Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Henrik Ibsen wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882 in a fit of white heat as a diatribe against the general public and the politicians, and as revenge for the vicious attacks they visited upo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:55AMWednesday, September 19, 2012
Look for the marquee of the National Theatre to light up 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue more often. The Trustees of the National Theatre Corporation (NTC), in Washington, D.C., have just annou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:15PMThursday, September 13, 2012
1st Stage, the surprisingly comfortable and well appointed theatre which belies its strip mall location in Tysons Corner, has been defying the odds since a director and his actors decided to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:40AMThursday, September 6, 2012
On Friday, September 14th, minutes before two Hollywood divas and one pampered lap dog enter the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel heading for the same suite in 1st Stage’s farce Suite…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:15AMWednesday, September 5, 2012
Sometimes we forget, my friends and I: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Proposition 8. The Defense of Marriage Act. All anti-gay legislation which have been successfully challenged or repe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:45AMWednesday, August 22, 2012
DC Theatre Scene releases its annual guide to the upcoming season One of the most popular features here on DC Theatre Scene is our annual Season at a Glance table. Still a work in progress, …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:53PMTuesday, August 21, 2012
Theatregoers are liking what they’ve seen this summer. Not only was Capital Fringe a success, box office demand at three theatres this August have earned their shows extended runs. You…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:05AMThursday, August 9, 2012
“It’s a big warehouse, basically empty with a nice tall ceiling, a little over 5,000 sq feet plus a small second floor that’s been built along one end, adding a nice amount of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:10AMWednesday, August 8, 2012
DVDs of old movies can serve a variety of purposes. Of course, they can simply offer entertainment, but they can also fill in the blanks in some of our knowledge of theater of the past. clic…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:56AMMonday, August 6, 2012
DC Theatre Scene announces the nominations for its sixth annual Audience Choice Awards based on the 2011 – 2012 season. DCTS writers considered 274 professional productions, resulting …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:22AMWednesday, August 1, 2012
It is now official. No Rules Theater Company will move its DC area performances from H Street Playhouse in Washington, DC to the ARK at Signature Theatre as part of a three year residency, t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:58PMThe fifth annual Capital Fringe Festival continues to build on the success of previous years. This year, more shows (130 vs. 124) yielded more than 100 added performances (737 vs. 637). Au…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:13AMThursday, July 26, 2012
Washington area critics have spent the last year giving you their opinion about what’s great in Washington theatre. Now it’s your turn. We invite all theatergoers to join us in giving a …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:12PMTuesday, July 24, 2012
Before we cap off the month-long concentration on works by and about George Gershwin on the 75th anniversary of his death with a look next week at his acknowledged masterwork, Porgy and Bess…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:44AMSaturday, July 21, 2012
Following a long standing tradition, Mike Daisey brings his newest work in development to Woolly’s stage Sunday night, July 29 at 7pm. Daisey, now on Woolly’s main stage with The…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:51AMThursday, July 19, 2012
All’s Well that Ends Well, a reprise of STC’s 2010 production, will be this summer’s Free-For-All offering from Shakespeare Theatre Company. The production at Sidney Ha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:49AMTuesday, July 10, 2012
Mike Daisey’s groundbreaking The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs revealed the harsh working conditions at Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturer in China. Daisey returns with a rev…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:38PMMonday, July 9, 2012
- Writer/performer Vijai Nathan tells us about her latest Fringe show. - “An Atheist, a Hindu & a Born Again Christian walk into a …” sounds like the makings of a cla…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:26PMThursday, July 5, 2012
GALA Hispanic Theatre announces its 37th season will be bringing international artists to its 14th Street GALA Theatre. GALA's new season opens with In Spite of Love by Agustín Moreto…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:09AMFriday, June 22, 2012
Hub Theatre, which has been drawing appreciative audiences to the John Swazye Theatre of the New School in Fairfax, Virginia, announces that next season it will be bringing one of its origi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:31AMSaturday, June 16, 2012
In the same week that the Shakespeare Theatre Company received the 2012 Best Regional Theatre Tony Award, the company revealed that it was facing termination of its lease on the 451 seat Lan…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:17AMFriday, June 15, 2012
June 8 – July 1, 2012 DCTS guide to our reviews 10 Minute Plays Redeeming Demons by Steven McKnight While these shorts are probably not the strongest of the festival, they feature an u…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:39PMPointless Theatre seeks playwrights with a collaborative spirit and an eye for puppet magic to adapt stories from The Canterbury Tales for a piece that will be performed at Flashpoint in Feb…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PMFriday, June 8, 2012
As with many of his plays, Bob Bartlett’s newest, Bareback Ink, began from a very personal place. The idea came during a tattoo session. “Earlier this year, I decided to get a se…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMThursday, June 7, 2012
Factory 449′s production of The Ice Child was in its last weekend of performances at the Mead Theatre Lab when comments first appeared on our Web site from New York sources who had not…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:09PMJames M. Cain’s classic roman noir “Double Indemnity” titillated audiences in serial magazine form in 1936. The 1944 film adaptation is one of Old Hollywood’s high-water marks. The l…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:29AMMonday, June 4, 2012
Fells Point Corner Theatre announces auditions for A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE By Martin McDonagh Synopsis- In Martin McDonagh’s first American-set play, we are introduced to four quirky charac…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:59PMFriday, June 1, 2012
Casting for a stage play in DC/MD Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 12-4 PM Marlon Green is casting for his gospel stage play STOMP the DEVIL Experience is great, however, we welcome and encourage…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:39AMThursday, May 17, 2012
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced that it is now accepting applications for its 2012 National Critics Institute to be held July 2-16, 2012 in Waterford, Connecticut. Deadline…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:43AMWednesday, May 16, 2012
Artomatic is the arts festival which, each year, moves into a vacant commercial building and invites the public in, without charge, to meet and celebrate the work of local artists. This year…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:50AMTuesday, May 15, 2012
Continuing its experiment with social media engagement through Tweet Ups, Woolly Mammoth is inviting ten participants to tweet the final dress rehearsal for their next production, a play wh…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:39PM 
