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2015 Capital Fringe Preview #19: ‘God: The One Man Show’ by Rich Potter

Hi, Rich Potter here. When I was 6 years old, the girl down the street told me about God, and how He created everything. I asked, “Who created God?” She didn’t know. So we went to her dad, who was...

The American Century Theater Ends Its 20th and Final Season With the Play That Started it All: ‘Twelve Angry Men’ July 17-August 8, 2015 by Emily Morrison

The American Century Theater ends its twentieth and final season with the first play it produced in Arlington, VA:Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men, directed by TACT Artistic Director and Co-Founder,...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #18: ‘Poe Whitman’ with Robert Michael Oliver

Robert Michael Oliver Returns to Capital Fringe with Poe Whitman A Repertoire of Two of America ‘s Literary Giants Following last year’s sold-out performances of Song of Myself: The Whitman Project,...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview # 17: ‘Out of Sync’ by Amanda DiMartini

Love and Depression powerfully collide in ‘Out of Sync’ “Sometimes love isn’t enough…and somehow you still have to keep going.” In a production seamlessly fusing text and movement, Doorway Arts...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #16: ‘How to Quit Your Day Job – A New Musical’ by Star J

Hi, I’m Star. 32. Perfect daughter. Perfect student. Two degrees. Just like all of you. I am also the writer, director and producer of a funky new musical How to Quit Your Day Job, premiering at the...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #15: Motion X Dance DC’s ‘Altered Archives’ by Lindsay Benson Garrett

History has always affected the future. But what if we could reshape our past? Altered Archives World premiere at the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival July 11 – 25, 2015 Contemporary dance and...

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Coming to Wolf Trap This Weekend

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Is coming to Wolf Trap this weekend to the Filene Center Friday, June 26 at 8 pm Saturday, June 27 at 2 pm & 8 pm Sunday, June 28 at 2 pm & 8 pm Purchase Tickets here: Inspired...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #13 ‘Half Past What?’ by Casey Bauer

In a tiny apartment somewhere near the sea dairy comes on Mondays and staple guns on Sundays. A wheel turns outside the window and a traveling dentist knocks on the door. Two young women who call...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #12: ‘Stuff’ by John Feffer

It’s a rite of passage: dealing with all the stuff your parents leave behind when they die. What do you keep, and what do you give away? How much do you fight with your siblings over that brooch that...

‘Whose Wives are They Anyway?’ Coming to Bowie Community Theatre July 17-August 2nd

In Bowie Community Theatre’s cool summer farce, David McGachen and John Baker have planned a weekend off before their new C.E.O. arrives on Monday. With their wives safely off on a shopping spree in...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #10 ‘315’ by JP Sisneros

“From 1932 to 2004 an estimated number of 250 people jumped off the George Washington Bridge. From 2004 to 2010, an average of 6 people jumped. In 2011, 10 people, and 2012, 18 people. Which leaves us...

‘Garfield, The Musical with Cattitude’ Now Playing at Adventure Theater/MTC by Amanda Bradley

GARFIELD, THE MUSICAL WITH CATTITUDE IS PLAYING NOW AT ADVENTURE THEATRE/MTC Through August 23, 2015 Based on the characters created by Jim Davis Book by Jim Davis and Michael J. Bobbitt Music and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #10: ‘The Wedding Party’ by Megan Dominy

Sharp, funny, and irreverent, the world premiere of The Wedding Party will be invading this summer’s Capital Fringe Festival! Playwrights Megan Dominy and Mimsi Janis sat down with Director Abbie...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #8: Red Knight Productions Presents: ‘Witches’ by Scott Courlander

The working title for this show was Witches are Bitches. However, after much deliberation, we decided that Witches are Bitches didn’t quite evoke the fairy tale tone, or the family friendly nature of...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #5: Jane Franklin Dance’s ‘Niche’ by Jane Franklin

Part of the 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival July 9 – 26, 2015 CAFRITZ FOUNDATION THEATER, DANCE PLACE 3225 8th STREET, NE, IN WASHINGTON, DC July 15th at 7:45 pm July 17th at 8:45 pm July 18th at...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #6: Preview Article: ‘Girl Versus Corinth’ by Danny Baird and Michael Windsor

Medea’s back and she’s putting the pulse back in expulsion! The feminist revolution is in full swing, and Medea’s been resurrected by a band of feminist specters who are ready to riot grrrl. In Girl...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #3: ‘Act Like a GRRRL’ by Rhonda Eldridge

Act Like a GRRRL (ALAG) is an autobiographical writing and performance program that inspires girls (ages 12-18) to write about their lives and transform their thoughts into monologues, dances and...

2015 Capital Fringe Festival-Preview #2: ‘Neda Wants to Die’ by Amanda Shaw

NEDA WANTS TO DIE by Luigi Laraia 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival July 9 – 26, 2015 in Washington, DC Daring Play on Sexual Violence Explores Blurred Lines between Perpetrators and Victims Luigi...

