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Monday, November 11, 2013

‘Appropriate’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Death does strange things to people. And in familiar circumstances, people struggling with a death in the family will turn on each other in a heartbeat; siblings and relations will treat eac…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:27PM
Saturday, November 9, 2013

‘Red’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The blood of angry men, the color of desire, a sunset; so many things that a simple color can represent. It pulsates and lives when being viewed, but is that life still within the art when i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:28PM

‘The House of Yes’ at The Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Define normal. It’s all relative until someone goes and sleeps with their twin sibling and then tries to marry outside of the loony family, right? Putting the fun, or maybe the frightening…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02AM

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at The Salem Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Tally ho! The spirit of Sherlock has arrived! The Game’s Afoot has settled down at The Salem Players just in time to be appropriately referred to as ‘Holmes for the Holidays.’ A rompin…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:15AM
Friday, November 8, 2013

‘Little Women’ at St. Gabriel Miracle Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Christopher Columbus! Little Women, the musical, has landed at the St. Gabriel Miracle Players just in time for the holidays! Directed by Kevin James Logan with Musical Direction by Matthew …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

‘The Pillowman’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

There are no happy endings in real life. Only the cold harsh slap of reality and how its disappointed you in the end. The dark and sinister black humor of Martin McDonagh comes to life in a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:56PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

‘I Am My Own Wife’ at Rep Stage by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The overwhelming need to believe in a story that is being told is a deeply compelling urge that will keep you on the edge of your seat as you listen; the little details and finely tuned emot…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41PM
Saturday, November 2, 2013

‘Tosca’ at Lyric Opera Baltimore by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Art with mysterious power can pull opposite beauties together, and there is nothing more opposing in its beauty than the elegant tragedy of a doomed love story. Played out in one of Puccini�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:56PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

‘Behind the Barricade at Toby’s’ Part 9—An Interview with Daniel Felton (Jean Valjean) by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

“Now bring me prisoner 24601!” The time is up—well, nearly anyhow (they close on November 10th), as the end of the epic run of Les Misèrables at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Col…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:28AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

‘Cabaret Macabre’ at Happenstance Theater by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

‘Tis the time of year when leaves wither from the trees and waft upon the autumn breeze to the cold and rigid ground below. When spirits wake and rise up to take a stroll through the s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

’9 To 5′ at Dundalk Community Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Tumble out of bed and stumble to the theatre, the Dundalk Community Theatre, that is, for 9 To 5, the musical based on Dolly Parton’s hit movie of the same name. With Book by Patricia …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:09PM
Monday, October 28, 2013

‘The 1940′s Radio Hour’ at Silhouette Stages by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

It’s never too early to start celebrating the Christmas holidays, as the shopping malls will tell us here at the end of October, and Silhouette Stages is in agreement as they present T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:18AM
Sunday, October 27, 2013

‘Parade’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A breathtakingly stunning and hauntingly dramatic musical takes to the stage as Kensington Arts Theatre launches their fall season. Directed by Craig Pettinati with Musical Direction by Davi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:07PM
Thursday, October 24, 2013

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Stillpointe Initiative Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Look out. Look Out! LOOK OUT! A strange alien plant-like species has found its way to the back alleys of Baltimore as The Stillpointe Theatre Initiative presents the classic monster-musical …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:12PM

Liesl Tommy on Directing ‘Appropriate’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Gearing up for the second show of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s 34th season, Appropriate, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Fitting into their season’s theme, “America’s Tell…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:34AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Behind the Barricade at Toby’s Part 8: An Interview With Larry Munsey (Javert) by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

He is the law and the law is not mocked. He has done his duty and nothing more; the man with black and white convictions, Inspector Javert. In the penultimate piece of the “Behind the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:33AM
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

‘Two Suns Over Thebes’ at Baltimore Annex Theater by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Come and celebrate the theatre as it is meant to be celebrated! With wine! And grapes! (Ok…grapenuts…) and a riveting good show about the great and almighty Greek God of theatre&…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:11PM

‘Death and the Maiden’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

People can die from an excessive dose of the truth. But if only the truth can set you free does one find a sort of freedom, a sort of release in death? A twisted drama that pushes the bounda…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:14AM
Monday, October 21, 2013

‘Shorts in a Bundle’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

No rules, no voting, just six new short plays featured as a continuation from the 10×10 this past summer. Plays that caught the eye of the judges but just didn’t quite make it for…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:28PM

‘Company’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Bobby. Bobby, baby. Bobby! Hear the phone ring, the door chime, and in comes the sensational Sondheim Tony Award-winning classic Company on stage at the Vagabond Players. Considered to be on…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:43AM
Friday, October 18, 2013

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

When one is in town one amuses oneself, when one is in the country one amuses other people, and whether you be from the town or the country you’ll be amusing and amused as The Maryland…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:45PM
Thursday, October 17, 2013

‘dance of the holy ghosts: a play on memory’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Their memories will be in your eyes. It’s a fickle thing, memory; the way it flits in and out of our minds, sometimes so clear it cuts like a knife and other times just a wisp of blurred i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:29PM

‘Deathtrap’ at The Heritage Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A play to die for. Or maybe to kill for, so you be the judge as The Heritage Players continue the autumn leg of their season with their production of Ira Levin’s Deathtrap: A Thriller in T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:36PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

‘We Will Rock You’ at Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The title says it all—We Will Rock You, and rock us they do! Broadway Across America in conjunction with the CareFirst Hippodrome Broadway Series is proud to present We Will Rock You: The …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:30PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

‘The Scarecrow’ at Ruxton Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Permit me…if I may, to tell you a tale of witchcraft and mayhem. Where the devil lies in wait and ordinary farm objects spring to life to capture the affections of young lady’s h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:55AM
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Behind the Barricade at Toby’s: Part 7: Katie Grace Heidbreder and MaryKate Brouillet,(Cosette and Eponine) by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Every epic musical has a broad range of characters, including the love-struck ingénue type. Les Misèrables at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia is no exception. Continuing on as the 7th�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:05AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

‘Avenue Q’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The internet is really, really great for—well for buying tickets to Greenbelt Arts Center‘s production of Avenue Q. The multiple Tony Award-winning musical, with music and lyrics by …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:39AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

‘The Sound of Music’ at Compass Rose Theater by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Annapolis is alive with the sound of singing nuns and cheerful children as Compass Rose Theater starts their 2013/2014 season with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Directed by…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:59PM

‘A Beginner’s Guide to Deicide’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Think Kill Bill meets Dogma and you might just be in the ballpark for Single Carrot Theatre’s first production of their seventh season. Presenting, in all its blasphemous hilarity, the reg…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AM

‘Dracula’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Through the darkened mists of October out at the haunted historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company proudly presents the classic thriller of Bram Sto…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:04AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

An Interview with ‘Apartment 213′ Playwright Joseph Ritsch by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

After seeing Iron Crow Theatre’s grotesquely fascinating piece Apartment 213 about Jeffrey Dahmer and going back to familiarize myself with the Dahmer case, I was not satiated in my thirs…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:24PM

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