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John Monnett on Directing and Choreographing ‘9 to 5’ at The Arlington Players by Karen Batra

The Arlington Players (TAP) opens its spring production this weekend, with the area premiere of 9 to 5. Based on the popular 1980 movie of the same name, the stage show tells the hilarious story of...

‘Are You Ready To Get ‘Naked’?’ by Rachael Murray

What is Naked Theatre Company? Let’s be clear: Naked Theatre Company is not a Vegas-style burlesque show, a theatre of nudists, an organic juice performance art collective, or a thinly-veiled live...

‘Reaching the NextStop’ Part 1: An Introduction by Evan Hoffmann

My name is Evan Hoffmann. I am the newly appointed Producing Artistic Director of Elden Street Players, soon to be rechristened the NextStop Theatre Company. Elden Street Players is a twenty-five year...

Actors’ Equity to be Honored at The Helen Hayes Awards on April 8th

Actors’ Equity Association to Receive Helen Hayes Tribute at the 29th Helen Hayes Awards, Monday April 8 The prestigious Helen Hayes Tribute – presented every year at the Washington’s annual...

Part 1: Behind the Scenes of ‘Pride & Prejudice’: Meet Annapolis Shakespeare Company by Terry Bouma

Introducing the Annapolis Shakespeare Company The Annapolis Shakespeare Company is a new, not-for-profit, emerging professional classical theatre company located in Annapolis, Maryland. ASC was...

Mark Owen Martin’s New Chamber Opera “Sweeter Than Roses’ Tomorrow Night & Saturday@8 at Lab at Convergence

Mark Owen Martin presents a new chamber opera Sweeter Than Roses, tomorrow night March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd at 8 pm in the Lab at Convergence – 1819 Quaker Lane, in Alexandria, VA. Free...

Spotlighters & Artisphere present ‘The River and the Mountain’-Controversial Ugandan Play TONIGHT & Saturday

The American Debut Reading of the Controversial play THE RIVER AND THE MOUNTAIN In August 2012, one line from one play changed Ugandan history. “I’m gay” was uttered by the main character from The...

Free ‘American Musical Voices Project’ Concert at Signature on Monday, March 25th at 8 PM

AT SIGNATURE THEATRE – 4200 Campbell Ave, in Arlington, VA

Capital Fringe Awarded The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community

The Washington Post and theatreWashington announced today that Capital Fringe will receive The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community at the 29th Helen Hayes Awards...

Jack Marshall Remembers How Georgetown University Law Center’s Theater Company Became an Institution!

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the only graduate student-operated theater company in the U.S., once dubbed by Newsweek, “the only theater company with its own law school.” The Georgetown...

Shakespeare Theatre Co. Adds ‘A Funny Thing,’ ‘Mies Julie’ & Baryshnikov in 2013-1014 Schedule by Lindsay Tolar

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY FINALIZES THE 2013-2014 SEASON Additions Include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Presentations of Mies Julie and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Man in a Case The...

Adventure Theatre MTC’s ‘Spotlight 2013’ This Thursday-Saturday at JCC in Rockville, MD by Amanda Russell

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC ANNOUNCES ITS STUDENT PRODUCTION OF SPOTLIGHT 2013 Thursday, March 21 at 7pm Friday, March 22 at 7pm Saturday, March 23 at 2pm & 7pm Performances held at The Jewish Community...

Pumpkin Theatre Finds New Home, Expands Programming by Stacey Needle

Pumpkin Theatre is excited to announce it has signed a multi-year contract with the Har Sinai Congregation, at 2905 Walnut Avenue Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, and will move there this summer. “This...

‘A Whole Lot of Night Music at the WATCH Awards’ by Heather Friedman

When I was cast in The Arlington Players’ production of A Little Night Music last spring, I had been out of the DC theatre scene for so long that I had never experienced the WATCH Awards, and thus I...

Olney Theatre Center Announces NNPN Premiere of ‘Rancho Mirage’ & ‘The King and I’ by Laura Asendio

Olney Theatre Center Announces NNPN Rolling World Premiere of Rancho Mirage and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Classic Musical The King and I for their 75th Anniversary Season by Laura Asendio. Olney...

The Studio Theatre Announces its 2013-2014 Season by Liz O’Meara Goldberg

THE STUDIO THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS 2013-2014 SEASON AND NEW PLAY COMMISSIONS – British Invasion Festival celebrates UK writers under 40 – Michael Kahn directs at Studio for the first time – Commissions...

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts Has Open House March 23rd From 10 am-Noon by Dane Petersen

The Theatre Lab Open House March 23, 2013 10 am – 12 pm 733 8th Street NW It’s Free!! Join us for a free Open House on March 23, 2013 from 10 am – 12 pm at TheTheatre Lab – 733 8th Street NW,...

