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Monday, June 13, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: two $50 Goldstar gift certificates. Contest closes Thursday at 5pm by Lorraine Treanor

  This week we return to one of our most popular giveaways –  two $50 Goldstar gift certificate, good for any event listed in Goldstar. Redeem it anytime. Here’s how to e…

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda's impassioned answer to terrorism at the 2016 Tony Awards by Lorraine Treanor

We woke up today to the horrific news that the deadliest mass shooting in America had happened in a gay club in Orlando Florida, leaving 50 people dead. By day’s end, Lin-Manuel Mir…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

DCTS free ticket giveaway: District Merchants at Folger Theatre. Closes Friday morning by Lorraine Treanor

For this week’s giveaway, we have two pair of tickets to Aaron Posner’s District Merchants at Folger Theatre.   Love and litigation, deep passions, and predatory lending…

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

DCTS Guide to Capital Fringe 2016 by Lorraine Treanor

July 7 – 31, 2016 Fringe Show Producers: click for Special Offer See everyone at the main Fringe hangout Logan Fringe Arts Center 1358 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002 We’…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Oliver Thornton, playing Bianca. What Taming of the Shrew says about love by Lorraine Treanor

"It was if the audience was holding its breath" I said. "It's like that every night" he answered. I was talking with Oliver Thornton who plays Bianca in Shakespeare Theatre Company's all mal…

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Elliott Bales, dramatic actor, turns song and dance man in 60s musical by Lorraine Treanor

We know Elliott Bales from his leadership at Theater Alliance and from his stage roles. The name Elliott Bales on a casting list usually signifies a drama – the retired Army ColonelÂ�…

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Backstage at the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, the compilation video by Lorraine Treanor

DC Theatre Scene was invited to interview Helen Hayes Award recipients backstage at the Lincoln Theatre on Monday, May 23, 2016. Before heading there, Jill Kyle-Keith caught up w…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

2016 Helen Hayes Awards winners by Lorraine Treanor

There were some big surprises last night at the Helen Hayes Awards. Constellation’s bet on Avenue Q paid off big at the box office, and with the judges, earning it a top spot in num…

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Monday, May 23, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: An Octoroon at Woolly Mammoth. Contest ends Thursday by Lorraine Treanor

For this week’s giveaway, we have a pair of tickets to Woolly Mammoth’s season closer An Octoroon by award winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. A plantation on the brink of…

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Watch tonight as DCTS takes you backstage at the Helen Hayes Awards by Lorraine Treanor

Thanks to our exclusive arrangement with theatreWashington, DC Theatre Scene will have a video team at the Lincoln Theatre tonight, bringing you all the excitement of Washington theatr…

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Fun Home part of The National's next season and Hamilton deal announced by Lorraine Treanor

When announcing their upcoming season, Washington’s National Theatre also announced a Hamilton tie-in. As with The Kennedy Center’s offer, subscribers to the National Theat…

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: STC's groundbreaking Taming of the Shrew. Ends Thursday by Lorraine Treanor

You’ve probably seen Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew before. Maybe many times before. But we guarantee you’ve never seen it like it’s being staged at Shakesp…

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Counting down to Helen Hayes Awards night, May 23rd by Lorraine Treanor

The votes have been counted, the spinner awards ordered, hopeful nominees are drafting their acceptance speeches. And somewhere, someone knows who will take home one or more of the …

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Friday, May 13, 2016

New company, Perisphere Theater, leads off with Mamet's Oleanna by Lorraine Treanor

What does it take to start a professional theatre company in our area, which already has a large number of companies vying for performance space and audiences? One person who knows firsth…

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Andrew Baughman, actor, director, producer, writes book for parents of drama kids by Lorraine Treanor

Andrew Baughman has a way of making whatever he touches cool. Remember those grade B musicals Landless Theatre used to do on DCAC’s tiny bedroom size stage? Shows like Canniba…

