Interviews and Features
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Saving Mr. (And Mrs.) Banks…Meet the Stars of SSMT’s Mary Poppins: Part Three: Jack Rowles and Tara Michelle Gesling
Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run through Sunday,...
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Saving Mr. (And Mrs.) Banks…Meet the Stars of SSMT’s Mary Poppins: Part Three: Jack Rowles and Tara Michelle Gesling
Last week, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opened the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins to thunderous standing ovations. Mary Poppins continues its run through Sunday,...
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The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: Director Kristin Horton Discusses Radical Love, Lessons Learned, and the Power of Community with ‘Dead & Breathing’
This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the plays at this...
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The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: Director Lucie Tiberghien Discusses Process, New Plays, and the Complex, Textured Clarity of ‘The Ashes Under Gait City’
This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the plays at this...
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The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: An Interview with Playwright Christina Anderson (‘The Ashes Under Gait City’)
This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the plays at this...
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‘Searching for the Perfect Nanny: Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Children of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of Mary Poppins’: Part Two: Ella Schnoor and Tyson Francis
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opens the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins, this Wednesday, July 23. In part two of a three part interview series, we meet two of the...
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Meet the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Stars of SSMT’s Magical Premiere of ‘Mary Poppins’ Part One: Meet Catharine Kay and Patrick Clealand Rosé
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre hosts the regional premiere of the practically perfect musical Mary Poppins, opening July 23. In part one of a three part interview series, we meet two of the young...
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Shall We Dance? Meet Russell Rinker: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s King in ‘The King and I,’ Now Playing Through Sunday
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the most luscious scores of all time. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) plays through this Sunday. In the third and final...
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An Interview with Moses Kamai Director of The Northern Virginia Ukulele Society
Moses Kamai is the Director and Organizer of the Northern Virginia Ukulele Society, for the past 5 and a half years in Reston, Virginia. He organizes, plans, teaches, and performs with members of the...
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The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: Ed Herendeen & Peggy McKowen Discuss the Development of CATF Plays
This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground introduces The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the the plays at...
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The Playwright’s Playground: ‘The Playmakers – CATF 2014: Interview With Ed Herendeen & Peggy McKowen Who Preview The Season
This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground introduces The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in-depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the the plays at...
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“Shall We Dance? “Meet Jenna Pinchbeck-Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s Anna in ‘The King and I’
Shall We Dance? Meet Jenna Pinchbeck, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s Anna in The King and I, Opening Tonight, July 9th Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the...
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Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: ‘Unscripted and Improvised – Roger Guenveur Smith, Discusses Making Movies & His Unparalleled Collaboration with Spike Lee’
Roger Guenveur Smith is a writer, director, and one of those enigmatic actors whose work continues to illuminate the international stage and screen. This classically trained Yale School of Drama...
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Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: Meet the Cast of ‘Breast in Show’: Part 3: Matt Dewberry
In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Breast in Show, meet Matt Dewberry How did you get involved in the show? Matt: I had worked with Kate Bryer previously at Imagination Stage (most...
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Meet The Cast of ‘Gruesome Playground’ at The Flying Muskrats: Meet Ben Peter
In Part 1 of interviews with the cast of The Flying Muskrat’s Gruesome Playground, meet Ben Peter. Joel: Where might DC theatre goers have seen you on stage before? Ben: I’ve done a lot of work at...
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The Playwright’s Playground-Unscripted and Improvised-Roger Guenveur Smith Discusses His Solo Performance of ‘Rodney King’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Roger Guenveur Smith is a writer, director, and one of those enigmatic actors whose work continues to illuminate the international stage and screen. This classically trained Yale School of Drama...
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‘The King and I’ Opens This Wednesday at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre-Cast Interviews Part 1
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless classic, The King and I, boasts one of the most luscious scores of all time. Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre opens this romantic musical about tolerance and cultural...
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Finding Their Purpose: Meet the Cast of Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Avenue Q’: Part 3: Evan Casey
This is the 3rd part of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s Avenue Q. In Part 3: Meet Evan Casey. Joel: Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this year? Evan: I was...
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Meet the Cast of Unexpected Stage Company’s ‘Dani Girl’: Caroline Wolfson, Joshua Simon, Maggie Robertson, and Zach Brewster-Geisz
Meet the cast of Unexpected Stage Company’s Dani Girl. _______ Caroline Wolfson (Dani) Joel: Where did you get your training and where have local theatregoers seen you perform? Caroline: I’m a...
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Meet the Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Schemings of Scapin’: Part 1: Jackie Madejski, Lauren Turchin Fox, Michael Windsor, and Zachary Roberts
In Part 1 of 3 sets of interviews with the zany cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s The Schemings of Scapin, meet Jackie Madejski, Lauren Turchin Fox, Michael Windsor, and Zachary Roberts. “Bodies...
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Contemporary American Theater Festival Interviews Part 2: An Interview with ‘The Ashes Under Gait City’ Playwright Christina Anderson by Sharon J. Anderson
In Part 2 of a series of interviews, Sharon J. Anderson, The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) Trustee and Professional Storyteller, interviews Christina Anderson whose play The Ashes...
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Meet the Cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Boeing Boeing’: Part 5: Sarah Olmsted Thomas
In Part 5 of a series of interviews with the cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s production of Boeing Boeing, meet Sarah Olmsted Thomas. Joel: Tell us where local theatregoers have seen you on the...
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AFI Docs’ Andrea Passafiume Wraps Up This Year’s Festival
AFI Docs, held annually in Silver Spring, MD and downtown DC, is regarded as the nation’s premier film festival for documentaries. Programmer Andrea Passafiume talks about highlights and standouts...
