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Parlor Room Theater Presents ‘A Christmas Carol, 1933’: A Live Radio Play This Friday Through Sunday 12/19-21 by Frank DiSalvo

PARLOR ROOM THEATER PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1933 New adaptation by local playwright envisions the classic Dickens novel as a live radio play Parlor Room Theater presents A Christmas Carol, 1933 by...

Call for Proposals for the 2015-2016 Theater Season at the Arts Barn Ends Tonight at Midnight by Laura W. Andruski

Call for Proposals for the 2015-2016 Theater Season at the Arts Barn Arts on the Green, the City of Gaithersburg’s premiere center for the performing and visual arts which includes the Kentland’s...

‘5 Minutes with Leo Sushansky’ and National Chamber Ensemble’s Holiday Concert is This Sunday, December 14th at 4:30 PM at Artisphere Spectrum Theatre

Leonid (“Leo”) Sushansky is a critically acclaimed violinist and the Artistic Director of the National Chamber Ensemble, Artisphere’s ensemble-in-residence, was interviewed by The Rosslyn Bulletin....

‘Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge’ Opens Friday, December 12th at Silver Spring Stage by Lennie Magida

A Holiday Show with a Twist… And a Chance to Help Manna Food Center by Lennie Magida This year, why not take the traditional holiday theatrical cocktail…and add a twist? If A Christmas Carol is the...

Win 2 FREE ‘Earthling’ Tickets to WSC Avant Bard’s ‘A Klingon Christmas’ on December 15th at 8 PM at Theater J

WC Avant Bard is giving away TWO Earthling Tickets to their holiday benefit performance of A Klingon Christmas Carol These tickets will get you into the show and to the reception afterwards!! ENTER...

GMCW Presents ‘Rockin’ The Holidays’ Tomorrow Night at 8 PM at The Lincoln Theatre By Craig Cipollini

We’re getting’ ready to take the stage… We’re putting the final touches on our holiday concert and you won’t want to miss it! If you haven’t purchased your tickets already, don’t miss out on our...

Montgomery Playhouse and Arts on the Green Present ‘Sherlock Holmes And the Snow Goose’ Opening Tonight thru 12/21/14 by Bruce Hirsch

Montgomery Playhouse in Partnership with Arts on the Green Presents Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Goose by Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cole Based on The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur...

Community Crisis Services Inc’s (CCSI) ‘A Christmas Carol’ Opens on Saturday Night and Hosts a ‘Gala Celebration of Hope and Community’ on Tuesday at 7 PM by William Leary

Join Community Crisis Services Inc. (CCSI) for two wonderful and entertaining events this Holiday Season! This year, CCSI has partnered with St JohnEvangelical Lutheran Church and Wolf Pack Theatre...

The Remarkable Backstory of WSC Avant Bard’s ‘A Klingon Christmas Carol’ at Theater J on December 15th at 8 PM by Marc Okrand

WSC Avant Bard will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a one-night-only staged concert reading of A Klingon Christmas Carol—Charles Dickens’s classic tale of ghosts and redemption retold in...

‘La-Ti-Do’ Is Looking For A New Home: An Open Letter to the DC Area Arts Community by Don Michael Mendoza

An Open Letter to the DC Area Arts Community: Providing a safe, inclusive and encouraging environment is of the utmost importance when creating and experimenting with any art form. La-Ti-Do served the...

Tony Nominated Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Held a Master Class with Act Two @ Levine Pre-Professional Students at Strathmore Last Night

Tony nominated for A Christmas Story, The Musical, Pasek and Paul brought years of composing experience to the students of Act Two @ Levine’s pre-professional students. They began working together at...

‘Barbarellesque’ is Back This Saturday! Interview with 4 Barbarellas

If you missed Compound 50/50 Productions Barbarellesque last year at the Wind Up Space or this summer at the State Theatre you still have two chances to catch the super fun, super sexy send up of Jane...

