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‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-02-25

Tragedy struck America in 1955 when that beautiful Porsche went careening off the side of the highway, taking with it that teenage heartthrob, James Dean. And the nation was never the same....

‘A Soldier’s Play’ at 2nd Star Productions by Maria Kuhns

Maria Kuhns 2014-02-23

2nd Star Productions’ A Soldiers Play takes place in 1944 at the U.S Army’s racially segregated Fort Neal, Louisiana. Set at the height of World II, this compelling drama by Charles Fuller won a...

‘Spring Awakening’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by David Friscic

David Friscic 2014-02-23

I had never seen a production of Spring Awakening before so I was thrilled to attend the current production now playing at the highly –esteemed Kensington Arts Theatre(though, indeed, I had heard the...

‘Honest Abe: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln’ at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Paul M. Bessel

Paul M. Bessel 2014-02-22

Exactly 150 years ago this weekend, Abraham Lincoln went to the theater and saw a play starring Booth (Edwin, not John Wilkes). This same weekend in 2014, I also went to the theater and was moved by a...

‘Superior Donuts’ at Colonial Players of Annapolis by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-02-18

You may not recognize it, even if you’ve talked about it, think you’ve seen it, or may even think you’ve written it. We’re talking about the great American play. And it’s happening at the Colonial...

New Whisperings: Meet KAT’s Director and Cast of ‘Spring Awakening’: Part 4: Harrison Smith (Moritz) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2014-02-18

In Part 4 of our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s Spring Awakening, meet Harrison Smith (Moritz). Joel: Why did you want to appear in Spring Awakening at...

New Whisperings: Meet KAT’s Director and Cast of ‘Spring Awakening’: Part 3: Ryan Alan Jones (Melchior) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2014-02-17

In Part 3 of our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s Spring Awakening, meet Ryan Alan Jones (Melchior). Joel: Why did you want to appear in Spring Awakening at...

New Whisperings: Meet KAT’s Director and Cast of ‘Spring Awakening’: Part 2: Catherine Callahan (Martha) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2014-02-16

In Part 2 of our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s Spring Awakening, meet Catherine Callahan (Martha). Joel: Why did you want to appear in Spring Awakening...

New Whisperings: Meet KAT’s Director and Cast of ‘Spring Awakening’: Part 1: Joanna Frezzo (Ilse) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2014-02-15

In Part 1 of our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s Spring Awakening, meet Joanna Frezzo (Ilse). Joel: Why did you want to appear in Spring Awakening at...

‘A Little Night Music’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-02-12

A weekend in the country is exactly what you’re in for if you head up to the Damascus Theatre Company’s production of A Little Night Music at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn this month. The Sondheim...

Montgomery Playhouse Will Hold Auditions for “Woody Allen, Woody Allen” February 17-18th by Bruce Hirsch

Guest Author 2014-02-12

Montgomery Playhouse will hold auditions for Woody Allen, Woody Allen, two of Woody Allen’s one act plays: Central Park West and Honeymoon Motel Feb. 17 & 18 – with call backs Feb. 19 Please note...

Sandy Spring Theatre Group Holds Dance Audition for ‘The Producers’ on Sunday, 2/23@5 pm

Guest Author 2014-02-12

DANCE AUDITIONS Sunday, February 23, 2014 @ 5:00PM 1215 Connecticut Avenue, NW 4th Washington, D.C., 20036 “THE PRODUCERS” Music and Lyrics By Mel Brooks Directed By Kristofer Kauff Presented by The...

Be a Les Mis Valentine! Celebrate A Heart Full of Love At Reston Community Players’ ‘Les Misérables’ by Diane Schnoor

Guest Author 2014-02-09

There is one week left to catch a performance of the Reston Players’ critically acclaimed Les Misérables, and members of the cast and crew are hoping regional audiences will join them for some...

‘Funny Money’ at 2nd Star Productions by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-02-04

What would you do with 1,735,000 pounds? Hopefully do a better job of keeping your story straight than the zany characters in Ray Cooney’s Funny Money. An uproarious farce of epic proportions comes to...

‘Clybourne Park’ at The Arlington Players by Julia Scherer-Hoock

Julia Scherer-Hoock 2014-02-02

It is tempting to be fooled into believing that we live in a post-racial America. After all, institutionalized racism is long gone, we’ve elected a black president (twice) and black culture is...

‘La Cage aux Folles’ at McLean Community Players by Eric Denver

Eric Denver 2014-02-01

La Cage aux Folles, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly! and Mame), and book by multiple Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy and Kinky Boots), opened on Broadway in...

‘The Ballad of the Red Knight’ at Port City Playhouse and Red Knight Productions by Jenna Miller

Jenna Miller 2014-01-26

I had a great time at The Ballad of the Red Knight – a comedic adventure that takes place in Medieval Story Land. The Red Knight is a prince known for using his silver tongue to negotiate rather than...

‘Take 2: Say I Do’ at Main Street Theater by Kim Moeller

Kim Moeller 2014-01-25

As sweet as frosting on a wedding cake, Main Street Theater’s production Take 2: Say I Do offers an entertaining and comical evening of the challenges and joy that accompany the wedding of two people...

