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Saturday, February 28, 2015

’33 Variations’ at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

333 Variations is a drama by Moisés Kaufman that deals with the nearly always fatal disease of ALS and the study, not just of music, but also the variations of life. The main character is D…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:51AM
Friday, February 27, 2015

Pianist Jenny Lin at The Strathmore Mansion by Susan Brall

The intimacy of the recital room at the Strathmore Mansion creates the perfect atmosphere to listen to a piano virtuoso play a night of sonatas. Jenny Lin chose these particular composers, b…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:32PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The President’s Own United States Marine Band: ‘Time Capsule 1945: The 70th Anniversary of the End of WWII’ at Strathmore by Susan Brall

The main emotion I felt last night at Strathmore, while I watched The President’s Own United States Marine Band, was pride. These very talented musicians gave up the chance for a professi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PM
Saturday, February 21, 2015

‘Harvey’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Harvey, currently playing at Laurel Mill Playhoue, and produced by Maureen Rodgers, is a wonderful classic American comedy. It was unique when it opened in the 1940s. First of all, it won a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:02PM
Saturday, February 7, 2015

‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at Epic Productions, Inc. by Susan Brall

Epic Productions, Inc.’s inaugural production of the popular musical I Love You, Your Perfect,  Now Change, with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, is being…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:53PM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

‘Orson’s Shadow’ at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

I would say that Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow is the best show I’ve seen all year, even though the year is only about a week old. So, I will state it is the best show I have …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Arts Collective @ HCC’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Interviews Part 3: ‘Leaps in Time With Noah Bird, Rachel Bailey, and Emma McDonnell’ by Susan Brall

If George and Mary Bailey, the main couple in It’s a Wonderful Life, time traveled from the 1940’s to the 2010’s, they might have trouble identifying with the young actors cast in thre…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:01AM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Arts Collective @ HCC’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Interviews Part 2: A Peek at the Multi-Generational Cast of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Susan Brall

In James W. Rodger’s play adaptation of the Frank Capra film, It’s a Wonderful Life, you have the confluence of many generations from little Zuzu to Uncle Billy. When doing a play that i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:32AM
Monday, December 1, 2014

Arts Collective @ HCC’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Interviews Part 1: ‘Paths Intersect Again After 20 Years’ by Susan Brall

When the Arts Collective at HCC (“AC”) decided how to mark its 20th Anniversary with James W. Rogers’ play, It’s A Wonderful Life, Producing Artistic Director Susan G. Kr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM
Sunday, November 9, 2014

‘Death Takes a Holiday’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Directed by Mark T. Allen and produced by Maureen Rogers, Death Takes a Holiday follows the fate of a group of aristocrats at the mansion of Duke Lambert, played by Larry Simmons. We hear th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55AM
Monday, November 3, 2014

‘No Exit’ at The Highwood Theatre by Susan Brall

Jean-Paul Sartre was not only a great playwright, but one of the leading philosophers of the 20th Century. He wrote No Exit during the German Occupation of France during WWII, after he had b…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:25AM
Friday, October 31, 2014

Laurel Mill Playhouse: A Theatre with a Sense of Community Brings ‘Love Letters’ for One Performance This Sunday at 2 PM by Susan Brall

The Laurel Mill Playhouse has been more than just a community theatre. It has become a theatre of the community. The Playhouse is the home to Teen Shakespeare, Young Adult One Act Festival a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:25PM
Sunday, October 5, 2014

‘Thread of Gold Beads’ at Publick Playhouse of the Performing Arts by Susan Brall

There is no doubt that the Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts in Cheverly has its own unique charm. The décor from an art deco period from the last century has been preserved to be a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:28PM
Saturday, September 27, 2014

New and Seasoned Performers Shine at Arts Collective@HCC’s ‘Coffee House Under the Stars’ by Susan Brall

Arts Collective@ HCC began its 20th year on Friday night with an old tradition. The Collective used the format of the Coffee House, put it out on a beautiful patio at the Horowitz Center and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:42PM