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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

First look at Faction of Fools’ Don Juan by Lorraine Treanor

Don Juan, Faction of Fools’ newest production, opens this Thursday. Are they ready? And can the intrepid Fools make the fight choreography work in costumes, wigs and, this being commed…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:38AM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Broke-ology gets a 1 week extension by Lorraine Treanor

The family drama Broke-ology by Nathan Louis Jackson in the new Anacostia Playhouse has been given a one week extension. The Theater Alliance production is now set to close Sunday, September…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:38AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Mike Daisey: 29 stories in 29 days at Public Theater by Lorraine Treanor

Mike Daisey enjoys a challenge. His traditional monologues take on, or create controversies (Apple products, consumerism, theatre’s provincialism, the American Dream at Disney World, B…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:45AM
Friday, August 30, 2013

Audience Choice Awards winners’ acceptance speeches by Lorraine Treanor

We are very pleased to share with you the responses received from those companies and performers who many of you chose for the Audience Choice Awards. Take a look.The post Audience Choice Aw…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:34AM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Next! Washington Stage Guild opens its season of dreams by Lorraine Treanor

For its 28th season, Washington Stage Guild presents “The Season of Dreams”,  “four plays that examine the need to see beyond the mundane in order to create, to survive, t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:52PM
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sorkin’s military drama, A Few Good Men, gets an extended run by Lorraine Treanor

Keegan Theatre Company announced that, due to box office demand, they have extended the run of Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men for an additional week. The Jeremy Skidmore directed drama …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:20AM
Monday, August 26, 2013

The results are in: Audiences choose their favorite shows and performers by Lorraine Treanor

In a month-long balloting for the 2013 Audience Choice Awards, where a total of 1,270 votes were recorded in 2 rounds of voting, Washington-area audiences spoke clearly about their choices. …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:01AM
Friday, August 23, 2013

Signature extends Miss Saigon. Tickets on sale now by Lorraine Treanor

Update!  Second extension announced. New Must-Close date:  Oct 6th. Due to popular demand, Signature Theatre has added an additional performances for Miss Saigon, and extended the run to O…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:29AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Your Guide to the 2013 Page-to-Stage Festival by Lorraine Treanor

The schedule and participating artists are subject to change without notice. Look for an up-to-date program guide in the main atriums at the Kennedy Center. A Day and Time Guide to the Festi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Giving back by Lorraine Treanor

I don’t know where I will file this article. It’s not a review, it’s certainly not news, nor is it an interview (unless one can interview oneself.) I want to talk about the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:24PM

Finalists for 2013 Audience Choice Awards announced by Lorraine Treanor

This year, 530 voters took on the challenge of nominating the final 5 finalists in all categories for the 2012-2013 season Audience Choice Awards. This audience of voters showed they appreci…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:01AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Just announced: Nominations for this year’s Audience Choice Awards by Lorraine Treanor

We are pleased to announce DC Theatre Scene’s nominations for the 2012-2013 Washington area theatre season. DCTS staff evaluated 291 professional area productions to produce nomination…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:40PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Audience Choice Awards 2012-2013 by Lorraine Treanor

We’re busy finalizing the nominations. We’ll have them here on Friday, August 9, 2013.   Selection criteria: All professional productions in the greater Washington DC area p…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:44PM

Get ready to vote for the DCTS 2013 Audience Choice Awards by Lorraine Treanor

It’s time to give one final round of applause for the performers and theatre companies who brought us the 2012-2013 theatre season. Sign up now to become part of the 7th annual DCTS Audien…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:17PM

Rocky Horror and Chorus Line extend their runs by Lorraine Treanor

Fans of the Michael Bennett musical A Chorus Line will have another week to catch the critically acclaimed production now at Olney Theatre Center. Last night the company announced that they …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24AM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Signature’s Open House this Saturday includes mega-ticket deal by Lorraine Treanor

Signature Theatre holds is annual Open House this Saturday, August 3rd starting at noon. One huge thank you to all Signature fans, the one day event features performances every 15 minutes, m…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:57AM

