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Friday, March 28, 2014

Steven Carpenter on Directing ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ at 1st Stage by Guest Author

While Martin McDonagh grew up in England, his parents were native Irish and as a boy he travelled nearly every summer to the west of Ireland to spend time with relatives. He was regaled by h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:47PM

Meet the Cast of West Potomac High School’s ‘Spamalot’ by Gracie Denton by Guest Author

Meet the cast of West Potomac High School’s Spamalot. Peter Serle (King Arthur) I’ve been a fan of Monty Python since I was in elementary school. When I found out we were doing the m…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:42PM

Rockville Musical Theatre Opens ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical’ April 4th at The Arts Barn by Ellen Ryan by Guest Author

How does a group of strangers coalesce into an ensemble that moves together, laughs together, and entertains together? In the case of Rockville Musical Theatre’s The Great American Trailer…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:21PM

150 Students Involved in Wootton High School’s Production of ‘Hairspray’ Which Opens Tonight and Runs 3/28-30 & 4/4-6 by Guest Author

More than 150 Students at Rockville’s Wootton High School Gearing up for Performances of the Broadway Hit “Hairspray” Hairspray plays at Thomas S. Wootton High School - 2100 Wootton …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:26AM

‘The Most Happy Fella’: Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical World of ‘The Most Happy Fella’ Which Opens at The Arlington Players on by Guest Author

Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical World of ‘The Most Happy Fella’ by David Rohde You can set a musical just about anywhere, and Frank Loesser certainly did that. In Guys and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:43AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

SeeNoSun OnStage Presents ‘Killer Joe’ June 5-29th at DCAC by Guest Author

Killer Joe is the first play written by the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of August: Osage County, Tracy Letts. The play is a southern gothic black comedy that derives humor…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01PM

Behind the Scenes at Molotov’s “Normal”: Part 5: Want More? See the Movie “M” on April 3RD by Alex Zavistovich by Guest Author

With four shows left in Molotov Theatre Group’s Helen Hayes Awards Recommended© production of Normal  you can also learn more about Germany’s nefarious Dusseldorf Ripper in a screening…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:54AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Cappies Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School by Guest Author

Review submitted by Yena Seo of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. A single fiddle’s melody can be heard in the distance as the lights come up on a quaint little town…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:25PM
Monday, March 17, 2014

Behind the Scenes at Molotov’s “Normal”: Part 3: Elizabeth Darby: ‘On Being in Love with a Monster’ by Guest Author

In Scene Nine of Normal Wehner asks the audience, “Do we bear monsters? Or do we create them?” The plot provides easy support for those on the “nurture” end of the &…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:24PM

Cappies Review: ‘The Pajama Game’ at Connelly School of the Holy Child by Guest Author

Review submitted by Elena Schwam of Walt Whitman High School. Seven and a half cents doesn’t buy a heck of a lot, but a ticket to Connelly School of the Holy Child’s production of The Paj…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:39AM
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Behind the Scenes at “Normal” Part 2: Brian McDermott: ‘Bow Ties and Other Knotty Problems’ by Guest Author

OK.  Confession time. I’ve never tied a bow tie. Bow tie tying is a strange little thing that I had managed to avoid until appearing in Normal, from Molotov Theatre Group, which runs …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PM
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” Spring Fling Friday, April 4! by Susan G. Kramer by Guest Author

Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” Spring Fling Friday, April 4! Improv troupe rounds out its out-of-control successful 3-show season with a Spring Themed Improv Show featuring …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:31AM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

MVCCT presents ‘Once Upon A Mattress’ 3/21-30 by Robin Parker by Guest Author

Everyone loves a ‘happily ever after’ story! Mount Vernon Community Children’s  Theatre (MVCCT) presents the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress   March 21, 22, 28 & …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20PM

Brigadoon Opens Tomorrow at Einstein HS & They’re Scotland-Bound by Andrea Kibbe by Guest Author

Albert Einstein’s S.T.A.G.E.’s opens BRIGADOON Tomorrow – Friday, March 14th! This classic show tells the story of two American hunters who, while hunting in Scotland, stum…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:04AM

Act Two @ Levine Music Students Perform ‘Parade’ for Show’s Composer and Lyricist Jason Robert Brown by Lauren Selman by Guest Author

Students of Act Two @ Levine Music Pre-Professional Program performed the Tony Award-winning musical Parade for the show’s composer and lyricist, Jason Robert Brown. Act Two’s Pa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:01AM
Friday, March 7, 2014

Round House Theatre Announces its 2014-2015 Season by Sarah Pressler by Guest Author