‘THIS’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Annie Bradley Ermlick

Annie Bradley Ermlick 2014-01-25

As described by Alan in Melissa James Gibson’s THIS, middle age is, “a sense of intense urgency mixed with exhaustion.” Making its Northern Virginia area debut, the Vienna Theatre Company presents the...

The WATCH AWARDS Nominees React!-Part 1 by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2014-01-25

How did thy feel when their names were announced as a WATCH AWARD nominee? A Father and a Son Are Nominated Outstanding Special Effects Chip Gertzog and Jimmy Gertzog Chip Gertzog & Jimmy Gertzog–...

A New ‘A Little Night Music’ to Open at Damascus Theatre Company on February 7th by Director D. Scott Richards

Guest Author 2014-01-24

First things first: I LOVE A Little Night Music. Seriously. Purists may question that when they see Damascus Theatre Company’s production, opening in February. For this production, I made the decision...

‘THIS’ Opens Tomorrow Night at Vienna Theatre Company

Guest Author 2014-01-23

Opening Tomorrow: THIS by Melissa James Gibson – A story about Friendship, Adultery, Kids, Careers, Loss and Life at 40. Playing Jan. 24-25, Jan. 31-Feb 2 and Feb. 7-9 At Vienna Theatre Company...

La Cage aux Folles Opens January 31st at McLean Community Players

Guest Author 2014-01-23

The McLean Community Players (MCP) present La Cage aux Folles, the only musical to win Tony Awards for Best Musical and twice for Best Revival of a Musical, opening on Friday, January 31st McLean’s...

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

Amanda Gunther 2014-01-23

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...

The 14th WATCH AWARDS Nominations Announced!

Joel Markowitz 2014-01-19

The 14th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors‘ (THE WATCH AWARDS) nominations were announced tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Here are this year’s nominees: 14th Annual...

‘Les Misérables’ at Reston Community Players by Beverly Fleisher

Bev Fleisher 2014-01-19

Reston Community Players’ production of Les Misérables is la plupart magnifique! From the moment the curtain rose on a group of prisoners, including Jean Valjean, toiling in misery to “Look Down,” to...

WATCH AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED TONIGHT!

Joel M. 2014-01-19

The 14th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors‘ (THE WATCH AWARDS) nominations will be announced tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. The WATCH Award Ceremony will take place on...

‘Caught in the Net’ at Castaways Repertory Theatre by Jenna Miller

Jenna Miller 2014-01-19

Caught in the Net is the hilarious sequel to his hit Run for Your Wife both written by Ray Cooney. The British farce begins with bigamist taxi driver John Smith (the very funny Trip Lloyd) still...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-01-18

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...

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

Amanda Gunther 2014-01-13

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...

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

Amanda Gunther 2014-01-13

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...

‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ at Silver Spring Stage

Emily Cao 2014-01-13

William Shakespeare, the behemoth of the literary world. Twelve Dramas, sixteen Comedies, ten Histories – a total of thirty-seven full-length plays. Is it possible to touch on all of them in an hour...

‘Harvey’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2014-01-11

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...

‘Blame it on Beckett’ at Montgomery Playhouse at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Yvonne French

Yvonne French 2014-01-11

Ever wonder what goes on–not behind the scenes–but beneath the surface of the performing arts? Such as what might have led to a Bolshoi Ballet star dancer’s conviction for throwing acid on the...

‘Urinetown: The Musical’ at Dominion Stage by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2014-01-11

Urinetown: The Musical holds a special place in my theatergoing memory. I first saw it in New York City days after the September 11, 2001, attacks because then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani told me to. He made...

Here’s the Ticket Winner for ‘Urinetown the Musical’ at Dominion Stage

Joel M. 2014-01-09

THE WINNER OF A PAIR OF TICKETS TO DOMINION STAGE’S URINETOWN THE MUSICAL IS… MELISSA JO YORK-TILLEY URINETOWN THE MUSICAL is performed at: Gunston Arts Center, Theatre 1 2700 S. Lang Street...

Here’s the Winner of Tickets to Silver Spring Stage’s “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Joel M. 2014-01-09

THE WINNER OF A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SILVER SPRING STAGE’S THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) IS… LUKE TUDBALL AND HE ANSWERED THESE THREE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY: (1) What Neil Young song...

Directing ‘This’ by Melissa James Gibson at Vienna Theatre Company by Tom Flatt

Guest Author 2014-01-09

What’s THIS All About? When I told people I was going to be directing This at Vienna Theatre Company, they invariably replied, “This?” with a quizzical tilt of the head. I would go on to explain it...

‘Blame it on Beckett’ Opens Friday at Montgomery Playhouse by Bruce Hirsch

Guest Author 2014-01-08

Blame it on Beckett, presented by Montgomery Playhouse in partnership with the City of Gaithersburg opens this Friday, Jan. 10th at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Written by John Morogiello, the play is...

Meet the Lovers of Reston Community Players’ ‘Les Misérables’ by Diane Schnoor

Guest Author 2014-01-06

When Reston Community Players opens its stirring production of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables on January 17th, three incredibly talented young actors will anchor its heart-wrenching...

Oh, That Crazy Bard! ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ Opens January 10 at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

Guest Author 2014-01-05

Doing Shakespeare is hard. Doing all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays – plus his sonnets – in 97 minutes, using only three actors, with lots of props, physical comedy and improvisation, and with no fourth...