In St. Mark's Players' 'Our Town,' the message of life's wonders rings clear by Chad Kinsman

Thornton Wilder's play rewards close listening and watching. The production is a beautiful confluence of history, community, architecture, and spirit. By CHAD KINSMAN

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 7:57pm on October 8, 2023[SHARE]

Laley Lippard and Rupert Holmes on their theatrical resurrection of RBG by Chad Kinsman

A candid chat with the director and playwright of 'All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,' coming to the Lincoln Theatre May 19.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 6:08pm on May 13, 2023[SHARE]

A talk with a Holocaust historian and the actor who plays her in 'Here There Are Blueberries' at STC by Chad Kinsman

Elizabeth Stahlmann stars as Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, the real-life archivist who received a mysterious album of Nazi photographs.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 6:23pm on May 7, 2023[SHARE]

High-stakes clash between queens in classic 'Mary Stuart' at Little Theatre of Alexandria by Chad Kinsman

Mary Queen of Scots' life was full of drama. Crowned at six days old and executed at age 44, she was party to international intrigues, political plots, religious strife, bloodshed, bad roman…

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 8:07am on April 25, 2023[SHARE]

'The Wilting Point' at Keegan Theatre bursts with urgency of climate change by Chad Kinsman

This first play in Graziella Jackson's ecological tetralogy has a pressing message.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 2:18pm on April 17, 2023[SHARE]

'It's a dream come true': Felicia Curry and Rayanne Gonzalez on 'Into the Woods' by Chad Kinsman

Two stars in the local theater firmament share their feelings about appearing together in the Broadway production now on tour at Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 10:19am on February 23, 2023[SHARE]

Mirth off the cuff from Improvised Shakespeare Company at KenCen by Chad Kinsman

Mayhap there's not a funnier hour and a half in all the District right now.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 1:26pm on December 9, 2022[SHARE]

Arena Stage goes on a pleasant 'Holiday' by Chad Kinsman

A play that premiered just before the Great Depression looks at the nature of money and happiness.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 8:31am on October 15, 2022[SHARE]

Four cutting-edge scripts up next at Round House new-play fest by Chad Kinsman

If diversity is a goal, new work is required, says Naysan Mojgani, curator of the company's National Capital New Play Festival.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 2:01pm on April 25, 2022[SHARE]

Zany 'Yoga Play' at Keegan poses issues and locks the laughs by Chad Kinsman

The genuinely funny cast balances the play's humor with emotional depth.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 5:23am on April 9, 2022[SHARE]

'Writing is a political act': Caridad Svich on adapting 'House on the Lagoon' by Chad Kinsman

For GALA Hispanic Theatre, her 'DC home,' she has scripted a new play based on a 'thorny and resonant' Puerto Rican novel.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 1:06pm on February 8, 2022[SHARE]

A writer and a wrestler's odd bond drives 'Sam and Dede' at Washington Stage Guild by Chad Kinsman

Samuel Beckett gives a kid a lift. The boy grows up to be a giant. The rest is not history.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 1:42pm on January 17, 2022[SHARE]

Randy Preston crows about his songs in 'Accoustic Rooster' at KenCen by Chad Kinsman

'I put in as much music as I could because kids need to be exposed to as much good music as they can.'

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 5:29pm on November 19, 2021[SHARE]

In poetry and song, Theater Alliance's 'Chorus Within Her' centers women by Chad Kinsman

The performance is both a container for this period's pain and loss and a meditation on what persists and resists.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 9:32am on November 2, 2021[SHARE]