On Monday, 8/18@8 at Synetic Theater: 'Dark Night Showcase,' Presented by KG Dance, in Memory of Freeman Carden Fletcher by Philip Fletcher by Guest Author

Dark Night Showcase, Presented by KG Dance, in Memory of Freeman Carden Fletcher!! What's with the name? The term "Dark Night" is a theatrical colloquialism used to describe times when a the…

This Sat 8/16@8 and Sun 8/17@3: Two Free Readings of Christine Evans' 'Can't Complain' at Spooky Action Theater by Roberta Alves by Guest Author

New Works Completes Its First Year in Action 18 Readings and 5 Workshops under our belt and counting Created by Kristy Simmons to give Washington area authors the opportunity to show and tes…

'Summer Hummer 2014: Ménage à Trois' on Monday, August 18th at 7 and 9:30 PM at Signature Theatre by Guest Author

Summer just got sexy again! Over 60 actors from the Washington area will sing, dance, and strip to support Taking Care of Our Own. For the past two years, the Summer Hummer has sold…

Auditions on August 18th from 2-4 PM & 6:30-8 PM in the Horowitz Center Dance Studio for Arts Collective @ HCC's 9/26 'Coffee House " Under by Guest Author

HCC's Arts Collective kicks off 20th Season with 2 Open Auditions ON Monday, August 18th from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm AND 6:30 pm-8:30 pm in the Horowitz Center Dance Studio, HVPA 115  10901 L…

Gay Men's Chorus Names Dr.Thea Kano Artistic Director by Guest Author

From Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: “It is with great excitement that we write to tell you that the Board of Directors of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC has unanim…

TrueTheatergoer: July 10-August 7, 2014: Broadway Performances 1-5 by John and Stephen Hauge by Guest Author

Every week we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: "My brother Stephen and I created the TrueThe…

Teamwork is Theatre by Guest Author

Arts Collective at HCC Announces its 2014-2015 Season by Susan G. Kramer by Guest Author

ARTS COLLECTIVE at HCC's 20th Season Announcement,  Including Up-Coming Auditions AC's 20TH SEASON: 2014 " 2015 Tickets are on sale beginning September 1, 2014 (Columbia, Marylan…

'The Secret Garden' and 'West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette' Highlight Young Artists of America's 2014-2015 'British Invasion' Season by Guest Author

Last season was a dream for us at YAA! We opened the season with a gala performance of SHOW BOAT in Concert at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club in November 2013. Over 9…

'Shrek The Musical' Opens at The Alliance Theatre Opens This Friday by Maggie Swan by Guest Author

The Kingdom of Far Far Away is coming to Chantilly High School. The Alliance Theatre is excited to announce their Summer 2014 production will be Shrek The Musical. Based on the Oscar-winn…

The APL Drama Club Presents '12 Angry Men' August 8-17, 2014 at Parson's Hall in Laurel, MD by Lynn Reggia by Guest Author

The APL Drama Club is rather unique. The non-profit theater group based in Laurel, Maryland is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and is composed primarily of r…

'Mary Poppins' at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre by Rick Schneider by Guest Author

The stage version of the musical Mary Poppins has finally reached the Washington area regional theater scene, and it has been well worth the wait. This recent Broadway hit is based on the 19…

Tonight at 6 PM: The Daily Dish: Now Serving David Hagedorn (Plus A Second Helping of Mykl Wu) by Jenny Splitter by Guest Author

Tonight at 6:00 PM at the Goethe Institut, the cast of The Dish welcomes the fabulous, ready-to-dish David Hagedorn. Hagedorn is a food and travel writer, dining columnist, cookb…

'The Daily Dish': Now Serving Mykl Wu by Jenny Splitter by Guest Author

The Daily Dish: Now Serving Mykl Wu  Today the cast of The Dish welcomes Mykl Wu Wu is an American cook, photographer and writer with a specialty in food, restaurants, trav…

Wildwood Summer Theatre Presents 'Into the Woods' Tonight Through July 26th by Kristina Moyer by Guest Author

