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An Interview With Matt Provance, Zach Goubeaux, and Director Brennan Jones on The District Players’ ‘The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged!) Which Plays August 14-16th by Nicole Andres

Guest Author 2015-08-10

A week before opening night I sat down with actors, Matt Provance, Zach Goubeaux, and Director Brennan Jones to talk about how they prepare to take on all 37 works of William Shakespeare in just 100...

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 4: J. Hargrove by Daniel Douek

Guest Author 2015-08-07

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet J. Hargrove. Tell our...

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 3: Nancy Blum by Daniel Douek

Guest Author 2015-08-05

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot’at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Nancy Blum. Tell our...

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 2: Brian S. Kraszewski by Daniel Douek

Guest Author 2015-08-04

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Brian S. Kraszewski....

Meet the Playwright, Director, and Cast of ‘Tying the Knot’ Part 1: Playwright James L. Beller Jr. by Daniel Douek

Guest Author 2015-07-31

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with The Playwright, Director, and cast of Tying the Knot at the Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, playing at Fells Point Corner Theatre, meet Playwright James L....

‘The Wiz’ Eases on Down to The Gaithersburg Arts Barn From August 7th-23rd by Laura Andruski

Guest Author 2015-07-30

In partnership with ANKH Repertory Theatre and The Finest! Performance Foundation, Inc., Arts on the Green presents The Wiz, a modern musical version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum....

Elaine Wilson on Co-Founding The Alliance Theatre by Tom Harman

Guest Author 2015-07-29

The Alliance Theatre Co-Founder Elaine Wilson remembers the conversation that would prompt her to change the direction of a then-struggling community theatre still in its infancy. Wilson had...

‘Game Show’ Opens on August 2nd at Jewish Theatre Workshop by Ariella McCown

Guest Author 2015-07-29

Jewish Theatre Workshop‘s production of Game Show is just a few days away before our opening this Sunday, August 2nd at 2 pm, and we couldn’t be more excited than if we’d won a brand new car! This...

A New Spy Musical Ready to Seduce DC Audiences at Pallas Theatre Collective by Ty Hallmark

Guest Author 2015-07-29

Summer 2015 is turning out to be the season of original musicals making their premieres with Washington area theaters. One of the most anticipated and appropriately “local” offerings opens this week...

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective Announces its 2015-2016 Season By Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2015-07-27

Twenty-one years of powerful story-telling… and this is just the beginning! This season, AC celebrates the extraordinary gifts of poets, prose writers and playwrights, from original works to a Tony...

‘The Music Man’ at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre by Valerie S. O’Keeffe

Guest Author 2015-07-24

SSMT’s The Music Man Hits All the Right Notes As It Brings Big-Time Talent, Excitement (And More Than A Few Instruments) To Town! Oh ya got talent, my friends! Right here in Winchester City! From the...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #55: ‘Neighborhood 3: Part 5: ‘The Music of Neighborhood 3: Video Game Fever, Driving Me Crazy and Making It Scary’ by Gregory Thomas Martin

Guest Author 2015-07-22

How does one create a sonic world on something that is such common place to our homes today? Video games are such a large part of our popular culture, and with their popularity come a lot of baggage....

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #53: ‘Neighborhood 3: Part 4: ‘What’s a Nice Mom Like You Doing in a Play Like This?’ By Annette Mooney Wasno

Guest Author 2015-07-21

When I was cast in Molotov Theatre Group’s show Neighborhood 3:Requisition of Doom (now through August 2nd at DCAC, in Adams Morgan: www.molototheatre.org), I was pretty excited because, hey, I’m an...

‘Peter Pan’ at Upper Room Theatre Ministry by Keegan Collins

Guest Author 2015-07-17

Upper Room Theatre presents Peter Pan, based on J.M. Barrie’s play of the same name. With lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green and music by Morris Charlap and Julie Styne, Peter Pan...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #51: ‘Interviews with…’ by Emily Cohen

Guest Author 2015-07-16

Siblings of dictators, little white liars, people who Instagram food — these are just a few of the topics explored in the whimsical cabaret, Interviews with… Making its world premiere at Capital...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #52: ‘The Paper Game’ by Julia Holleman

Guest Author 2015-07-16

I got the idea for The Paper Game during a series of epic battles with my then health insurance company over who had to pay a $69.50 lab bill. (The answer? They did. But they thought they could beat...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #50: In ‘Neighborhood 3,’ the kids – and the parents – are not alright…. by David Dieudonne

Guest Author 2015-07-14

Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, by Jennifer Haley is a cautionary tale about a medium surrounded by many questions that are past time to start asking. Awash in physical and emotional carnage,...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Castaways Repertory Theatre by Marguerite Crozier

Guest Author 2015-07-14

Castaways Repertory Theatre’s presentation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will leave you believing in the premise of love at first sight, if ever you’ve doubted it. With standout performances by...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview # 49: ‘The Movement’

Guest Author 2015-07-11

Award-Winning Performer Returns to Fringe with One-Man Show: The Movement DC native and Emmy Award-winning actor Ron Jones will debut his new show The Movement: 50 Years of Love and Struggle at the...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #48: ‘DancEthos with The West Shore Piano Trio Movement’

Guest Author 2015-07-09

22 gorgeous dancers + 6 inspired choreographers + 3 brilliant musicians + 1 skilled spoken word artist = an amazing collaborative experience! This diverse and dynamic program will showcase dance,...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #47: ‘Domestic Animals’ by Jennifer Faletto

