With its planned fundraising spring gala impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is basking in a "show must go on" mentality and will host its live-streamed Pro…
I can't remember a time when I was NOT hooked on performing. Â My Mama played 'Let's pretend' with my sister and me in the kitchen back when I was four and five years old and I loved it.Â…
Imagine this. At last the great day has arrived. No new cases of the COVID-19 have been reported for twenty days; people are recovering in the tens of thousands; our health system is adequat…
At Olney Theater Center, although all performances and the National Players tour are canceled, the artistic staff, education staff and the National Players have found a new way to stay engag…
Just announced " Psalmayene 24 will join Mosaic Theater's Senior Artistic Staff where, over the next three years, the DC playwright and director will create new works, participate in Mosaic'…
After years of writing reviews for DCTS, I'm writing my first preview! The world is changing, and I'm rolling with the punches. And, it's not for a musical or play, but for Story District…
Curating the DCTS Guide to Podcasts and Streaming Channels, I've been spending an inordinate amount of time searching out content from the thousands of at-home viewing options now available …
Viewing a live performance of a play on an iPad is a new experience for me in these pandemic times and, unlike working from home, is something I hope I never have to get used to. As a lifelo…
Olney Theatre Center (OTC) will present a robust 83rd season, making space for 18 plays, concerts and presentations, even as renovations continue to the intimate Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab.…
Zoom is currently a common mode of communication for the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges use it for online classes; companies are using it for meetings; friends…
I grew up in a small town in the middle of Amish Country in Pennsylvania. There wasn't much to do other than ride your bike, go to the pool or count cows. So we had a first grade teacher…
The 15th annual Capital Fringe Festival, scheduled for this July, has been canceled. Capital Fringe Founding Director Julianne Brienza announced the cancellation in an e-mail to Fringe suppo…
"The transformative power of live theatre" has arguably become a cliché, co-opted by the marketing and development departments of large regional theatres to convince the locals of their cul…
With theatres shuttered for the foreseeable future and all of us practicing social distancing during the pandemic, the connection between artists and audiences has been broken. That's why DC…
No doubt many of the playwrights in our community are feeling the sudden pressure to write and create during time of self-containment. So often we writers use "No Time" as an excuse, and now…
Broadway.com is hosting a livestreamed reading of Terrence McNally's 1991 play Lips Together, Teeth Apart. View it on Broadway.com and Broadway.com's Facebook and YouTube channels at 8pm …
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted last week has some significant appropriations for theater " including a $25 million direct grant to the Kennedy Cen…
For years, theater artists have used their skills to create stage illusions from unlikely ingredients. Today, at Woolly Mammoth, two artists are using those skills to save lives. The artists…
Andrew Lloyd Webber has established a YouTube channel "The Shows Must Go On!" and plans to release one movie adaptation of his musicals per week. They will all be free to view, starting Frid…
Ed Herendeen, Producing Director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival, today announced that in response to the coronavirus pandemic he has cancelled this year's Festival and that al…
Rachel Dratch portrays FrannyCakes, a makeup vlogger who fights with an old lady over a bottle of Purell in a Costco. Â Marylouise Burke is Penny, a lovely suburban matron who wonders wher…
The Kennedy Center will begin furloughing 60% of its full-time administrative staff on April 6 in response to the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Center announced yesterday. The cuts…
Hi, my name is Temidayo Amay. I am an actor, writer, director, producer, and artist all day, every day. I like to cook, and bake. My favorite television shows include Grace and Frankie, Sex …
Like many area companies, while performances are closed due to the pandemic, Olney Theatre Center (OTC) has developed programs to deepen their connection with audiences through online platfo…
Like most Americans, our staff are spending most of their time at home now. Some busy themselves with spouses, children and pets. Some with their art. Some have salaried jobs and easy transi…