The “Nightfall” Girl with Many Hats (and Faces) By Jen Bevan

When Molotov Theatre Group’s founder Alex Zavistovich first mentioned Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe (onstage at DCAC now through December 7th) to me, I knew I would have a hand in it. But little did...

‘Young Artists of America’ is Now ‘Young Artists of America at Strathmore’

On Sunday, November 16, 2014 Strathmore, a leading multi disciplinary arts center in the Washington, DC region, announced its new affiliation with Young Artists of America, a non-profit organization...

‘The Laramie Project’ at Indian Creek Upper School

The Indian Creek Upper School production of The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project on Saturday evening at the Jack and Nancy Becker Center for the Performing...

Young Artists of America Presents ‘The Secret Garden’ in Concert TODAY at 4 PM

Young Artists of America Presents ‘The Secret Garden’ in Concert TODAY at 4 PM. One performance only! This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in lush, contemporary musical style...

Act Two @ Levine Presents Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ Continues Today at 3 and 8 PM at Georgetown Prep

Act Two @ Levine is proud to present: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Attend this dark and witty tale of love, London, murder and revenge Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street...

Hit Musical ‘Visible Language’ to Livestream on HowlRound Tomorrow, November 16th at 2 PM

Hit Musical Visible Language to Livestream on HowlRound TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 AT 2 PM WSC Avant Bard and the Gallaudet University Theatre and Dance Program announce today that their...

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Presents ‘Love Stinks!’ at Atlas Tonight at 5 & 8 PM by Craig Cipollini

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents a funny look at the world of love and dating TONIGHT at 5 PM and 8 PM at Atlas! We’ve all kissed a few frogs in our time – right? Join the Gay Men’s...

Young Artists of America Presents ‘The Secret Garden’ in Concert Sunday at 4 PM

Young Artists of America Presents ‘The Secret Garden’ in Concert Sunday at 4 PM. One performance only! This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in lush, contemporary musical...

Act Two @ Levine Presents Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ Tomorrow through Sunday at Georgetown Prep

Act Two @ Levine is proud to present: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Attend this dark and witty tale of love, London, murder and revenge Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street...

Spine: What Happens when Porno, Isabella Rossellini, and Bio-Diversity Collide? Who Can Say “STEAM”? Who Can Say Green Porno Live?

To be sure, some of Lisner’s audience came for the sex–explicit, diverse, and environmentally conscious. Some came for the celebrity–a noted model and film actress (Blue Velvet) with a legendary...

In the Moment: Hub Theatre’s 2014-2015 Season Announced: Interviews with Helen Pafumi, Matt Bassett, & Kristen LePine

The Hub Theatre recently announced its full 2014-15 season. The season includes several mainstage productions and the annual Hub Playfest, along with developmental play readings. There will also be...

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Presents ‘Love Stinks!’ at Atlas on November 15th at 5 & 8 PM by Craig Cipollini

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC presents a funny look at the world of love and dating! We’ve all kissed a few frogs in our time – right? Join the Gay Men’s Chorus as select soloists will sing...

At Studio Theatre Keith Alan Baker Ends Tenure as Managing Director and Artistic Director of 2ndStage; Meridith Burkus Appointed New Managing Director

STUDIO THEATRE ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE • Keith Alan Baker ends tenure as Managing Director and Artistic Director, 2ndStage • Meridith Burkus appointed new Managing Director Studio Theatre Board...

The 2014 MetroCooking Show Promises To Have All The Right Ingredients by Cary Pollak

On Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th the MetroCooking Show will make its ninth appearance in the nation’s capitol at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and each year it has outdone...

Free Tickets to ‘There is a Happiness that Morning Is’ At WSC Avant Bard-Enter Now!

WSC AVANT BARD is Giving Away 5 Pairs of tickets for anytime in their run TO THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS Lusted. Then busted. A comedy in couplets. Back...

Arts Collective@HCC’s ‘Eat the Runt’ Auditions on November 15 and 16th by Susan G. Kramer

HCC’s Arts Collective Announces Auditions for EAT THE RUNT, November 15 & 16, 2014 Open Auditions for Ages 18 and Up – All Ethnicities Encouraged to Attend Arts Collective proudly announces auditions...