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces its 2013-2014 Season by Anneliese DeDiemar

WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR SEASON 34 WOOLLY INVITES AUDIENCES TO TEAR UP THE PLANKS TO DISCOVER WHAT LURKS BENEATH WITH “AMERICA’S TELL-TALE HEART” Woolly Mammoth Theatre...

“I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts” at DCAC March 14-April 6th by John Carter

I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts, a play for actor and audience, will be at the DC Arts Center – 2438 18th Street, NW, from March 14th through April 6th, Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 PM. There...

Looking for Participants for April 1st at 7 PM Monologue Fest!

We’re thrilled to announce that–after last year’s great success–we’re bringing back the Monologue Fest! Join us on Monday, April 1 at 7 pm at Ri-Ra Irish Pub in Bethesda as local actors compete for a...

Annapolis Opera Performs ‘Rigoletto’ March 15-17th by Kathleen Booth

Annapolis Opera’s year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary will culminate on March 15 and 17 at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts with Verdi’s Rigoletto. First performed in Venice, Italy in...

Tonight at 7:30 PM: Solas Nua Presents a Free Play Reading of Seamus Collins’ ‘The Man Who’ at Mead Theatre Lab

Solas Nua Presents: Tonight, March 11 – Reading of New Play by Seamus Collins The Man Who Monday, March 11, 2013, 7:30 pm At Flashpoint – Mead Theater Lab, 916 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Metro:...

The Actors’ Center Presents a Free Staged Reading of ‘The Philanthropist’ by Christopher Hampton Tuesday at 7 PM

The Actors’ Center Staged Reading of THE PHILANTHROPIST by Christopher Hampton Directed by Catherine Aselford Featuring Michael Crowley, Mary Egan, Peter J. Orvetti, Laia Rufaro, Carol Spring, and...

Tomorrow Night @ 8: Cara Gabriel on ‘I Am the Gentry’ at INTERSECTIONS at Atlas

Gentrification. For so long it’s been the elephant in the room. Everyone in the city sees it happening. They watch as neighborhoods transition from bodegas to trendy coffee shops. They see once...

Rate Your Show on ‘TrueTheatergoer’ by John Hauge

Editor’s note: For the past two years whenever I saw those colorful TrueTheatergoer ads in our local theatres’ playbills I wondered who the mystery person(s) was/were behind this site that asked local...

New Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s ‘If/Then’ with Idina Menzel to Stop at National Theatre

Pre-Broadway World Premiere of New Musical Tony Award-Winner Idina Menzel in If/Then A New Broadway-Bound Musical From the creators of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal Music by Tom Kitt Book...

Arena Stage and George Washington University Announce the Launch of ‘The National Civil War Project’

The National Civil War Project to Create Original Theatrical Productions and Innovative Academic Programming Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater and the George Washington University...

Mount Airy Playhouse Presents A Reading of ‘8: The Play’ This Saturday at 2 PM

Mount Airy Playhouse in association with Broadway Impact, presents A reading of 8: The Play by Dustin Lance Black. March 2, 2:00 pm “On election day 2008, Proposition 8 re-wrote the California state...

Red Branch Theatre Company’s Five Year Anniversary with Cabaret & Silent Auction on 3/15-16 @7:30 PM

Red Branch Theatre Company will kick off its fifth season with a two-night cabaret celebration on March 15 and 16, 2013. Red Branch Company Members and area performers will present selections from all...

‘Socky Horror Puppet Show’ Presented by Nu Sass Productions This Friday-Sunday at The Pinch

The second installment of the Sock Puppet Series is here. After an amazing reception for Into the Woods: In Concert last year, NU SASS has decided to continue the trend of free musical theatre for DC....

Ford’s Theatre Announces its 2013-2014 Season

Ford’s Theatre Announces 2013-2014 Season The Laramie Project, A Christmas Carol, Violet, and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Ford’s Theatre announces its 2013-14 season, which includes: The...

Meet The Guest Soloists of YAA & MCYO’s ‘Madama Butterly & Miss Saigon’ on 3/10@4 at Strathmore by Rolando Sanz

Meet the performers and guest soloists of Young Artists of America and Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras’ production of Madama Butterfly and Miss Saigon which will be performed at The Music Center at...

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Announces 10 Shows for Their 2013-2014 Season

ARENA STAGE AT THE MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER ANNOUNCES 10 SHOWS FOR 2013/14 SEASON Four world premieres including a work by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright and a presentation by...

