Thinking About Theater: The Children's (Shining) Hour (Part II)
Rent and The Laramie Project rattle some educational institutions' nerves.
Rent and The Laramie Project rattle some educational institutions' nerves.
On Tuesday I saw, and thoroughly enjoyed an enchanting, pared down, moving version of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice (runs until Sunday 26 January) and it ticks so many education boxes that ev…
After months of auditions, Director Baz Luhrmann has announced that the search to find the perfect children to play the roles of 'Kylie Hastings' Scott Hastings' little sister and 'Luke' wil…
Sophisticated aesthetics, intelligence and rich artistry — the recipe for a good children's show is more complicated than you might thinkJane Howard
Internationally celebrated three-time Academy Award-winning stage and screen star Meryl Streep stopped by UK chat show LORRAINE earlier this week and previewed her most hotly anticipated upc…
iLUMINATE At this hourlong Off Broadway production, it isn't the names that go up in lights. Founded by Miral Kotb, a dancer and software engineer, the troupe iLuminate uses wireless program…
In some current educational controversies, the kids are doing the teaching " theatrically.
In the midst of an oppressive summer heat-wave, Aussie Theatre's Annie Ferguson found a quiet air-conditioned corner to sit down with Kate Cheel and discuss her role in Big Bad Wolf, a child…
Announcing Mount Vernon Community Theatre‘s Teen Production of Much Ado About Nothing WHEN:                     Â�…
This fall, many talented children from the Washington, D.C. area auditioned for the three children's roles in Les Miserables. Meet Ella Schnoor, Ethan Van Slyke, and Maggie Slivka, who play …
With the combined artistry of Lillian Hellman's multi-layered, passionate script and Director Derek Bertelsen's adept staging and casting, I found myself, by the end of the play, on the edge…
Unmissable Culture - Into The Woods - Children Will Listen Unmissable moments from Digital Theatre productions. Watch the full production of Into The Woods, starring Hannah Waddingham and…
Six hours of family fun are on the agenda Saturday, January 18, when Teatro de la Luna hosts its annual Children's Theater Festival. Highlights of this year's festival at the Rosslyn Spectru…
Announcing AUDITIONS for Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre’s  (MVCCT) Spring Musical Once Upon A Mattress is Holding Auditions on Monday and Tuesday January 13t…
Photo: Gerry GoodsteinWhen I was a kid, my parents took my sister and me to a lot of theater in our hometown of Pittsburgh, which has a much stronger arts scene than I think most people assu…
Here are the choices of The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts for our Favorite productions and performances in Children’s Theatre and High School and University productions that we saw in 20…
Artistic Director Molly Smith tackles a unique, in-the-round staging of Bertolt Brecht's powerhouse anti-war play Mother Courage and Her Children at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for Americ…
Internationally celebrated stage and screen performer Michael Crawford has been awarded a CBE this week in honor of his long-standing work with children's charities.
This year I saw and reviewed my first Christmas show on November 23, exactly a month ago. And it's been a pretty manic month. I finally finished my rounds with two shows in Tunbridge Wells...
Brecht's classic anti-war play will receive an avant-garde, musicalized production at the D.C. theater.
Tony nominee Kathleen Turner returns to Arena Stage in Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children. Helmed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, the anti-war play begins performances …
Taking children to the theater