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Monday, March 12, 2012

Hairspray dominates the WATCH Awards by Lorraine Treanor

Sunday night, March 11, when the Washington Area Theater Community Honors (WATCH Awards) were presented at the Birchmere, Little Theatre of Alexandria came away the big winner.  LTA, now …

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Support DC Theatre Scene by Lorraine Treanor

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Charlie Brown at Olney extends one more week by Lorraine Treanor

Olney Theatre Center announces that due to overwhelming response to their production of the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the company has added five more performances and …

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Synetic cancels two shows due to Visa problems by Lorraine Treanor

Washington’s Synetic Theatre  announced that it has cancelled the scheduled runs of Light in the Darkness and The Voice of Anne Frank due to problems involving visas for members of the Ta…

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Theater of the First Amendment closes by Lorraine Treanor

Theater of the First Amendment, which for 22 years has been the professional theatre-in-residence at George Mason University, announced yesterday that it will no longer be producing.  Inste…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:55AM
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Studio Theatre extends Astro Boy and the God of Comics by Lorraine Treanor

Astro Boy Washington audiences have been flocking to Astro Boy and the God of Comics, the live action  retro sci-fi piece about the 1960s animation series Astro Boy and its creator Osamu …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:31PM
Friday, March 2, 2012

Lean and Hungry’s radio broadcast of The Tempest this Sunday. See it live or listen in. by Lorraine Treanor

WAMU 88.5 and Lean & Hungry Theater will present a live-to-air broadcast of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, at 6 p.m. on March 4, 2012. The performance can be seen at Wilson High Schoo…

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Pinky Swear seeks sound designer for Killing Women by Lorraine Treanor

Pinky Swear Productions is a small theatre company in DC that has recently graduated from doing Fringe shows to full productions. We’re looking for a sound designer for our next show, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:01AM

Frank Ferrante has bet his life on Groucho by Lorraine Treanor

On Saturday, March 3rd, Frank Ferrante will perform his acclaimed solo show An Evening with Groucho at the Alden Theatre in McLean Virginia. Last week, we had the chance to talk about the …

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Mime and Clowning classes by Happenstance at Shakespeare Theatre by Lorraine Treanor

Shakespeare Theatre Company is accepting registration for two classes being taught by Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell, who together create original stylized works as Happenstance Theater. Ma…

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Intersections Festival at the Atlas features 700 performers by Lorraine Treanor

Philanthropist Jane Lang, who turned the abandoned Atlas 1930′s movie house on H Street into the Atlas Performing Arts Center, a $20 million,  modern, state of the art venue was inte…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:35PM

Two world premieres, new LaBute to head up CATF 2012 festival by Lorraine Treanor

The  Contemporary American Theater Festival, held each year  in Shepherdstown, West Virinia is one of the Washington area’s favorite out of town summer festivals. This year’s …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PM
Friday, February 24, 2012

Imagination Stage publishes P. Nokio as an eBook by Lorraine Treanor

With their announcement today, Imagination Stage has taken a creative leap from the stage to the page.  P. Nokio, the popular hip-hop musical playing at Imagination Stage, is now available …

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Auditions for Rodgers and Hammerstein revue March 2 by Lorraine Treanor

Washington Savoyards announces auditions for the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical revue A Grand Night for Singing. Directed by Kurt Boehm. This is an open call, Non-Equity. All performers …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:11AM

Open call Sun, Feb 26 for burlesque performers for Fringe production by Lorraine Treanor

Seeking burlesque performers and actors/variety performers who can do burlesque! 4&9 Productions  is seeking 3 female or female-presenting principal burlesque performers for our 2012 Ca…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:29AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Arena Stage marketer Chad Bauman accepts new post at Smithsonian by Lorraine Treanor

In 2008, arts marketer Chad Bauman was handed one of the toughest marketing jobs in town. Arena Stage would vacate its SE home base for two years, while crews moved in to construct a brand n…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:22PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

DC Theatre Scene critic makes news on WTOP by Lorraine Treanor

When a critic writes a review, he doesn’t expect to find himself interviewed on a news radio station. But that’s what happened to one writer from DC Theatre Scene. Critic Larry B…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:39PM
Monday, February 20, 2012