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Schmoozing with Michael Urie About ‘Buyer & Cellar’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company
DCMetroTheaterArts’ John Stoltenberg couldn’t have said it any better in his review of Buyer & Cellar: “The laughs come so fast in Buyer & Cellar—and Michael Urie’s solo performance is so brilliantly...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Alyssa Wilden on Her Play ‘Freddy & Cathy’
The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those involved in...
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Finding Their Purpose: Meet the Cast of Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Avenue Q’: Part 2: Stephen Gregory Smith
This is the 2nd part of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s Avenue Q. In Part 2: Meet Stephen Gregory Smith. Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this year? I was...
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Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘Saving Private Poo’ Interview With Steven Custer
It’s that time of year when The Capital Fringe Festival rolls into town. Everyone has a show, there are over 100 every year. An exciting new preview-interview of goodies to come is right here for your...
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Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘A Fire in Water’ by Michael Oberhauser
We here at Silver Finch Arts Collective are excited to be back at the Capital Fringe Festival after our last production, Fallen Angels in 2012, was such a great success. This year we’re presenting...
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An Extraordinary Cast of ‘Ordinary Days’ at Round House Theatre: Meet Erin Weaver
Here is the second interview with the extraordinary cast of Round House Theatre’s Ordinary Days. In Part 3: Meet Erin Weaver. Joel: Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this year? Erin: I...
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An Extraordinary Cast of ‘Ordinary Days’ at Round House Theatre: Meet Janine DiVita
Here is the second interview with the extraordinary cast of Round House Theatre’s Ordinary Days. In Part 2: Meet Janine DiVita. Joel: Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this year? Janine:...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Mariah MacCarthy on Her Play: ‘Painted’
The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those involved in...
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Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: AFI DOCS FESTIVAL: Cheryl Furjanic – ‘Back on Board: Greg Louganis’
Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele is a new column that embraces the landscape of film, filmmakers, and film festivals. This will be a canvas where film reviews, and in-depth interviews into the...
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‘Comfort and Joy’: ‘Comfort and Joy’: Appearing in 1st Stage’s ‘Bat Boy:The Musical’: Part 4: Russell Silber
In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of Bat Boy:The Musical at 1st Stage, meet Russell Silber. Joel: Introduce yourself and tell our readers where they might have seen you on the stage...
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An Extraordinary Cast of ‘Ordinary Days’ at Round House Theatre: Meet Will Gartshore
Here is the first interview with the extraordinary cast of Round House Theatre’s Ordinary Days. In Part 1: Meet Will Gartshore. Joel: Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this year? Will:...
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Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: AFI Docs-Lucy Walker on “The Lion’s Mouth Opens”
Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele is a new column that embraces the landscape of film, filmmakers, and film festivals. This will be a canvas where film reviews, and in-depth interviews into the...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Molly Hagan on Her Play: ‘The Wild Ones’
Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...
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Performing at The Howard Theatre on Friday and Saturday – Up Close with Alice Smith
Two or three times a year, Alice Smith seduces D.C. audiences with an intoxicating cacophony of R&B, pop, jazz and blues influences, the tension of an aching, volcanic sound and her soul-revealing,...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Elizabeth Archer on Her Play: ‘Old Gray Devil’
The Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those involved in...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – Interview with Playwright Susan Goodell on Her Play: ‘After Unlocking the Universe’
Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...
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Ed Dixon on Writing and Appearing in ‘Cloak and Dagger’ at Signature Theatre
I am a huge fan of Ed Dixon’s work. I was thrilled to be able to catch up with him, and to see the press performance of his new musical Cloak and Dagger on Sunday night at Signature Theatre. Joel: Why...
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The Playwright’s Playground: SOURCE Festival 2014 – An Interview With CJ Ehrlich on Her Play ‘Picnic on the Lake’
Welcome to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...
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The Playwright’s Playground: Part II: ‘Izumi Ashizawa -The Inspirations and Passions of a Japanese Interdisciplinary Artist’
Welcome back to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...
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Marquise Dre White on His New Musical ‘My Choice to Change’ Which Plays This Weekend at Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore is the city for up-and-coming new theatre. Be it newly inspired personal works, new musicals, or new companies, Charm City has it all. Featuring a tried and true performance company— J.C....
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Contemporary American Theater Festival Interviews: Part 1: An Interview with ‘North of the Boulevard’ Playwright Bruce Graham
In Part 1 of a series of interviews, Sharon J. Anderson, The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) Trustee and Professional Storyteller, interviews Playwright Bruce Graham whose play North of...
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The Playwright’s Playground: Part I: Izumi Ashizawa & The Art of ‘Kwaidan’
Welcome back to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the DC theater community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...
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‘Comfort and Joy’: Appearing in 1st Stage’s ‘Bat Boy:The Musical’: Part 3: Maria Rizzo
In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Bat Boy:The Musical at 1st Stage, meet Maria Rizzo. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they might have seen you on the...
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Finding Their Purpose: Meet the Cast of Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Avenue Q’: Part 1: Rachel Zampelli
This is the first part of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s Avenue Q. In Part 1: Meet Rachel Zampelli. Joel: Rachel, where have local theatregoers seen you perform this...
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Meet the Cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Boeing Boeing’: Part 4: Sherry Berg
In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s production of Boeing Boeing, meet Sherry Berg. Joel: Tell us where local theatregoers have seen you on the stage and the...
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Meet the Cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s ‘Boeing Boeing’: Part 3: Jamie Smithson
In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of No Rules Theatre Company’s production of Boeing Boeing, meet Jamie Smithson. Joel: Where have you performed in the area recently? I am new to the...
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Robert O’Hara on Directing ‘The Totalitarians’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The notion that a single state could suddenly become a Totalitarian governed state here within the United States of America without anyone noticing is completely absurd. Right? Or is it? The witty...