McLean Theatre Company Performs ‘Big Fish’ at International Thespian Festival, as the Show Garners 21 Cappies Nominations with Encore Shows June 13 and 14th at McLean HS and June 20th at GMU by Brent Stone

The McLean High School Theatre Company (MTC) was invited by the International Thespian Association to perform the musical Big Fish at the International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, Nebraska on June 25,...

‘Finally Quiet in My Head’ at DC Black Theatre Festival 2015 at Anacostia Arts Center on June 20-21st by Cristina A. Bejan

Two humans in St. Elizabeth’s psychiatric hospital in SE Washington DC who deny that their existence is defined solely by the label ‘crazy.’ One Washingtonian family who grapples with what their dear...

Infinity Theatre’s ‘Dames at Sea’ Sails into The Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway

Annapolis’ Infinity Theatre Company (Anna Roberts Ostroff & Alan Ostroff) and Perry Street Theatricals (Martin Platt & David Elliott) are proud to announce that the first Broadway production of DAMES...

Rockville Little Theatre Hosting ‘Murder at the TonyLou Awards’ Tomorrow, May 30th at 7 PM at The Arts Barn by Ken Kemp

THERE’S MURDER (AND FUN) AFOOT AT THE ARTS BARN! Rockville Little Theatre is hosting the 2015 TonyLou Awards at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn on Saturday, May 30th at 7:00 PM – but don’t be surprised if...

Meet the Cast of Providence Players of Fairfax’s ‘The Glass Mendacity’ by Chip Gertzog

Tonight, The Providence Players open The Glass Mendacity, a hilarious comedy parody of some of Tennessee Williams’ most celebrated works: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot...

‘The Glass Mendacity’ opens at The Providence Players of Fairfax Tomorrow Night, May 29th at The James Lee Community Center Theater by Chip Gertzog

The Providence Players of Fairfax’s production of The Glass Mendacity opens tomorrow night at The James Lee Community Center Theater – 2855 Annandale Road, in Falls Church, VA. The Glass Mendacity is...

Silver Spring Stage’s Production of Tom Stoppard’s ‘On the Razzle’ Opens This Friday, May 29th

Silver Spring Stage presents On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard, directed by Erin Bone Steele and produced by Jim Robertson, a frantic farce of slapstick shenanigans, mistaken identities, unremitting...

Win a Pair of Tickets to WSC Avant Bard’s ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ for Performances The Weekend of June 11th-14th

WSC Avant Bard is giving away two tickets to The Madwoman of Chaillot for performances the weekend of June 11th-14th. TO ENTER: FILL OUT THIS FORM AND Tell us: What worries you about the world? Then...

Talkback Today Following 3 PM Matinee of ‘The Letters’ with Playwright John W. Lowell at MetroStage by Carolyn Griffin

THEATRE-GOING PLAY LOVERS: We had a great, informative, engaging talk back with playwright John W. Lowell after the matinee performance of The Letters yesterday and will have another talkback with...

Next Day Theater: ‘Hitting Like a Truck’ on May 16th by Matt Spangler

Next Day Theater: Hitting Like a Truck on May 16th For years, I’ve been thinking, man, I’ve got to get into this theater scene in DC. Then it hit me: 24 hour theater. That’s right, 1,440 minutes to...

Ari Roth’s Mosaic Theater Company’s Inaugural 2015-2016 Season Lineup is Announced

Ari Roth’s Mosaic Theater Company’s Inaugural Season Lineup is Announced The inaugural season of Ari Roth’s new Mosaic Theater Company has been announced: Unexplored Interior (This is Rwanda: The...

Broadway’s Norm Lewis Entertains at Round House Theatre GALA This Saturday Night

An evening with Norm Lewis Saturday, May 9, 2015 Don’t miss your chance to see Broadway’s history-making Phantom! Tony-nominee Norm Lewis performs a selection of his show-stopping hits from Porgy and...

Special Discount Offer for ‘Anne & Emmett’ Tonight at MetroStage at 8 PM by Carolyn Griffin

Tonight is the first performance of Janet Langhart Cohen’s Anne & Emmett Special Offer tonight only. Tickets regularly $35. Save $5. CODE: Special event PURCHASE THEM ONLINE. OR Call MetroStage AT...

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC to Host Dialogue on Equality Following The 3 PM Performance of ‘Born This Way’ on Saturday, May 16th

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC to Host Dialogue on Equality DC Event Takes Place in Conjunction with Born This Way Concerts and Debut of LGBTQA Youth Chorus Demonstrating the power of music to...

Guitarist Orlando Roman on The National Chamber Ensemble’s ‘Musical Gems of Mexico’ on Sat May 9th at 7:30 PM

This Saturday, May 9th at 7:30 PM The National Chamber Ensemble will be hosting Guitarist Orlando Roman talks about the concert. What is your relationship with Mexican classical music? Mexican music...