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

What's it worth to see Hamilton here in DC? by Lorraine Treanor

“It’s such big news. It’s all anyone in DC is talking about.” So said Trey Graham on Channel WUSA 9 last night in response to the announcement yesterday that Hamilton…

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Hamilton National Tour coming to The Kennedy Center in 2017-2018 by Lorraine Treanor

The national tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will be coming to the Kennedy Center as part of its 2017-2018 season, it was announced a few minutes ago by Hamilton producer Jeffrey…

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Phaeton from Taffety Punk (review) by Lorraine Treanor

Taffety Punk has a bit of an odd premiere on their hands. Phaeton is filled with loveless marriage, questions of faith and faithfulness, young adults trying to find their way in the world…

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Monday, May 9, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: Pippin star Patina Miller at Strathmore by Lorraine Treanor

She won the Tony Award for her role as Leading Player and now Patina Miller brings her magic to Strathmore for one night only, May 14 at 9pm. Patina Miller takes a break from shooting the…

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Theater Alliance announces Season 14 by Lorraine Treanor

Theater Alliance, a company which over the years has faced long odds, celebrates its success at Anacostia Playhouse by producing four plays about underdogs overcoming the odds in 2016-…

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Monday, May 2, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: The Object Lesson at Studio Theatre. Contest closes Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

This week’s giveaway is for the show that asks the two questions we all avoid: Do you need the stuff you have? Do you have the stuff you need? It’s The Object Lesson com…

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Now Playing by Lorraine Treanor

We’ve moved this page.   You want our brand new Washington Area Theatre Guide Shows Playing The post Now Playing appeared first on DC Theatre Scene.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: Reduced Shakespeare at Folger. Contest closes Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

We guarantee you’ll have laughs coming your way, if you are the winner of this week’s ticket giveaway. We have a pair of tickets to William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First…

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Win tickets: Signature's comedy The Mystery of Love and Sex. Enter by Wednesday by Lorraine Treanor

Thanks to Signature Theatre for sponsoring this week’s giveaway.  Want in? Be sure to enter by 5pm on Wednesday, April 20. Don’t take a chance on missing out. Enter today. …

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

DCTS ticket giveaway: Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Lippa live at Strathmore by Lorraine Treanor

Kristin Chenoweth and Andrew Lippa fans rejoice. The Strathmore is sponsoring this week’s ticket giveaway with two pairs of tickets to an unforgettable performance – the World…

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

All the Way at Arena Stage (review) by Lorraine Treanor

Who says that only the British can have history plays? Robert Schenkkan’s profound, magnificent, epic All the Way is every bit as tragic as Richard III, but more accurate, and every bi…

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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Announcing DCTS Sunday giveaway! Enter now to win a $50 Goldstar gift certificate by Lorraine Treanor

Welcome to our first Sunday giveaway where you get the chance to win fabulous prizes. This week we’re offering the winner of our giveaway a $50 Goldstar gift certificate, g…

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Mississippi Goddam, about Medgar Evers' neighbors, wins the Osborne Award by Lorraine Treanor

Mississippi Goddam, a play about the neighbors of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, has won this year’s M. Elizabeth Osborne New Play Award for best new play by an emer…

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Monday, March 28, 2016

The Welders receive $30,000 challenge grant by Lorraine Treanor

The Reva & David Logan Foundation, a Chicago-based philanthropic organization which has funded several Washington-area theatre companies, will be giving The Welders a $10,000 annual matc…

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

What's so funny about the 2016 race for the White House? by Lorraine Treanor

While, for many of us this election cycle is fraught with drama, there are clutches of writers around the country cheering every twist, failure and faux pas. Yes, it is playing into the hand…

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Metro trains aren't running today, but the shows go on. by Lorraine Treanor

Metro is closed today, but, according to our survey, all shows in the Washington DC area are going on as scheduled. Forum Theatre, which is presenting The Pillowman, is offering a 50% dis…

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