Bid on ‘From Broadway With Love’ Live Online Auction: Signed Theatre Items & VIP Trip & More

FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE OFFERS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK LIVE ONLINE AUCTION FEATURES VIP TRIP, 1-OF-A-KIND SIGNED THEATRE & SPORTS ITEMS AND MORE FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE is the gift that keeps...

Little Theatre of Alexandria Holds Auditons for ’33 Variations’ on March 2 @ 2 & March 3rd @7

The Little Theatre of Alexandria announces auditions for Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations, an elegant dance between past and present, art and life, fact and speculation, mother and daughter. 33...

Tomorrow at 2 PM MOVEiUS Dance Premiere of ‘Legacy’ at INTERSECTIONS at ATLAS

MOVEiUS Dance will present “Legacy: A Conversation Through Contemporary Ballet” TOMORROW, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013 at 2 pm, at the Sprenger Theatre at Atlas Performing Arts Center. This is their...

Matt Conner on ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ at Creative Cauldron by Matt Conner

I have been a teaching artist with Creative Cauldron in Falls Church for eleven years now. Peter Pan and Wendy is a part of the Learning Theatre Workshop, a process where young aspiring artists work...

Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions Opens ‘Proof’ on March 15th by Beth Adams

Opening March 15th, Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions’ second show of its inaugural season is Proof, by David Auburn. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award – winning drama, is one of the most critically...

This Friday 2/22 at 8 PM: Woolly Mammoth & The Continuum Project, Inc. Present The Legacy Project

WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY AND THE CONTINUUM PROJECT, INC. PARTNER TO PRESENT THE LEGACY PROJECT THE CONTIUUM PROJECT, INC. DEBUTS IN DC WITH ITS FIRST ALL-FEMALE, ALL-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT...

Round House Theatre Unveils Its 2013-2014 Season: ‘Round House Reinvented’ by Sarah Pressler

For Producing Artistic Director Ryan Rilette’s first full season, Round House Theatre in Bethesda has unveiled its 2013-2014 season entitled Round House Reinvented. It’s a season full of comedy,...

Auditions for Adventure Theatre MTC’s Student Production of ‘Avenue Q’ Tomorrow – Wednesday at 6:30 PM

ATMTC Student Production of AVENUE Q: SCHOOL EDITION Directed by Tammy Roberts. Auditions for students in grades 9 – 12 on Wednesday, February 20th From 6:30-9:30pm General Call To schedule an...

Additional Auditions AvaiIable for ‘Ragtime’ at Kensington Arts Theatre

Addtional Auditions for Ragtime at Kensington Arts Theatre Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Terrence McNally Directed by Darnell Morris Music Direction by Mayumi Baker...

Molotov Theatre Group Announces Its 2013-2014 Season by Alex Zavistovich

Molotov Theatre Group, Washington DC’s only Grand Guignol theatre company, has announced its 2013/2014 season, which includes Extremities, Normal, and Killer Joe, and is issuing a call for directors...

Arts Collective @HCC Announces Auditions for “Prelude to a Kiss” February 18 & 19, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring production of Prelude to a Kiss, a romantic comedy by Craig Lucas, directed by Darius McKeiver....

Venus Theatre Announces its 2013 Season: ‘Lucky 13: Free Your Mind (and let the girl talk.) by Deborah Randall

Lucky 13: Free You Mind (and let the girl talk.) embraces four new works by four living playwrights. The box office is OFFICIALLY open. Join us for another year of artistic adventure. And sign up now...

Jason Loewith Named Artistic Director of Olney Theatre Center by Laura Assendio

I am so thrilled that Jason Loewith has accepted the Artistic Director position at Olney Theatre Center. He began his new position on February 4th. Here is the announcement from Olney Theatre Center:...

Arts Collective @HCC Announces Auditions for “Prelude to a Kiss” February 18 & 19, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring production of Prelude to a Kiss, a romantic comedy by Craig Lucas, directed by Darius McKeiver....

Arts Collective@HCC Announces Auditions for “A Cabaret” on February 11 & 12, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective Announces Auditions for “A Cabaret”, February 11 & 12, 2013 Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring...

Arts Collective@HCC’s What Improv Group (W.I.G.) Performs This Friday & Saturday by Susan G. Kramer

HCC’s only improv troupe performs its final two shows this weekend – this Friday and Saturday February 8th and 9th at 8 PM at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre, in Columbia, MD. Don’t miss...

Local Actor Michael John Casey Directs Two Shows at ‘Arts on the Horizon’ by Michelle Kozlak

Arts on the Horizon, the first dedicated theater for very young children in the United States, presents its world-premiere production of The Young Spectaculars and the Front Yard Adventure February 22...