Guest Author 2015-07-08

You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you. At the height of the Vietnam War, Lori’s brother dodges the draft and her boyfriend enlists. Left alone, she disappears into her imagination. Seduced by...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #46: ‘Paper Glass’

Guest Author 2015-07-08

Paper Glass explores the struggles of childhood and the absurdity of adult logic through the eyes of a girl whose memory works backwards. In Paper Glass, Alex desperately tries to understand her...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview # 45: We Happy Few’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ by Kerry McGee

Guest Author 2015-07-08

WE HAPPY FEW PRODUCTIONS Presents: THE WINTER’S TALE By William Shakespeare A Part of the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival, July 9-August 2, 2015. I am a feather for each wind that blows THE...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #44: ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ by Liz Imler

Guest Author 2015-07-08

2015 Capital Fringe Preview: Lanie Robertson’s ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ Last year’s Audience Award winners in Dance and Physical Theatre, The Wandering Theatre Company, return to this year’s...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #43 Will Durst in ‘BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG’

Guest Author 2015-07-08

Population scientists describe the Baby Boom generation as anybody born between the years 1946 and 1964. Which means the youngest of the Baby Boomers turned 50 last year, and the oldest will turn 70...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #42: ‘After Eleven’ by Amy Harbison

Guest Author 2015-07-08

“I loved my son, but he terrified me,” admits Jude Temper, a 9-11 widow and mother. After Eleven bears witness to Jude’s struggle to love and protect her son Matty, who suffers from mental illness and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #41: ‘Mine/Field’

Guest Author 2015-07-07

Answer: Secrets. Data. Spying on other audiences. Charts and graphs made of dancers. Question: What is in a dance about debating data privacy vs. national security? Bonus Question: How do you make...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #40: ‘Awake All Night’ by Itai Yasur

Guest Author 2015-07-07

What was Bailey Drew’s reaction at Awake All Night’s first read-through? “Oh my gosh. I’m so excited. I’m freaking out,” says the 16 year-old actress. “I want to do all of this, now.” Bailey plays...

2015 Capital Fringe Festival Preview #39: ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom’: Part 1: The Curious Incident of the Zombies in the Neighborhood’ by Alex Zavistovich

Guest Author 2015-07-07

How does killing zombies in a video game have anything at all to do with this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play? In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, on-stage technical wizardry...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #38: A Look at ‘Dust to Dust’

Guest Author 2015-07-07

Where did they get the music? Why haven’t I heard of this musical before? Who are these amazing young performers? These are the questions you—like others who’ve seen the play—will ask after seeing...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #37: ‘To Err is Falstaff!’ by Louis James Brenner

Guest Author 2015-07-06

Imagine one of Shakespeare’s dodgiest characters, John Falstaff, as a political advisor in modern day DC. Fired by the President he runs a K Street lobbying firm that employs Macbeth, Ophelia, and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #36: ‘When We Grow Up’ by William Jennings

Guest Author 2015-07-05

When We Grow Up was crafted with the audience in mind. For every single choice we made, we had to stop and think about how that choice would affect the comfort of the audience. Would the audience feel...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #35: ‘How to Be a Good Mom…When You’ve Got a Schizophrenic Mother for a Role Model’ by Pam Meek

Guest Author 2015-07-05

Told with humor and gravitas the show is about the twists and turns in life that lead me to the birth of my daughter, Nora, at age 44. Stumbles along the way include blocks to reaching my dream...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #34: ‘The Suicide Journals’ by Veronique LaShell MacRae

Guest Author 2015-07-05

Death is inevitable for a young lost soul… In its world premiere at the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival, I (Playwright and Director Veronique LaShell MacRae) explore the dark, grim, and often hushed...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #33: ‘Tammy Faye’s Final Audition’ by Merri Biechler

Guest Author 2015-07-04

In her professional acting career, Shelley Delaney has portrayed Joan of Arc and Lady Macbeth. But there was always one person she wanted to tackle: Tammy Faye Bakker. Most people know Tammy Faye as...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #32: Video Preview of ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom’ by Jennifer Haley

Guest Author 2015-07-04

Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley July 9 – August 2, 2015 A psychologically addictive video game emulates players’ actual neighborhoods as the on-screen environment. Moving from...

2015 Capital Fringe Festival Preview #31: ‘Wrestling with the WIP’ by Nicole Y. McClam

Guest Author 2015-07-03

From birth stories and mother/daughter relationships to Black Velveteen and badassness: Wrestling with the WIP seeks to create woman in her own image. Wrestling with the WIP premiered last October in...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #30: ‘A Family Reunion’ by Larry Blossom

Guest Author 2015-07-03

Abducted and missing for fifteen years, Sarah and Joey miraculously return home to their family. Is it a cause for celebration or the beginning of a new tragedy? Raised apart in captivity, both are...

50th Anniversary: ‘RENT’ at Wildwood Summer Theatre by Rocky Nunzio

Guest Author 2015-07-02

“Forget regret or life is yours to miss” seems to be the motto of Wildwood Summer Theatre. Wildwood Summer Theatre is the D.C. area’s premiere all-youth run non-profit theatre company. Wildwood was...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #29: ‘Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self-Loathing Presents: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?’

Guest Author 2015-07-02

“Hungry like a Woolf”: Europe’s Angry Avante-Garde Comes to Capital Fringe Atonin Artaud, founder of the “Theatre of Cruelty” and godfather of many of the more disturbing theatrical experiments of the...