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Meet the Cast of ‘Southern Crisis’ at Howard Community College by Jenny Male

Guest Author 2014-10-30

The Theatre Program at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland will soon present Southern Crisis: Two Short Comedies by Christopher Durang. The two comedies are For Whom the Southern Belle...

‘Nightfall: Inside the Minds of Madmen – And Molotov’ By Mark Kamie

Guest Author 2014-10-29

Eric Coble’s Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe instantly sparked my imagination upon the first read. Some early ideas Nightfall inspired: Furies of Greek mythology, dream plays, Antony Hegarty’s music,...

Act Two @ Levine Announces its New Season and Collaboration With Signature Theatre and Arena Stage

Guest Author 2014-10-25

Act Two @ Levine announced that visiting artists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Cynthia Kortman Westhphal, and an exciting new collaboration with Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre, in addition to a...

National Chamber Ensemble Presents ‘Night of Italian Opera’ This Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 7:30 PM

Guest Author 2014-10-22

FULL OF ROMANCE AND PASSION The National Chamber Ensemble (NCE), Artisphere’s Resident Ensemble, opens its eight exciting season on October 25, 2014. Praised by the Washington Post for being...

Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso at the Lapine Agile’ Continues at The Salem Players by Daniel Douek

Guest Author 2014-10-22

Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein walk into a bar…. No, it is not a joke, it’s a play that could only spring from the mind of comedian Steve Martin. Set in a Paris cafe in 1904 “The Lapin Agile,” just...

Molotov Hellraiser Benefit on November 7, 2014 From 8:30 PM-???

Guest Author 2014-10-22

November 7: The Hellraiser Fundraiser! $20 At Millie & Al’s (2440 18th Street, NW) Attention Hellraisers and Molotov Minions! Block out Friday November 7, 8:30-????? PM at Millie & Al’s (see address...

HCC’s Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” HALLOW-SCREAM show, Friday, October 24, 2014 by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2014-10-21

HCC’s Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!?!” HALLOW-SCREAM show, Friday, October 24, 2014 AC’s improv group (W.I.G.) returns for a Halloween 1-Night-Only Improv Show, featuring its popular, unique...

Molotov’s “Nightfall” Picks Up Where “Normal” Left Off – And Then Some by Alex Zavistovich

Guest Author 2014-10-21

If you liked Molotov Theatre Group’s Helen Hayes Awards Recommended © production of Normal, you’ll love Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe by Eric Coble. The show opens November 6th. This past summer, my...

‘Hedda Gabler’ Meets Betty Friedan in Quotidian’s Season Opener by Stephanie Mumford

Guest Author 2014-10-17

Quotidian Theatre Company’s new season takes off with an updated version of Ibsen’s classic Hedda Gabler. “Onstage for almost every moment of the play — fruitlessly directing the action around her in...

Spooky Action Theater Announces Their 2014-2015 Season with 2 World Premieres by Roberta Alves

Guest Author 2014-10-17

A Season of World Premieres Spooky Action Travels to New York and Paris, Back and Forth in Time Last of the Whyos by Barbara Wiechmann Directed by Rebecca Holderness Feb 5 – Mar 1, 2015 Featuring...

Pointless Theatre Premieres 2 Puppet Spectacles Tomorrow at 7 PM Through Residency with The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium by Emily Schweich

Guest Author 2014-10-09

One might think that puppets are just for kids. Not so. Pointless Theatre Company, a D.C. company founded by UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) alumni, blends puppetry,...

‘Of Mice and Men’ Opens Tomorrow Night at Providence Players of Fairfax by Chip Gertzog

Guest Author 2014-10-02

The Providence Players, performing at The James Lee Community Center Theater at 2855 Annandale Road in Falls Church, kicks off their 17th season with the John Steinbeck award winning classic Of Mice...

Arts Collective @HCC Holding Auditions for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ on 9/29 and 9/30/14 by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2014-09-16

HCC’s Arts Collective Holding Auditions for It’s A Wonderful Life On September 29 & 30, 2014 Open Auditions: All Ages and Ethnicities Encouraged to Attend Arts Collective proudly announces auditions...

Civility Gets Smacked in the Mouth: ‘God of Carnage’ Opens September 19th at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

Guest Author 2014-09-11

If you’re looking for a laid-back get-together with easy-going friends, the foursome of Veronica, Michael, Annette, and Alan might not be your first choice. But if you’re eager for a couple of hours...

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s ‘NextNOW Fest’ is Tomorrow Through Sunday by Emily Schweich

Guest Author 2014-09-10

Given the inherent separation between performer and audience, it’s easy for the performing arts to become a passive experience. Not anymore. The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (The Clarice) is...

The Recipients of the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors Are Announced

Guest Author 2014-09-04

AL GREEN, TOM HANKS, PATRICIA MCBRIDE, STING, AND LILY TOMLIN TO RECEIVE 37TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS America to Celebrate the Careers of Five Extraordinary Artists Sunday, December 7, 2014 Gala...

Plunging into the Deep with Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ at Alliance for New Music-Theatre by Susan Galbraith

Guest Author 2014-09-04

Plunging into the Deep with Kafka’s Metamorphosis Alliance for New Music-Theatre is taking a plunge into the deep, staging a production of Kafka’s Metamorphosis. When Barbara Karpetová from the Czech...

Arts Collective at Howard Community College Kicks Off its 20th Season with ‘Coffee House Under the Stars’ on Fri 9/26/14 @8 PM

Guest Author 2014-08-31

HCC’s Arts Collective Kicks Off its 20th Season with COFFEE HOUSE Under the Stars Friday, September 26, 2014 A One-Night-Only Evening Featuring Outstanding, Eclectic Live Performances – Music, Poetry,...

