Amanda Gunther

Part 1 of ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot at Toby’s: The Series of Interviews That Goes On and On’: Director/Choreographer Mark Minnick by Amanda Gunther

While I may not be Arthur, King of the Britains, I am on a noble quest to discover as many incredible details as I can as I take you behind-the-scenes at Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s newest production of...

‘The Vagina Monologues’ at Greenbelt Art Center by Amanda Gunther

What would your vagina say if it could talk? Mine would say that you need to go see the Rude Mechanicals and their production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues at the Greenbelt Art Center....

An Interview with Director Sherrionne Brown on Directing ‘Harvey’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

A Pooka is coming! And a Pooka is here! The Vagabond Players production of Harvey is going strong; an incredibly fascinating look at the people in our lives and how we respond to them, whether they’re...

‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

If life seems jolly rotten then there’s something you’ve forgotten—Monty Python’s Spamalot is playing at Toby’s Dinner Theatre! There is no better way to tickle your funny bone this season than with a...

‘The Flu Season’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

One cannot feel time in words alone, but it is there, ticking, moving, existing. Passing us by as time so often does, as we invest our lives in one thing or another. We as humans spend our lives...

‘Stones in His Pockets’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

People don’t go to the movies to be depressed that’s what they have the theatre for, or so says Centerstage’s production of Stones in His Pockets; a darkly humored Irish comedy that will tickle your...

’45 Seconds From Broadway’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

The show that takes place just seconds from The Great White Way, a comedy that encompasses Neil Simon’s style to perfection; all of that is now happening upon the Laurel Mill Playhouse stage as they...

‘Collected Stories’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther

It is strongly advised that writers never be arbitrary, everything that is done must have a reason. Taking this notion, Dignity Players brings that sense of driven reason into their latest stage...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The tale of star-crossed lovers, thwarted by fate before their stories even began; the Bard’s oldest and most tragic love tale. We’ve seen it all before, we’ve heard it all before, but The Audrey...

‘Bad Dates’ at Bay Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Maybe thunderstorms really are a gift of The Buddha. Maybe owning too many pairs of shoes isn’t really such a bad thing. And maybe going out to see Bay Theatre Company’s production of Bad Dates is an...

Janet Luby on Starring in ‘Bad Dates’ and What’s Happening at Bay Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

It is always difficult to hear that a theatre is closing down regardless of the reason, but especially when the cause is economical. And in May of 2013 Bay Theatre Company announced that their...

‘Crimes of the Heart’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

As humans it’s healthy to talk about our lives, especially the problems in our lives. And it often helps to do so when you’re having a bad day; especially if you’re in the Magrath family where bad...

‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Tengo familgia! In English it doesn’t translate to anything more than “support your family” but in Italian it means so much more. Prince George’s Little Theatre is proud to present Over the River and...

‘Look Homeward, Angel’ at Compass Rose Theater by Amanda Gunther

Our lives are like a photograph; a picture that captures a moment, showing everything and nothing simultaneously. Even so, the deep complexities of relationships we share with others keep us frozen to...

‘Coyote on a Fence’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

As of October 2013 the state of Maryland became the sixth state to abolish the death penalty. The state of Maryland no longer utilizes capital punishment as a sentence for prisoners found guilty of...

‘Harvey’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

People are people no matter where you go. Unless they’re not people, in which case they might be a giant white rabbit measuring in at six feet eight inches— I’m sorry, six feet eight and a half...

‘Boeing Boeing’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Pleasure. Variety. It’s the ideal life; three fiancées, one apartment, and a wild ride. Just so long as the girls don’t find out about each other. Kicking off the new year with a madcap comic farce,...

‘Where The Whangdoodle Sings’ at Generous Company at The Baltimore Theatre Project by Amanda Gunther

Does your story matter? Will it be remembered and recorded in vivid Technicolor with all of the deep anguishing pains of its existence or will it be swallowed whole by the myth eaters and rearranged...

‘Late: A Cowboy Song’ at No Rules Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Burgeoning playwright Sarah Ruhl is featured as the start of the season at No Rules Theatre Company as they present the Washington DC premier of Late: A Cowboy Song. Directed by Rex Daugherty, this...

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

“God bless us, everyone.” If you’ve heard it once this season you’re bound to have heard it a dozen times, but the Silver Spring Stage’s production of A Christmas Carol is rather quaint, homey, and...

‘The Princess and The Pea’ at Pumpkin Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Magical enchantment awaits you at Pumpkin Theatre this holiday season as they bring to their new home’s main stage: The Princess and The Pea – a classic fairytale of a wandering princess who must...

‘It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings. The bells are ringing and angels are popping up a plenty down in historic Laurel this December as an old-fashioned medium comes back to life on the...

‘The Santaland Diaries’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Amanda Gunther

If you’re dismal despite the holiday cheer and believe the only way to have holiday spirit is in a tall frosted glass than The Santaland Diaries is the show tailored to custom fit your theatre...

‘The Pajama Men: Just The Two of Each of Us’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Two men. One stage. 700 years to get it right. A dozen characters. A million laughs. And a partridge in a pair tree. Scratch the partridge and the pear tree, who wants fruit and foliage when you can...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther

Visions shall appear and there will be no need to slumber through this fantastical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Annapolis Shakespeare Company this December. With a vibrant popping of...

