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Monday, August 10, 2015

An Interview With Matt Provance, Zach Goubeaux, and Director Brennan Jones on The District Players’ ‘The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged!) by Guest Author

A week before opening night I sat down with actors, Matt Provance, Zach Goubeaux, and Director Brennan Jones to talk about how they prepare to take on all 37 works of William Shakespeare in …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:19PM
Friday, August 7, 2015

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 4: J Hargrove by Daniel Douek by Guest Author

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet J Hargrove…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 3: Nancy Blum by Daniel Douek by Guest Author

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of God Don’ Like Ugly  at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Na…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:53PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 2: Brian S. Kraszewski by Daniel Douek by Guest Author

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Brian S. K…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PM
Friday, July 31, 2015

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 1: Playwright James L. Beller Jr. by Daniel Douek by Guest Author

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Know at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Playw…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:31AM
Thursday, July 30, 2015

‘The Wiz’ Eases on Down to The Gaithersburg Arts Barn From August 7th-23rd by Laura Andruski by Guest Author

In partnership with ANKH Repertory Theatre and The Finest! Performance Foundation, Inc., Arts on the Green presents The Wiz, a modern musical version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. F…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:19PM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Elaine Wilson on Co-Founding The Alliance Theatre by Maggie Swan by Guest Author

The Alliance Theatre Co-Founder Elaine Wilson remembers the conversation that would prompt her to change the direction of a then-struggling community theatre still in its infancy. Wilson ha…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57PM

‘Game Show’ Opens on August 2nd at Jewish Theatre Workshop by Ariella McCown by Guest Author

Jewish Theatre Workshop‘s production of Game Show is just a few days away before our opening this Sunday, August 2nd at 2 pm, and we couldn’t be more excited than if we’d won a bra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:21PM

A New Spy Musical Ready to Seduce DC Audiences at Pallas Theatre Collective by Ty Hallmark by Guest Author

Summer 2015 is turning out to be the season of original musicals making their premieres with Washington area theaters. One of the most anticipated and appropriately “local” offerings ope…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:28PM
Monday, July 27, 2015

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective Announces its 2015-2016 Season By Susan G. Kramer by Guest Author

 Twenty-one years of powerful story-telling… and this is just the beginning! This season, AC celebrates the extraordinary gifts of poets, prose writers and playwrights, from original work…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:28PM
Friday, July 24, 2015

‘The Music Man’ at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre by Valerie S. O’Keeffe by Guest Author

SSMT’s The Music Man Hits All the Right Notes As It Brings Big-Time Talent, Excitement (And More Than A Few Instruments) To Town! Oh ya got talent, my friends! Right here in Winchester Cit…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:50PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #55: ‘Neighborhood 3: Part 5: ‘The Music of Neighborhood 3: Video Game Fever, Driving Me Crazy and Making It Scary’ by Guest Author

How does one create a sonic world on something that is such common place to our homes today? Video games are such a large part of our popular culture, and with their popularity come a lot of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:23PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #53: ‘Neighborhood 3: Part 4: ‘What’s a Nice Mom Like You Doing in a Play Like This?’By Annette Mooney Wasno by Guest Author

When I was cast in Molotov Theatre Group’s show Neighborhood 3:Requisition of Doom (now through August 2nd at DCAC, in Adams Morgan: www.molototheatre.org), I was pretty excited because, h…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:01PM
Monday, July 20, 2015

‘Roméo et Juliette’ at Maryland Lyric Opera by Jacqueline Wilson Lucas, by Guest Author

Boy meets Girl. Girl meets Boy. They fall in love – at first sight – in spite of the enmity between their warring families, the Capulets and the Montagues. This timeless, tragic …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:10PM
Friday, July 17, 2015

‘Peter Pan’ at Upper Room Theatre Ministry by Keegan Collins by Guest Author

Upper Room Theatre presents Peter Pan, based on J.M. Barrie’s play of the same name. With lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green and music by Morris Charlap and Julie Styn…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:42PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #51: ‘Interviews with…’ by Emily Cohen by Guest Author