From Brigadoon to Chicago to Pippin, Wildwood Summer Theatre has spent many summers producing a variety of musicals in the D.C. metro area. But what makes this summer special is that Wildwoo…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Contrafact of Freedom' by Jordan Kaplan by Guest Author

Disillusionment in the capability of the US government to make things happen, our country in a war that few approve of or even understand the reasons for, people honestly questioning whether…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'The Matty Matthews Foundation' by John McGrath by Guest Author

Matty Matthews Wants Young People to Learn His Cash'n Carry Politics The Matty Matthews Foundation is allegorical, historical, funny, and disturbing. Before Citizens United, before the Ko…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Medea's Got Some Issues' by Joanna Castle Miller by Guest Author

Medea’s Got Some Issues - the Funniest Tragedy of the Summer The first time I saw Lisa Hodsoll read the role of Medea in Medea's Got Some Issues, it was to a packed house at the …

Capital Fringe 2014 Show Preview: 'Size Doesn't Matter: 7 Shorts By DC Playwrights' by Nan Kyle Ficca by Guest Author

For the seventh consecutive summer, Fully Charged Productions gleefully romps at Capital Fringe in Size Doesn’t Matter " 7 Shorts by DC Playwrights In this incarnation, Ful…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Not Every Card' by Emmanuel S. Wazar by Guest Author

THE GAME Having the distinct pleasure of sharing the company of the most distinguished Sebastian Martin over the years in leisurely moments as he dutifully tended to his garden, from time to…

Capital Fringe 2014 Show Preview: 'Mandarin Orange' by Hunter Styles by Guest Author

Mandarin Orange is written and performed by Kate Robards. Uprooted from country life in Orange, Texas, Kate finds herself at the center of Shanghai, China's largest city. Now, with hum…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Balloon Plays' by Babel Theatre by Guest Author

Sometimes a Fringe show is like a recipe: it’s all about starting with the right ingredients. In the case of Balloon Plays, we started with a whole mess of balloons, added three clowns…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Walken In His Shoes' by Leah Rosthenhausler by Guest Author

Can one man who loves Star Trek, one man who loves Barry Manilow, another who loves to eat fried chicken, and a fourth who might steal your car, get along? Yes, they can when their lov…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: '#albatross' by Olivia Sabee by Guest Author

MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet’s appearance at this month’s Capital Fringe Festival combines dance, electric guitar, and social media in its presentation of a brand-new work and two…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Homeboy Thanksgiving' by Rhiannon Cooper by Guest Author

What do you get when you combine gaming, gangs, and a family meal? A recipe for disaster. Homeboy Thanksgiving tells the story of two estranged brothers struggling to find some common ground…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Girl in Space' by Jason Patrick Wells by Guest Author

It's the Bedroom at Fort Fringe and it's November and it's fallFringe and we're moving and trying to get our stuff out of the way and back into the corner so the venue manager and the barten…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'The Inaugural Election for President of Mrs. Jacobson's Sixth Grade Class' by the Federal Theatre Project by Guest Author

For some scripts, writers will get on a roll, crafting a story from start to finish. Then comes the tough part: titling the show. In January 2013 I was kicking around an allegorical story ab…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Cross the Line' by Jenna Selby by Guest Author

A few years ago I took a semester to study abroad in Spain.  On returning, I realized that my circles of friends at school had found other friends and created new worlds that no longer in…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'This Gonna Be on the Test, Miss?' by Ronna J Levy by Guest Author

This Gonna Be on the Test, Miss? is a solo show that has been 20 years in the making. Twenty years ago I detoured from acting into academia. I became so frustrated trying to explain what I t…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Stone Tape Party and the Art of the Soundtrack By Nu Sass Productions by Guest Author

Sex, drugs, jazz " you know, the classic ghost story. So reads the tagline for Nu Sass Productions' 2014 Fringe show, Stone Tape Party. The play is making its world debut at DC's summer C…

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: 'Hey, Hey, LBJ' by Guest Author

David Kleinberg's latest solo theater work, Hey, Hey, LBJ! " a powerful drama on the most divisive foreign war in America's history " appears five times (July 10th through July 18, 201…