Theater J Announces its 2015-2016 Season

From Amy Friedman, Director of Marketing & Communications, Theater J: Theater J today announces its 2015-2016 season, a lineup of seven diverse plays ranging from personal, intimate explorations to...

Jane Franklin Dance Gala ‘Zip Through a Tight Space’ on 5/20@7pm at NVCC in Alexandria, VA. 1/2 Off Discount for DCMTA Readers

Zip Through a Tight Space RACHEL M. SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER, NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS 3001 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria VA May 20 @ 7 pm (703)...

MetroStage Announces Changes to its Spring and Summer Schedule: ‘Anne & Emmett’ and ‘The Letters’ Announced; ‘The River’ Returns

METROSTAGE UPDATE: A show added. Dates change. A show returns. Everything you need to know about this spring (and summer) at MetroStage. A METROSTAGE UPDATE in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: MetroStage is...

Mariela Castro Invites Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington to Perform with Gay Cuban Chorus

Mariela Castro Invites Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington to Perform with Gay Cuban Chorus First-Ever Tour of Cuba Conducted by a Gay Chorus Will Take Place in July 2015 in Partnership with Youth For...

Washington Performing Arts Presents Ute Lemper Performing ‘Forever: The Love Poems of Pablo Neruda’ to the Sixth and I Street Historic Synagogue This Saturday at 8 PM by Gary Tischler

Ute Lemper contains worlds, and moons, and each time she comes to Washington, she brings a different world, a different song with her. Lemper is in most circles considered a cabaret singer, that ever...

Adventure Theatre MTC Announces Cast of Steampunk ‘Oliver!’ Playing July 24-August 16th at Round House Theatre

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC ANNOUNCES THE CAST OF OLIVER! FEATURES YOUTH PERFORMERS AND HELEN HAYES AWARD RECIPIENTS & NOMINEES Adventure Theatre MTC is thrilled to announce the cast of this summer’s...

Rooftop Productions’ ‘Incorruptible’ Opens May 1st at Keller Theater at Center for the Arts by Jay Tilley

Welcome to Priseaux, France, circa 1250 AD: The river flooded again last week. The chandler’s shop just burned to the ground. Nobody’s heard of the wheelbarrow yet. And Saint Foy, the patron of the...

The National Theatre Announces its ‘Broadway at the National’ 2015-2016 Lineup

Broadway At The National 2015-16 Features Washington Premieres Of Motown The Musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, And The Wizard Of Oz, Featuring New Songs By Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber...

Montgomery Playhouse Spotlight Series Continues This Sunday With ‘Tales of Wonder’ at 7:30 PM at The Arts Barn by Bruce Hirsch

Join us THIS SUNDAY NIGHT April 19TH for the second presentation in The Montgomery Playhouse Spotlight Series: Tales of Wonder Staged readings presented in partnership with Arts on the Green at the...

Take The Stage Performance Company Presents Broadway Revue Showcase ‘Loud and Clear’ May 1-3 at Rockville JCC by Elizabeth Gensler

Take The Stage Performance Company is proud to announce their second annual Broadway Revue Showcase Loud and Clear. Last year’s inaugural season was such a success that this coveted group of...

Meet the Director and Cast of Vienna Theatre Company’s ‘Other Desert Cities’ Part 2: Director Rosemary Hartman By Richard Durkin

Veteran director Rosemary Hartman has directed 40+ plays for regional and community theatres in New England, Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia. Previous VTC productions include The Prisoner of...

George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Announces 25th Anniversary Season of Great Performances at Mason by Jill Graziano Laiacona

Celebrating 25 years of bringing outstanding performing arts to George Mason University and audiences in the greater Washington, DC area, George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax...

Linda Levy Retires as President & CEO of theatreWashington by Brad Watkins

theatreWashington President & CEO Linda Levy announced today that she is retiring after serving the organization and Washington’s theatre community for 27 years. Since December 2014, Levy has been on...

“It’s Only Words…But Words are All We Have”: The ‘Language Archive’ Opens Tonight at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

With so many words in the world, why do people so often have trouble finding the right ones to say to each other? It’s what Joseph Coracle calls “the conundrum of language.” Coracle is director of a...

Rockville Musical Theatre’s ‘Next to Normal’ Opens Tomorrow Night at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Director Shelly Horn

As soon as I saw Next to Normal at The Kennedy Center in 2010, I knew I wanted to direct it. The show was new and novel both in impact and in approach. Billed as a rock musical, the twists and turns...

Stunt Double Social Club: A Weekly Event for Local Writers and Actors! by Michael Samuel Deigh

If you’re a writer or an actor, you know how hard it is to show off your talent! This event is an opportunity to hear your work come to life and a place for actors to practice their craft. Every...

Adventure Theatre MTC’s Reimagined ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by Jacqueline Lawton Opens

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC REIMAGINES THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ IN A WORLD PREMIERE BY JACQUELINE LAWTON Adventure Theatre MTC takes us on a reimagined journey through Oz in a world premiere play by...