Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Elegant and delicate as the gossamer wisps of a spider’s web, Spooky Action’s Einstein’s Dreams is a work of enchantment which might actually be true. For what is scientific advancemen…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:37AMCome to Clark Street Playhouse this weekend, where, for three days (June 10 – 12), twenty years of Washington theater history accumulated by Washington Shakespeare Company will be for …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:13AMSunday, June 5, 2011
Why should the kids have all the angst? As part of the events surrounding Keegan Theatre’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Blacktop Theatre is joining them to stage a rea…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:51AMFriday, June 3, 2011
Today on Metro Connection, WAMU 88.5 listeners will learn about the Gary Lee Maker Award and hear from its just- announced first recipient, long time theatre supporter, David Tannous. Metro …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:42AMThe Gary Lee Maker Award presented to a member of the audience whose love for theatre is an inspiration to all. Selecting the Recipient Creating the Award About Gary Lee Maker 2011 Award rec…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:37AM The Gary Lee Maker Award is intended for the mostly unrecognized supporter – the sort of person every theater wants in its audience — one who laughs freely, applauds enthusiastica…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:31AMWhen we commissioned Washington, DC glass artist Teddie Hathaway to create the Gary Lee Maker Award, we asked that the piece express several things: the energy and creativity of live perfo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:29AMGary Lee Maker, a gentle, sensitive man, full of warmth and good humor, was a passionate supporter of Washington area theatre. He could often be seen in the audience with his long time partn…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:27AMDavid Tannous can usually be found front row center at just about every production produced in the Washington area. In theatre circles, he is known as the man who attends every show. And he …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:26AMThursday, June 2, 2011
The Arlington Commission on the Arts, headed by John Seal, has just released a proposal with recommendations for Arlington County support of the arts over the next 20 years. Titled ‘Arli…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:04PMMonday, May 30, 2011
With so much good theatre being offered in the Washington area, the question becomes, not should we go, but how often can we possibly manage it? And with food and gas prices on the rise, h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:01PMFriday, May 27, 2011
Critics and audiences alike are declaring Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick a triumph in Amadeus at Round House Theatre, which just added three performances, now closing June 12th. Washington …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:17AMThursday, May 5, 2011
Young Artists of America, a new organization based in Montgomery County, has big ambitions: “to provide talented young artists the rare opportunity to learn and perform major works for…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:30AMThursday, April 28, 2011
Welcome to the Red Carpet at this year’s Helen Hayes Awards ceremony. Here’s what happened on Monday, April 25, 2011 from 6:15-7:45 PM outside of the Warner Theatre! Maryland Theatre…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:51PMTuesday, April 26, 2011
Four companies share top production awards: Candide and Oklahoma! take top Musical Awards; Clybourne Park and Hamlet tie for Drama Candide, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s’s first …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:09PMMonday, April 25, 2011
This coming July, the five-play Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University in bucolic Shepherdstown, West Virginia will feature plays from two of America’s most w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:08AMWednesday, April 20, 2011
The latest Forever® stamp issued by the United States Postal Stamp will bear the image of Helen Hayes, regarded as “First Lady of the American Theater”. The first date of iss…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:50AMMonday, April 18, 2011
April 18, 2011 – Clybourne Park, a play by Bruce Norris, produced at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in 2010, was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama today. The jury’s citation praise…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:28PM“Google “billionaire theater producer” and you will find no results. In fact, theater is often where investors go to lose money, as Mel Brooks hilariously taught us in The Producer…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:53AMFriday, April 15, 2011
“All acting (except for solo shows) is ensemble acting, and the folks in this section are among the best at it. You can sense when you’re in the presence of an excellent ensemble; ev…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:12AMThursday, April 14, 2011
“We sometimes think of actors as men who put on a character, and duplicate whatever gestures and mannerisms the playwright describes or implies. But this isn’t true at all; the best …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:29AMWednesday, April 13, 2011
“There are more actresses than actors, and they chase after fewer roles. Thus the women in this section deserve to be celebrated not just for their art, but for their courage, optimism…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:16AMTuesday, April 12, 2011
Beginning today, DC Theatre Scene will roll out our annual Curtain Call feature to tell you about some of last year’s most exceptional theatre from the best source possible: the artist…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:07AMArtistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Sarah Valente will be signing copies of their new book “My Signature Story” Thursday, April 14th, from 7 – 9pm in the Signature’…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:10AMThursday, April 7, 2011
Bob Bartlett is a big, friendly, generous guy who easily wraps his arms around every project and everyone. As a friend, I’ve had a front row seat in his life for the last 10 years. I…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:56PMFriday, April 1, 2011
We were stunned, as we are sure you will be, to read that Washington has a new award for theatrical excellence, The Worthy Awards, named in honor of Nationals ballplayer, Bayson Worth, and t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:05AMMonday, March 28, 2011
Armed only with a glass of water, a skeletal outline, and perhaps a rush of adrenaline, monologist Mike Daisey delivers unscripted, hours-long meditations on life, theater, and politics. Emb…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:19AMWednesday, March 23, 2011
I’m sure you’re desperate to hear what I have to say about nontraditional casting, but on the remote chance you’d rather hear how good this production is, let’s get to that first: it…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:20AMThursday, March 17, 2011
If you’re around a DC metro stop today and you’re lucky, you could get one of the 10,000 free books by Irish writers being handed out by a hundred volunteers. It’s Solas N…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:03AMWednesday, March 16, 2011
Actor Edward Daniels, creator of DC’s first ever head to head actor competition Monologue Madness, announced the results from the March 13th Selection Sunday held at the Dupont Circle…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:50AMMonday, March 7, 2011
Ganymede Arts Artistic Director Jeffrey Johnson is organizing a special benefit concert titled “Go Mama Gone” on Sunday, March 13 in support of the popular home decorative s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:55AM 
