Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Washington DC’s Council has passed a bill which could provide relief for theatre professionals who have lost work as a result of the COVID-19. The legislation, DC Act 23-247, provides that…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:36PMTuesday, March 17, 2020
Time was, on St. Patrick’s Day, Solas Nua company members braved the March chill to hand out free books by Irish authors. Now in its 15th year, and in the season of COVID-19, the company h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24AMFriday, March 13, 2020
The short answer to the question: how many shows are canceled due to coronavirus concerns is “Most of Them.” You’re stocked up, right – toilet paper, soaps and munchies, GrubHub on…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:54PMThursday, March 12, 2020
March 12 – Rasheeda Speaking postponed. Ally Theatre at Joe’s Movement Emporium, originally schedule to run through March 22. March 12 – Adventure Theatre MTC Spring Gala, “Step Ou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:03AMThis morning, Ally Theatre Company’s production of Rasheeda Speaking became the first production cancelled in our area due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Rasheeda Speaking has be…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:03AMMonday, March 9, 2020
As the novel coronavirus (“novel” here means no one has prior immunity) has incurred its way into DC, Maryland and Virginia, area producers of live theatre are taking measures to protect…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:18PMThe upcoming 2020/2021 season will introduce Encore Theater Company, based in the Takoma Park community. Encore’s inaugural season, their press release announced, will feature “two intim…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:48AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Shipwreck: A History Play About 2017 is a gas giant of a play, Jovian in proportion, profoundly ambitious, wonderfully weird, beautifully written, Dostoyevskian in scope. It is three hours t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMThursday, January 23, 2020
From Ford’s Theatre – Save on tickets to Silent Sky at Ford’s Theatre—a captivating play by Lauren Gunderson about trail-blazing astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. A decade before w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:33PMTuesday, January 7, 2020
Theater J, which in addition to its season of fully produced plays helps re-discover Yiddish plays through readings in its Yiddish Theater Lab, today announced the formation of two national …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:42PMTuesday, December 31, 2019
We asked area theatre companies to tell us what they were most looking forward to in 2020. Their answers surprised us! Contributors: 4615 Theatre Company . American Ensemble Theater . Ameri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:48PMFriday, December 27, 2019
Dear readers, We know you’re busy, so we’ll be brief. Here’s why we hope you will make a 2019 tax deductible donation to DC Theatre Scene. In 2019, we wrote 643 articles: reviews, inte…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMMonday, December 23, 2019
One last standing ovation for these performers whose work quite simply blew us away this year. Ian Merill Peakes, Amadeus, Folger Theatre In Amadeus, Ian Merill Peakes brought Peter Shaffer…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:03PMSaturday, December 21, 2019
Prufrock, Chamber Dance Project Leading my most memorable performances for 2019 would have to be the Chamber Dance Project’s premiere of “Prufrock” in June at Sidney Harman Hall. Chore…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:48PMFriday, December 20, 2019
What matters most, when all the theatrical offerings for 2019 have been made, is what lingers in the minds and hearts of the audience. We asked our writers and the Gary Maker Audience Award …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PMMonday, December 16, 2019
The Washington, DC area is one of the major theatre hubs in America. How did we do this year? As we have done for the past three years, we dove into our records for 2019 to see how robust ou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PMWednesday, December 11, 2019
In the spirit of the holidays, Goldstar has donated two $50 Goldstar gift certificates for readers of DC Theatre Scene. These are good for any already discounted tickets listed on Goldstar a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMThursday, December 5, 2019
Soon, someone will be caught by surprise. Someone will remember how it feels to fall in love. Someone will imagine themselves on a Broadway kick line. Someone will wipe away tears. Someone w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PMFriday, November 29, 2019
Goldstar Black Friday deals: Tickets for under $20? Yes! Goldstar, our ticketing partner, has 22 Black Friday deals: Theatre, dance, opera, jazz … at these prices it’s easy to try so…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMSunday, November 24, 2019
Though written over 75 years ago, Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit endures as a staple in Existentialist thought. Set in hell, the play focuses on three damned souls set to share the same room f…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMWednesday, November 6, 2019
The Lansburgh Theatre is now the Michael R. Klein Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company announced at its Gala on November 4, 2019. The new name recognizes local philanthropist Michael R. Klei…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMFriday, November 1, 2019
The Arlington-based Signature Theatre announced today that it will add a brand new production of Mamma Mia! to its season, and produce the show The Anthem, one of the major concert venues in…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMFriday, October 25, 2019
There are plenty of shows performing tonight in DC, and most patrons will undoubtedly be on their phones during intermission (PLEASE wait till then!) to check on one historic event. That is,…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMThursday, October 10, 2019
Show-Score New Jersey is the first extension of Show-Score.com, the popular fan site for New York City shows. Under the leadership of newly-appointed CEO, Deeksha Gaur, Show-Score has partne…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:48PMMonday, September 30, 2019
Solas Nua’s twisty tale, The Smuggler, quickly sold out its run in the Allegory Bar at Eaton DC. Rex Daugherty is still mixing drinks there as Tim Finnegan, the bartender with a shady past…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMMonday, September 23, 2019
Alexander Burnett, in DC on a break from his studies in Paris, plays flight attendant Crystelle Desjardins, determined to win”Best Flight Attendant in the Fleet” for the 16th year in a r…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PMThursday, September 19, 2019
For three nights in Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s classroom space, first-time playwright Amanda Moskowitz will be telling her story. The play, I Am Her, and performance were not part of this wr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:42AMWednesday, September 11, 2019
“At Last.” Etta James. If reading those words starts the soulful 1960’s hit playing in your head, then you will understand the supreme confidence director Stephawn P. Stephens had in h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:06PMThursday, September 5, 2019
With more than 30 shows opening this month, the 2019-2020 season is underway with a bang. To celebrate, theatreWashington is sponsoring its annual Theatre Week, September 10-29, and is getti…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:36PMThursday, August 29, 2019
Because schedules for the Page-to-Stage Festival can be difficult to find when you arrive at The Kennedy Center, we offer this printable guide. Keys: Locations (AR) African Room – Opera Ho…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:36PMFriday, August 23, 2019
With 32 shows rehearsing for September openings, the 2019-2020 season is about to start in earnest and there are some awesome free celebrations going on. Round House Theatre Bethesda, MD Aug…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:12PM 