McLean Community Players Presents Ken Ludwig’s ‘The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays’ 9/26-10/12/14 in McLean’s Alden Theatre by Cathy Farnsworth

Guest Author 2014-08-30

The McLean Community Players (MCP) present the area premier of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays, opening September 26, 2014, in McLean’s Alden Theatre. Veteran director Bob...

ATMTC’s ‘Into the Woods, JR.’ to Travel to the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta;Auditions Held on 9/6 & 7

Guest Author 2014-08-27

ATMTC TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR INTO THE WOODS, JR. SEPT. 6 – 7, 2014 STUDENT PRODUCTION TO BE DIRECTED BY JAMES GARDINER WILL TRAVEL TO THE JUNIOR THEATRE FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA Adventure Theatre MTC’s...

True TheaterGoer-August 21, 2014: ‘Fall Seasons of Plays’: And Rate Your Shows and Win $100 Worth of Tickets

Guest Author 2014-08-25

Every week we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

Free Screening of Folger Theatre’s 2008 Teller/Posner Directed ‘Macbeth’ This Saturday, 8/23/14 at 8:15 PM at Carter Barron

Guest Author 2014-08-20

A free screening of Folger Theatre‘s 2008 magical production of Macbeth will take place on Saturday, August 23 at 8:15 pm at the Carter Barron Ampitheatre in Rock Creek Park. No tickets are required....

John Philip Sousa’s ‘The Charlatan’ Comes to Victorian Lyric Opera Company at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre From September 5th-7th

Guest Author 2014-08-19

TOE-TAPPING SOUSA MARCHES AND ENTERTAINING ANTICS IN VLOC’s THE CHARLATAN A rarely-heard gem of American operetta, John Philip Sousa’s The Charlatan, will be presented in a semi-staged concert...

TrueTheatergoer: ‘No Plays on Broadway’ & You Can Win $100 Worth of Tickets! by John and Stephen Hauge

Guest Author 2014-08-16

Every week we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

Meet the Director and Cast of PGLT’s ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’: Part 1: Director Ken Kienas

Guest Author 2014-08-15

I have been involved with community theater for a long time. My bio says that I’ve been doing theater productions over 30 years, but it’s not so easy count the years. I was in the cast of two musicals...

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Announces its 2014-2015 Season By Craig Cipollini

Guest Author 2014-08-14

We are thrilled to announce the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s 2014-2015 concert season, and share with you some new traditions! You won’t have to wait until the holidays to see the Gay Men’s...

Silver Spring Stage Continues its One Act Festival Tonight Through Sunday

Guest Author 2014-08-14

Silver Spring Stage continues its One Act Festival It’s Weekend 2 of Silver Spring Stage’s 2014 One-Act Festival! Performances are TONIGHT Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00...

Quotidian Theatre Company Unveils Its 2014-2015 Season

Guest Author 2014-08-14

Quotidian Theatre Company Announces its 17th season! QTC’s 2014-2015 season includes a fresh take on an international classic, a modern comedy from a Tony Award-winning playwright, and an early work...

On Monday, 8/18@8 at Synetic Theater: ‘Dark Night Showcase,’ Presented by KG Dance, in Memory of Freeman Carden Fletcher by Philip Fletcher

Guest Author 2014-08-12

Dark Night Showcase, Presented by KG Dance, in Memory of Freeman Carden Fletcher!! What’s with the name? The term “Dark Night” is a theatrical colloquialism used to describe times when a theatre venue...

This Sat 8/16@8 and Sun 8/17@3: Two Free Readings of Christine Evans’ ‘Can’t Complain’ at Spooky Action Theater by Roberta Alves

Guest Author 2014-08-12

New Works Completes Its First Year in Action 18 Readings and 5 Workshops under our belt and counting Created by Kristy Simmons to give Washington area authors the opportunity to show and test their...

‘Summer Hummer 2014: Ménage à Trois’ on Monday, August 18th at 8 PM at Signature Theatre

Guest Author 2014-08-12

Summer just got sexy again! Over 60 actors from the Washington area will sing, dance, and strip to support Taking Care of Our Own. For the past two years, the Summer Hummer has sold out before the...

Auditions on August 18th from 2-4 PM & 6:30-8 PM in the Horowitz Center Dance Studio for Arts Collective @ HCC’s 9/26 ‘Coffee House – Under the Stars’ by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2014-08-08

HCC’s Arts Collective kicks off 20th Season with 2 Open Auditions ON Monday, August 18th from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm AND 6:30 pm-8:30 pm in the Horowitz Center Dance Studio, HVPA 115 10901 Little Patuxent...

Gay Men’s Chorus Names Dr. Thea Kano Artistic Director

Guest Author 2014-08-06

From Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: “It is with great excitement that we write to tell you that the Board of Directors of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC has unanimously approved the...

TrueTheatergoer: July 10-August 7, 2014: Broadway Performances 1-5 by John and Stephen Hauge

Guest Author 2014-08-06

Every week we will be sharing John and Stephen Hauge’s TheaterThoughts from their popular site TrueTheatergoer. “From John Hauge: “My brother Stephen and I created the TrueTheatergoer.com website in...

Arts Collective at HCC Announces its 2014-2015 Season by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2014-08-01

ARTS COLLECTIVE at HCC’s 20th Season Announcement, Including Up-Coming Auditions AC’s 20TH SEASON: 2014 – 2015 Tickets are on sale beginning September 1, 2014 (Columbia, Maryland) Howard Community...

‘The Secret Garden’ and ‘West Side Story + Roméo et Juliette’ Highlight Young Artists of America’s 2014-2015 ‘British Invasion’ Season by Rolando Sanz

Guest Author 2014-07-31

Last season was a dream for us at YAA! We opened the season with a gala performance of SHOW BOAT in Concert at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club in November 2013. Over 90 students were joined...