Mike Daisey takes on Apple apologists, and invites performers to do his show, royalty free by Lorraine Treanor

How Mike Daisey has changed America Mike Daisey brought his provocative, withering attack on the state of regional theater, How Theater Failed America, to Woolly Mammoth in 2009. Why are suc…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:23PM
Saturday, February 18, 2012

WSC holds open casting call for Klingon extras, Sat, Feb 25. The public is invited by Lorraine Treanor

Calling all Klingons! WSC Avant Bard announces an open casting call for Klingon and Shakespeare extras to appear in our March 4, 2012 gala event Shakespeare in Klingon II: The Wrath of (Mich…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:38AM

TAP auditions for A Little Night Music, March 14 and 15 by Lorraine Treanor

The Arlington Players is casting  14 singing actors and 4 non-singing actors for the Sondheim/Wheeler musical A Little Night Music. There are parts for both men (5) and women (9), ages 12-7…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:32AM

Improv Workshop with Second City’s Dunbar Dicks, Feb 25th by Lorraine Treanor

Two classes in improv will be held Sat, Feb 25th at Theater on the Run in Arlington, VA, taught by Chicago actor Dunbar Dicks: Intro to Improvisation, from 10am to 1pm and Improvisation for …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:15AM
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Arena Stage announces its 2012-2013 season by Lorraine Treanor

Mary Zimmerman, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient whose adaptations of Candide and The Arabian Nights played here to critical acclaim and box-office success, will bring Metamorphoses, her…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:09AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Michael Kahn writes about Strange Interlude for DC Theatre Scene by Lorraine Treanor

“Hello, I am Michael Kahn, the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Welcome to my new blog.” So begins the first entry in what will be a series of eight weekly a…

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Theatres get ready for gala season. Here’s your invitation to join them by Lorraine Treanor

Well, all right, you’ve got some money in your pocket, and you feel like unleashing your own personal stimulus program for Washington area theaters. You know the primary benefit of your ta…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:16AM
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Actors Nigel Reed and Valerie Leonard on love and marriage by Lorraine Treanor

Love comes naturally to the actors in Love Letters For the busy theatrical couple Nigel Reed and Valerie Leonard, Valentine’s Day is more than a once a year affair. It’s nearly the defin…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:31AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Sound, lights, costumes, sets: Technicians’ open call April 15 and 16 by Lorraine Treanor

The 2012 DC Theatre Technician Cattle Call will be held over two days, Sunday April 15 and Monday April 16 from 10:00 Am until 6:00 PM on both days, at the Harman Center for the Arts. Sun…

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Sing? Dance? Speak a foreign language? Impossible Theatre casting 5 multi-talented actors by Lorraine Treanor

Auditions Feb 8 from 2 to 8pm Impossible Theater Company is looking for five (5) multi-faceted actors to devise a site-specific performance about the Apocalypse and our connection to the Div…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:27PM

Les Mis Teen Professional Company and TYA, Jr auditions Feb 13 – 17 by Lorraine Treanor

Drama Learning Center is pleased to announce upcoming auditions for DLC’s Teen Professional Company, Teaching Young Actors (TYA), and their production of Les Miserables February 13-17, 201…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:19PM
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Josephine Tonight cancels two preview performances by Lorraine Treanor

Thurs, Feb 2, 2012 – MetroStage has told DCTS that due to the illness of a cast member, tonight’s preview  of Josephine Tonight as well as the Saturday matinee on February 4th h…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Source Festival auditions – Feb 1 through 3 by Lorraine Treanor

This just in - Source Festival is holding an open, NON-Equity call to cast eighteen 10-Minute Plays and three Full-Length Plays.  Auditions will run from 10am to 6pm on February 1, 2, 3 at�…

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Studio Theatre extends Time Stands Still by Lorraine Treanor

Audiences have an additional week to catch Donald Margulies’ Tony Award nominated Time Stands Still. Studio Theatre just announced that their production has just been extended until Februa…

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