‘A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

Gather round the Christmas fire to hear a tale of old; a classic Christmas story in its truest and purest form as Paul Morella returns to the Olney Theatre Center to presents A Christmas Carol: A...

‘Scrooge! The Musical’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Amanda Gunther

The message this time of year is that Christmas is a time for good tidings of great joy, for not only the youngsters but those young at heart and everyone in between. We never have enough time to say...

A Report on a Dramatic Reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther

Endeavoring to raise the ghost of an idea, in true Dickens’ spirit, Dignity Players presents a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol just in time for the holidays. Adapted by Lois...

‘Worst Case Scenario’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

So you think you’re going to see a show at Single Carrot Theatre? Ha. Ha. Ha. Worst Case Scenario: You get into your car all ready to drive into Baltimore City for a hilarious night at the theatre....

‘White Christmas’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Season’s greetings! And happy holidays! The one thing that could make this festive time of year even more perfect would be wonderful, glimmering, beautiful, shimmering snow! And there’s a healthy dose...

‘Noises Off’ at 1st Stage by Amanda Gunther

Words. Doors. Bags. Boxes. Sardines. That’s theatre. That’s life. But don’t panic! Let the actors at 1st Stage do all the panicking for you so that you can laugh along to the uproarious farce Noises...

‘A Civil War Christmas’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

For a truly inspiring and uniquely heartwarming approach to the holidays CENTERSTAGE is offering up what is sure to become a touching musical classic in Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas. Perfectly...

‘Into the Woods’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Every moment is a moment in the woods; a brief and fleeting moment of magical mystery and fairytale wonder. Stephen Sondheim’s classic Into The Woods takes to the stage to defy holiday traditions of...

‘Miracle on 34th Street’ by Meredith Wilson at Toby’s The Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther

The age old question that hangs around the holiday season that has been debated, discussed, commercialized, and caused quite the stir over the years: Is there a Santa Claus? Doubt no more, for Toby’s...

‘Elf The Musical’ at The Lyric by Amanda Gunther

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear! And The Lyric Opera House has boisterous feel-good holiday singing as they usher in this festive season with the touring...

‘Seussical The Musical’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

The show you must see, and I just tell you, you must! Is a musical featuring a small speck of dust! Well not the dust you see, but the planet that’s Who! That is trapped on this dust speck and knows...

‘These Shining Lives’ at Howard Community College’s Theatre Department & Arts Collective by Amanda Gunther

The stars; a glimmer of hope in the eye of a bright young woman, the luminescence radiating from the clock face in the middle of the night, the sparkling water of a Great Lake reflected back in the...

‘See How They Run’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

The British are coming! The British are coming! Or maybe I should say the British are running! They’re running circles all around and through the vicarage of Merton-cum-Middlewick or at the very least...

‘Annie’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

Leapin’ lizards! Little orphan Annie has made her way to the stage just in time for Christmas at Colonial Players! The holiday classic brings a New Deal for Christmas to the stage and really brings...

‘The King and I’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

A magical and enchanting production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I makes its way to the stage at Olney Theatre Center as the final production in their 75th Anniversary Season. The classic...

‘Jersey Boys’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Oh what a night it was when Jersey Boys landed in Baltimore as a part of the Broadway Across America— CareFirst Hippodrome Broadway Series! Winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and written...

‘Fallbeill’ at Glass Mind Theatre at Strand Theater by Amanda Gunther

Everything goes away at some point. The people we love die, the causes we fight for fade away, were are living in just one brief day that pales in comparison to the entire existence of time throughout...

‘731 DeGraw Street’ at Venus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Highly evocative, emotionally gripping, stunning new work with much artistic integrity behind it comes to the stage to close out the 13th season at Venus Theatre Company on C Street in Laurel. With...

‘Appropriate’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Death does strange things to people. And in familiar circumstances, people struggling with a death in the family will turn on each other in a heartbeat; siblings and relations will treat each other...

‘Red’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The blood of angry men, the color of desire, a sunset; so many things that a simple color can represent. It pulsates and lives when being viewed, but is that life still within the art when it is alone...

‘The House of Yes’ at The Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther

Define normal. It’s all relative until someone goes and sleeps with their twin sibling and then tries to marry outside of the loony family, right? Putting the fun, or maybe the frightening, in...

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at The Salem Players by Amanda Gunther

Tally ho! The spirit of Sherlock has arrived! The Game’s Afoot has settled down at The Salem Players just in time to be appropriately referred to as ‘Holmes for the Holidays.’ A romping good murder...

‘Little Women’ at St. Gabriel Miracle Players by Amanda Gunther

Christopher Columbus! Little Women, the musical, has landed at the St. Gabriel Miracle Players just in time for the holidays! Directed by Kevin James Logan with Musical Direction by Matthew Frieswyk,...

‘The Pillowman’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

There are no happy endings in real life. Only the cold harsh slap of reality and how its disappointed you in the end. The dark and sinister black humor of Martin McDonagh comes to life in a twisted...

‘I Am My Own Wife’ at Rep Stage by Amanda Gunther

The overwhelming need to believe in a story that is being told is a deeply compelling urge that will keep you on the edge of your seat as you listen; the little details and finely tuned emotions that...