Osmond Family Christmas” with your loved ones was a tradition akin to watching a red-nosed rein…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:20AMA new initiative by the Shakespeare Theatre Company will make available 1,000 free tickets to every mainstage production of its 2014-15 season. STC launched its FREE WILL program this week, …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:22AMAs a young child, Maura Hogan was somewhat obsessed with Mary Poppins, watching the movie over and over the way kids today watch Frozen or The Avengers. “I used to watch it all the time. I…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:03AMWhen director Robert O’Hara (The Mountaintop, resident playwright at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company) was presented with the opportunity to take on Arena Stage’s upcoming production of F…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:54AMConvoluted romantic fantasy that it is, As You Like is often revered by Shakespeare aficionados as one of the Bard’s best plays, as it contains some of his most lyrical passages within a …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:31AMThere was big news coming out of Imagination Stage’s 2014 Annual Gala last month as the nonprofit arts organization announced it would expand its programmatic offerings at its Bethesda loc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:21AMAs a way to bring the worlds of science and entertainment closer together, the National Academy of Sciences established a cultural outreach component to the work that they do, creating lectu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:02AMA musical that incorporates American Sign Language poses some challenges, but when done correctly, makes for a wondrous and memorable production. That’s sure to be the case when the WSC Av…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:40PMAnyone who has ever met Wanda Whiteside will tell you that the theatre lover would produce a play in a gymnasium or a parking lot if it meant getting eyeballs on a performance. A New York na…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:05AM“In this play, given the subject matter, you need to be comfortable with your partner, and know they have your back, and Katie is like my partner in crime.” Elan Zafir Back when they w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:41AMOne of the most recognizable faces in Washington D.C.’s theater scene isn’t an actor, isn’t a high-profile writer or even an artistic director—it’s fan and patron Barbara Bear, who…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:14AMAfter the smashing success of last year’s inaugural District Improv Festival, the District Improv Company, with help from the Washington Improv Theater, will once again host three days of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:21AMIt had been more than three years since Greg Twomey last took to a stage—a much acclaimed performance as Xanadu’s Sonny in Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Baltimore location—so the actor admi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMThe Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center will hold its inaugural NextNOW Fest, a four-day festival featuring theatre, music and the arts, from Sept. 11-14. Martin Wollesen, executive directo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:34AMDespite growing up in what he called a “big time catholic family,” Marcus Kyd had lots of questions about what was being taught to him, especially about the Devil. “The Devil was alway…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMThis Labor Day weekend, there will be 43 presentations in this year’s Page-to-Stage. Choose your best times to go with our sortable Guide to the Fest. The turn of the 21st century brou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:57AMWhen he was 12, Doug Carpenter attended his first-ever professional show at the National Theatre, watching awestruck over the powerful music and story of Rent. Now, almost two decades later,…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:43AMIn 1991, Shakespeare Theatre Company presented The Merry Wives of Windsor as its first ever Free For All production, allowing all audience members to get a taste of Shakespeare at no cost. T…
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