2014 Washington, DC RuleBreaker Award Honoring Creative Genius and Arts Advocate Charlie Fink Tomorrow Night at Woolly Mammoth

No Rules Theatre Company proudly honors Charlie Fink with the 2014 RuleBreaker Award. Tomorrow night No Rules Theatre Company honors a man who I admire so much-Charlie Fink. I don’t know anyone as...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Young Artists of America Presents a Master Class with Broadway Composer Jeanie Tesori This Saturday from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Round House Theatre in Bethesda

Young Artists of America Presents a Public Masterclass with Broadway composer JEANINE TESORI (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek the Musical, Caroline, or Change, and Violet) Saturday, October 18, 2014...

Magic Time!: ‘Someone Is Going to Come’ (a workshop production) at Scena Theatre

This is what Jon Fosse’s words sound like. When he writes it sounds like this. His characters talk in short statements. They talk and they seem to say something ordinary. They seem to. One will say...

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

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,...

A Report on ‘The Blue Room’ at George Mason University’s School of Theater

George Mason University’s School of Theater and the Mason Players presented The Blue Room, written by David Hare and adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s Der Reigen. Director Alex Galloway and his design...

Game of Thrones: ‘Burlesque Is Coming’ Tour Tonight at 7 & 10 PM at The Bier Baron

I don’t know from Game of Thrones. I know a lot of people nerd out over it, hard, and it’s got dudes with swords doing dude with sword things. Season One is on my tv bucket list as is everything that...

‘Journeys’: An Evening of Musical Theatre to Benefit Loudoun Interfaith Relief” This Saturday at 8 PM

Don’t pretend you haven’t noticed – the winds are shifting. There are pumpkin flavored things everywhere. You’ve even been forced to unearth your sweater collection from the back of your closet. The...

A Tribute to Costume Designer Reggie Ray – An Interview at The Helen Hayes and Videos of His Work

Costume Designer Reggie Ray died in his sleep yesterday and what a loss it is to the local theatre community. Personally, Reggie had always been so kind to me and as a regular Facebook friend we’d...

Patti LuPone at ArtSpeak! at Blake High School

Last night I enjoyed an evening with American icon, Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone at Blake High School at ArtSpeak!. ArtSpeak! has been around 18 years and the 850 people who...

A ‘Tiny’ Interview with Director Jessica Aimone of ‘The Tiny House Plays’ and Playwright Danielle Mohlman

I got super-excited when I found out Pinky Swear is doing an immersive theatre piece (or pieces) at DC’s own Tiny House community, Boneyard Studios. I’m a huge fan of tiny houses and what they...

Audience Member Barbara Bear Awarded the ‘Gary Lee Maker Award’

Barbara Bear, audience member and theatre patron extraordinaire was awarded the 2014 Gary Lee Maker Award by DC Theatre Scene. She joins past winners David Tannous (2011) in Tom Holzman and Alison...

In the Moment: An Interview with the Fredgren Studio Theater

A place to create is critical to the performing arts and artist. In Northern Virginia available space for emerging performing arts companies can be both difficult to locate and costly. So when a brand...

Joe Calarco on Being Named Resident Director and Director of New Works at Signature Theatre

After a very busy week, after being named Resident Director and Director of New Works at Signature Theatre, Multiple Helen Hayes Award-winning director/playwright Joe Calarco, who has directed 14...

A Chat with Patti LuPone on ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ on September 27th, 2014 at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and I had a conversation about her upcoming performance of Coulda Woulda Shoulda coming up at George Mason University’s Arts by George on September 27th at The...

$22 Discount Tickets for UrbanArias’ ‘Three Decembers’ on Sunday, 9/28@2 PM

“Looking for a quickie?” UrbanArias, DC’s premiere contemporary opera company offers a special ticket deal to see THREE DECEMBERS on Sunday, 9/28 at 2 PM at: Artisphere 1101 Wilson Boulevard,...

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

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...