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Saturday, July 13, 2013

‘The Third Breast’ at Ambassador Theatre by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

In Ambassador Theater’s The Third Breast you are transported from an idyllic commune into a militaristic cult. The harrowing journey is the hallmark of thought-provoking theater. It w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:34PM

Friday, July 12, 2013

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Kubrilesque’ by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Highly suggested: watch a Stanley Kubrick film marathon and then go to Kubrilesque, a mash-up his movies, which include The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and Eyes Wide Shut. But you’l…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PM

Saturday, July 6, 2013

‘Becoming Human’ by The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

A group of young adults in Flying Muskrat Theatre Company in Falls Church has produced three thought-provoking one-act plays: a sad futuristic tale, an absurdist love story, and a collage of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:42PM

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Synesthesia: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Is Accessible for People Who Have Disabilities by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Smithsonian Folklife Festival is Accessible for People Who Have Disabilities The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is accessible for people who: • are blind or have low-vision • are deaf or…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM

Sunday, June 30, 2013

‘Ass Chronicles’ at DC Black Theatre Festival by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Ass Chronicles is a booty call and a call to booty power Playwright Empress Joyner was inspired by The Vagina Monologues, for which she was cast in New York. Her own play starts with ‘…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10AM

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Synesthesia: Audio-Described Performance Set for ‘One Night with Janice Joplin’ at Arena Stage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

The Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc., announced that it will provide audio description of One Night with Janis Joplin, back by popular demand after opening last fall. One Night with Jani…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Synesthesia: ‘Happy Imagining with Audio Description’ by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Sitting in the wings of many plays, operas, and musicals is a mysterious person known as the audio describer. Before the show begins, they start describing the scenery through a small transm…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM

Sunday, May 26, 2013

‘Blithe Spirit’ at 1st Stage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Blithe Spirit at 1st Stage in Tysons is a guilty pleasure on two levels. First, it lets you take a peek at paranormal stereotyping and second, it lets you glimpse how different a first and s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:16PM

Friday, May 24, 2013

Synesthesia: In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II@ Anacostia Playhouse at Black Theatre Festival on 6/27@7 by Yvonne French

The 4th Annual DC Black Theatre Festival will present In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II. The unique use of the word “De(a)f” reflects that half of the artists will be dea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30AM

Thursday, May 23, 2013

‘Synesthesia’: Scripts Due June 1 for VSA Playwright Discovery Competition by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Scripts due June 1 for Playwright Discovery Competition Middle and high school students are invited to explore the disability experience–-in their own life, the lives of others, or by cre…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

DCMTA’s New Column ‘Synesthesia’: Kudos to WNO & The Kennedy Center for Captioning ‘Show Boat’ by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Show Boat at Nationals Park Featured Open Captioning Before Opera in the Outfield (the fifth in the M&M’S® “Opera in the Outfield” series) presented a live simulcast th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:05PM

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

‘Ghost-Writer’ at MetroStage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

In 1897, American writer Henry James got writer’s cramp and hired Theodora Bosanquet to take dictation on the newly invented typewriter in an arrangement that spanned the last eight ye…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:10AM

Sunday, April 21, 2013

‘Boeing Boeing’ at Rep Stage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Get a ticket and fly over to Rep Stage in Columbia, MD, for Boeing Boeing, a completely enjoyable bedroom farce. Boeing Boeing premiered in Paris in 1960 where it ran for 19 years and was …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40PM

Friday, April 5, 2013

‘RENT School Edition’ at McLean High School Theatre Company by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

“Awesome.” If there is one word to sum up McLean High School Theatre Company’s production of RENT School Edition it is awesome, according to audience member David Parker…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:35AM

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

‘Deafhood Monologues’ This Friday – April 5th at 8 PM at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Anyone who wants a rare chance to absorb something cool and entrancing should go to Deafhood Monologues this Friday, April 5th at Atlas Performing Arts Center. All 14 actors are deaf. They w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:26PM

Monday, March 25, 2013

‘Never the Sinner: The Leopold & Loeb Story’ at 1st Stage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

In 1st Stage’s entertaining production of Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story, seven actors explore homosexual power struggles, murderous thrill-seeking, and reportorial sensa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:41PM

Sunday, March 24, 2013

‘Jason Invisible’ at The Kennedy Center by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Jason Invisible is a cross between Sesame Street and an A.A. meeting with all the best parts of each playing across the sweet face of lead actor Mark Halpern, especially his slowly dawning l…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:53PM

Friday, March 22, 2013

‘Deafhood Monologues’ on April 5th at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

Anyone who wants a rare chance to absorb a different language and culture should go to Deafhood Monologues on April 5th at Atlas Performing Arts Center. All 14 actors are deaf. They will per…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AM

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