Siblings of dictators, little white liars, people who Instagram food — these are just a few of the topics explored in the whimsical cabaret, Interviews with… Making its world premier…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:03AM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #52: ‘The Paper Game’ by Julia Holleman by Guest Author

I got the idea for The Paper Game during a series of epic battles with my then health insurance company over who had to pay a $69.50 lab bill.  (The answer? They did. But they thought they …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #50: In ‘Neighborhood 3,’ the kids – and the parents – are not alright…. by David Dieudonne by Guest Author

Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, by Jennifer Haley is a cautionary tale about a medium surrounded by many questions that are past time to start asking. Awash in physical and emotional ca…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:38PM

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Castaways Repertory Theatre by Marguerite Crozier by Guest Author

Castaways Repertory Theatre’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will leave you believing in the premise of love at first sight, if ever you’ve doubted it. With standout pe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:54AM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #48: ‘DancEthos with The West Shore Piano Trio Movement’ by Guest Author

22 gorgeous dancers + 6 inspired choreographers + 3 brilliant musicians + 1 skilled spoken word artist = an amazing collaborative experience! This diverse and dynamic program will showcase d…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:14PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #47: ‘Domestic Animals’ by Jennifer Faletto by Guest Author

You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you. At the height of the Vietnam War, Lori’s brother dodges the draft and her boyfriend enlists. Left alone, she disappears into her imagination…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #46: ‘Paper Glass’ by Guest Author

Paper Glass explores the struggles of childhood and the absurdity of adult logic through the eyes of a girl whose memory works backwards. In Paper Glass, Alex desperately tries to understand…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview # 45: We Happy Few’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ by Kerry McGee by Guest Author

WE HAPPY FEW PRODUCTIONS Presents: THE WINTER’S TALE By William Shakespeare A Part of the 10​th ​Annual Capital Fringe Festival, July 9​​-August 2, 2015. I am a feather for each …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:37PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #44: ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ by Liz Imler by Guest Author

2015 Capital Fringe Preview: Lanie Robertson’s ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ Last year’s Audience Award winners in Dance and Physical Theatre, The Wandering Theatre Compa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:34PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #43 Will Durst in ‘BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG’ by Guest Author

Population scientists describe the Baby Boom generation as anybody born between the years 1946 and 1964. Which means the youngest of the Baby Boomers turned 50 last year, and the oldest will…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:39PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #42: ‘After Eleven’ by Amy Harbison by Guest Author

“I loved my son, but he terrified me,” admits Jude Temper, a 9-11 widow and mother. After Eleven bears witness to Jude’s struggle to love and protect her son Matty, who suffers from me…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:11AM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Capital Fringe 2015 Preview #41: ‘Mine/Field’ by Guest Author

Answer: Secrets. Data. Spying on other audiences. Charts and graphs made of dancers. Question: What is in a dance about debating data privacy vs. national security? Bonus Question: How do yo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:24PM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #40: ‘Awake All Night’ by Itai Yasur by Guest Author

What was Bailey Drew’s reaction at Awake All Night’s first read-through? “Oh my gosh. I’m so excited. I’m freaking out,” says the 16 year-old actress. “I want to do all of this…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AM

2015 Capital Fringe Festival Preview #39: ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom': Part 1: The Curious Incident of the Zombies in the Neighborhood’ by Guest Author

How does killing zombies in a video game have anything at all to do with this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play? In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, on-stage technic…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:44AM

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #38: A Look at ‘Dust to Dust’ by Guest Author

Where did they get the music? Why haven’t I heard of this musical before? Who are these amazing young performers? These are the questions you—like others who’ve seen the play—will a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01AM
Monday, July 6, 2015

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #37: ‘To Err is Falstaff!’ by Louis James Brenner by Guest Author

Imagine one of Shakespeare’s dodgiest characters, John Falstaff, as a political advisor in modern day DC. Fired by the President he runs a K Street lobbying that employs Macbeth, Ophelia, …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:02PM

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