First look at new musical by Dane Edidi, Monday night, Aug 5 by Lorraine Treanor

Dane Figueroa Edidi, who gave a memorable performance in force/collision’s production of Shape last year, is about to unveil her musical, Roaring: the Musical, written with Andrew Morr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:16AM
Monday, July 29, 2013

New photos: Fringe closing night by Lorraine Treanor

Thanks to the performers, volunteers, and audiences, this has been a fabulous Fringe. And the results, you ask? According to the stats released at last night’s party: Capital Fringe 20…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:44AM

TrueTheatergoer hands out $15,000 in prizes by Lorraine Treanor

TrueTheatergoer has announced the winning theatre companies in its annual reader-driven competition: Keegan Theatre received the second prize of $5,000 and Quotidian Theatre received the top…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:22AM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Fresh photos from Fringe: Week 3 by Lorraine Treanor

Come one, come all — the 8th Annual Capital Fringe Festival ends this Sunday! No one can claim that DC Theatre Scene photographer Ryan Maxwell hasn’t been putting in his time at …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:38PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

America All Better at Woolly extended by Lorraine Treanor

Woolly Mammoth announced that its fifth collaboration with Chicago’s Second City, America All Better!, is a box office hit, earning it a two week extension. The all new revue now runs …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:15AM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Photos from Fringe: Sunday at the Baldacchino by Lorraine Treanor

Our official Fringe photographer Ryan Maxwell’s photo shoot from Sunday, July 14 around the Baldacchino Gypsy Tent at Fort Fringe. Among the mix are Fringe staff, theatre techies who s…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:09AM
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Some Book of Mormon tickets still available by Lorraine Treanor

Good news for all the Mormon fans out there who don’t yet have tickets. While it’s true that nearly all the full view seats for the entire run of Book of Mormon at the Kennedy Ce…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:00AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah by Lorraine Treanor

In this strangely titled production that packs a wallop, writer and director Mark St. Germain sets up an imagined encounter between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.  The world prem…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:21PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Capital Fringe: dog & pony dc’s A Killing Game by Lorraine Treanor

– by guest writer Colin K. Bills - dog & pony dc’s A Killing Game (or AKG) is an absurdist-play-meets-party-game promising the most fun you’ll ever have dying. The show, and the ga…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:47PM

Musical theatre’s got a new label: Yellow Sound by Lorraine Treanor

The drummer from the Broadway production of Avenue Q, Michael Croiter, is at the helm of his own record label and it is making major inroads into the business of musical theater recording. T…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:24AM
Friday, July 5, 2013

Cuba-themed Much Ado About Nothing will be Shakespeare Theatre’s Free For All by Lorraine Treanor

Derek Smith and Kathryn Meisle will return to the Sidney Harman Hall stage to reprise their roles as Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free-For-All presentation of its…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:27AM
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Source Festival extends Perfect Arrangement by Lorraine Treanor

CulturalDC’s Source Festival just added 3 more performances for its festival hit, Topher Payne’s comedy Perfect Arrangement. (l-r) Raven Bonniwell, Kiernan McGowan, Natalie Cutch…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:37AM
Thursday, June 27, 2013

DCTS lists next season’s shows in easy-to-use guide by Lorraine Treanor

This year’s season is quickly drawing to a close. Time to look ahead. We’ve compiled the upcoming season into a new Season-At-A-Glance, our popular sortable table. You’ll f…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:33AM

Season at a Glance, 2013-2014 by Lorraine Treanor

DC Theatre Scene’s Interactive  Guide to the Washington DC Area Theatre Season Aug 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014 Last updated: June 27, 2013 Note – This guide is still a work in progres…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:06AM

A Killing Game kills in Cincinatti fringe by Lorraine Treanor

dog & pony dc took their first road trip with A Killing Game earlier this month, and arrived back home able to use those magical words in its marketing, “award winning.”  At…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:12AM

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