Round House Theatre announces its 2014/15 season: FOOL FOR LOVE By Sam Shepard FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN By Will Power The NUTCRACKER By Tommy Rapley, Jake Minton, Phillip Klapperich, and Kevin O…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:52PM

TrueTheatergoers’ TheaterThoughts: Spring NYC Season, Rate Your Shows & Win $100 in Tickets & Predict Helen Hayes Awards & Win $200 by J 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 TrueThea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:56AM
Thursday, March 6, 2014

GMCW Presents ‘Von Trapped’ on 3/14-16 at Lisner Auditorium by Guest Author

Gay Men’s Chorus presents  Von Trapped Our zany spoof of The Sound of Music  Join the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC for this smart, gay parody of The Sound of Music. Joini…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:39AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Tickets On Sale for Jason Robert Brown’s Cabaret: “I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You” at Red Branch Theatre Co. on Monday, March 17, 2014 by Guest Author

JASON ROBERT BROWN TO OPEN RED BRANCH THEATRE COMPANY’S 2014 SEASON  Tickets for Jason Robert Brown’s cabaret are now on sale. Purchase tickets here, or call (410) 997-9352. Acclaimed a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:23AM

Melissa Jo York-Tilley Interviews Cast Members of Prince William Little Theatre’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Guest Author

Looking for something to lift your spirits after this interminable winter? Take a comedic trip with Prince William Little Theatre back to the early 1940’s to a charming English country hom…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Middle School, HS & College Students Invited to Q&A With Jason Robert Brown on Sun 3/16@1 pm;Tickets on Sale for YAA’s ‘Songs for a New World’ o by Guest Author

Young Artists of America You are invited to a FREE Q&A for students with Broadway Composer Jason Robert Brown! Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 1:00pm (before the 3:00pm performance of Songs f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:50PM

The Kennedy Center Announces Over 2,000 Performances in 2014-2015 by Guest Author

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces its 2014–2015 Season  2014 with More Than 2,000 Performances of Theater, Dance, and Music of All Kinds Highlights include: Ib…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PM
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Act Two @ Levine Presents ‘Urinetown’ March 7-9th at Woolly Mammoth Rehearsal Hall by Guest Author

The Pre-Professional Program of Act Two @ Levine  is proud to present Urinetown One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years,Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corrupt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:27AM
Friday, February 28, 2014

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces its 2014-2015 Season by Guest Author

From Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Their 2014-2015 Season: Let Them Eat Cake!, a season of revolutionary ideas and radical theatre The apocryphal quip by Marie Antoinette—“Let them eat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41PM

Interview with the Cast and Directors of ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ at The Highwood Theatre by Kevin Kearney by Guest Author

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is The Highwood’s Theatre‘s first mixed-cast production, featuring professional and student actors. The production will play at the Katzen Arts Cente…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:05AM

Black Theatre Symposium at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center TOMORROW, Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 9:30AM by Guest Author

How does Black theatre fit into the framework of our nation’s history and culture? Who are the dominant voices in Black theatre today? What can we expect from Black theatre in the 21st cen…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:49AM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

A Molotov Show without Blood? Behind the Grand Guignol Scenes of ‘Normal’ by Alex Zavistovich by Guest Author

Some audience members who come to see Molotov Theatre Group’s new production Normal from March 6-30, 2013 may be surprised to hear that not an ounce of blood is actually spilled on stage.…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:09AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Dramaturg Jenn Book Haselswerdt on ‘Orlando’ at WSC Avant Bard by Guest Author

When Amber asked me if I would come on as dramaturg for Orlando, I was thrilled. The book has long been on my “must-read” list, and what better time to start? Little did I know that wor…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:34AM
Monday, February 24, 2014

TONIGHT at 7:30 PM: The Rainbow Theatre Project presents ‘Say You Love Satan’ at Source by Anna Russell by Guest Author

THE RAINBOW THEATRE PROJECT PRESENTS SAY YOU LOVE SATAN AT SOURCE TONIGHT – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 AT 7:30 PM Attendees promised a helluva good time at this devilishly-funny free ev…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:29PM
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Howard Community College Presents Arts Collective Dance Company Concert March 6th to 8th by Guest Author

Howard Community College Presents Arts Collective Dance Company Concert March 6-8, 2014 Continuing its tradition of bringing compelling and powerful dance to the Greater Baltimore Area, the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:33AM
Friday, February 21, 2014

The Rainbow Theatre Project presents ‘Say You Love Satan’ This Monday, 2/24@7:30 PM at Source by Anna Russell by Guest Author

THE RAINBOW THEATRE PROJECT PRESENTS SAY YOU LOVE SATAN AT SOURCE THIS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Attendees promised a helluva good time at this devilishly-funny free event! The Rainbow Theat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:31AM

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