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15 Pairs of FREE Tickets Offered for Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company’s Festival of Indian Dance & Arts by Daniel Phoenix SIngh

Win FREE tickets to the Festival of Indian Dance and Arts in Washington DC Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company is giving away 25 pairs of tickets to the Fall Festival of Indian Dance, which...

Here are the Winners of Two Pairs of Tickets to See Sutton Foster at Strathmore on Saturday, October 12th @ 8pm

HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD...

theatreWashington’s Veteran Board Chair Victor Shargai Passes the Gavel to Kurt Crowl by Jennifer Clements

theatreWashington’s Veteran Board Chair Victor Shargai Passes the Gavel to Kurt Crowl. theatreWashington President & CEO Linda Levy announced today that longtime Board Chair Victor Shargai, after the...

Magic Time: ‘Molière’s Don Juan’ at Faction of Fools by John Stoltenberg

On top of the antic hilarity in Faction of Fools’ new production of Molière’s Don Juan, I had the funny feeling while watching this company’s work for the first time that I’d been a fool for having...

Hope Operas Returns with 5 New Shows Monday Nights in October by Chris Griffin

Hope Operas, DC’s only serialized theatre festival, returns this Fall with five brand new shows, as we present five original plays in ten-to fifteen-minute episodes with the theme Cartoons for...

‘If/Then’ Video Released-Begins at National Theatre on November 5th

Here is the new video of the ‘Meet and Greet’ of the cast and creators of the new musical ‘If/Then,’ which opens on November 5th at The National Theatre. Pre-Broadway World Premiere of New Musical...

Martina Arroyo, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine, and Carlos Santana to Receive 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

MARTINA ARROYO, HERBIE HANCOCK, BILLY JOEL,SHIRLEY MACLAINE, AND CARLOS SANTANA TO RECEIVE 36TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS America to Celebrate the Careers of Five Extraordinary Artists on Sunday,...

Discount to See Sutton Foster at Strathmore on Saturday, October 12th @8 PM & 10% OFF Discount Code

AND HERE’S A SPECIAL 10% OFF DISCOUNT FOR DCMTA READERS: TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD...

McLean Community Players Present ‘Time Stands Still’ From 9/20-10/5 by Brent Stone

McLean Community Players Present the Washington Community Theatre Premiere of Time Stands Still — September 20–October 5, 2013 in McLean’s Alden Theatre Director Jessie Roberts leads an experienced...

‘BELL’ Opens Tomorrow Night at National Geographic by Caroline Gerdes

This fall marks the 125th Anniversary of the National Geographic Society. To commemorate this occasion, National Geographic Live, the events and live performance division of National Geographic, has...

Revolve Has ‘Cycle Broadway’ Theme Ride This Friday, 9/13 @ 6:30 pm

Revolve announces Theme Ride Fridays! A Different and Exciting Theme Ride Every Friday During the Month of September at 6:30 pm Revolve today announced Theme Ride Fridays! – a special offering and...

Backstage in Preparation for ‘The Václav Havel Project’ by Susan Galbraith

Backstage in Preparation for The Václav Havel Project Director Miřenka Čechová and Actress Susan Galbraith talk about their collaborative process and the themes and ideas they are wanting to explore...

Win a Pair of Tickets to See Sutton Foster at Strathmore on Saturday, October 12th @8 PM & 10% OFF Discount Code

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane in North Bethesda, MD SEND AN EMAIL TO:...

Auditions for ‘Bang the Drum Slowly’ at The American Century Theater on September 14th from 10 am-6 pm

Auditions for Bang the Drum Slowly September 14th 10 am – 6 pm At Theatre on the Run 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, in Arlington, VA Casting 15 men and 2 women. Please prepare a 2-minute monologue,...

‘Civil War to Civil Rights: The Well-Being of a Nation’ at The Clarice Center for the Performing Arts by Ramona Harper

Martin, Medgar, Malcolm, Thurgood, Colin, Jesse, Sammy, Trayvon, Barack. Julian. Searing black and white snapshots of America’s past and present were opening images for the University of Maryland’s...

‘Inventing “Bell” at National Geographic: A Q&A with Rick Foucheux and MJ Jacobsen’ by John Stoltenberg

National Geographic has been thinking outside its trademark yellow box a lot lately. The Society’s mission is “Inspiring people to care about the planet.” Adventure and exploration are its DNA. Still,...

Auditions TODAY From 4-5 PM for ‘Anything Goes Student Production’ at Adventure Theatre MTC by Amanda Russell

Anything Goes Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman Originally Produced by Lincoln...

Sally Mayes Holds a Cabaret Master Class on Saturday, October 19, 2013 by Joanne Schmoll

SALLY MAYES Returns to DC for another Cabaret Master Class When: Saturday, October 19, 2013 Time: 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Where: Private studio north of Dupont Circle. Cost: $150/Discount available for...

Bowie Community Theatre Holds Auditions for ‘The Cover of Life’ on Sat & Sun 9/21 & 22 From 1-4 PM by John Nunemaker

Auditions for The Cover of Life by R. T. Robinson Directed by: Robert Sams Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22nd from 1-4 PM Callbacks on Monday, September 23 at 7 PM Location: Bowie...

Auditions on September 7 & 8th for “Scrooge, the Musical” at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Mara Bayewitz

Auditions for Scrooge, the Musical at Sandy Spring Theatre Group will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th, from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. Scrooge, the Musical by Leslie Bricusse Produced by...

‘Portraying an Icon: An Actor’s Reflection on Playing Don Juan’ By Sun King Davis

When Matthew R. Wilson offered me the role of Don Juan, my first thought was, “Hell, yeah!” It’s a chance to work with Faction of Fools, an amazing company that was recognized in 2012 with the Helen...

Reporting from ‘Page to Stage’: ‘The Inaugural Election for President of Mrs. Jacobson’s Sixth Grade Class’ by Lauren Katz

My second day at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ annual Page-to-Stage Festival may have been shorter than my first, but no less impressive. The idea that new playwrights all gather...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Three Musketeers’ and ‘The Young Spectaculars and the Front Yard Adventure‘ by Lauren Katz

This Labor Day weekend, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts hosts the 12th annual Page-to-Stage Festival. Featuring over 40 theatre companies from the Washington DC area, the festival...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Good Devil, In Spite of Himself’ and ‘Aural Sex’ by John Stoltenberg

If you’ve never made your way to The Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage fest, let me let you in on a few pleasures that await you even before the pleasures packed into this annual Labor Day weekend of...

Here is Today’s ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival Schedule for Monday, September 2, 2013 at The Kennedy Center

Here is the schedule for TODAY, Monday, September 2, 2013 at the ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival’: Performances are from 11 AM until 9:30 PM At The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -2700 F Street, NW,...

Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Law of Return’ by Alison Drucker

The Law of Return is Martin Blank’s emotionally-gripping, thoughtful, and timely 80-minute show inspired by mid-80’s news events concerning the Jonathan Jay Pollard espionage case. Pollard, a civilian...

Filichia on Friday: ‘August’s Leftovers and September’s Brainteaser’ by Peter Filichia

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This week:...

CUA’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Presents The Jane Pesci-Townsend Excellence in Music Theatre Gala on Monday, 9/9@7:30 pm

The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music presents The Jane Pesci-Townsend Excellence in Music Theatre Gala Monday, September 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Archbishop Carroll High School 4300 Harewood Road...

Here is Today’s ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival Schedule for Saturday, August 31, 2013 at The Kennedy Center

Here is the schedule for TODAY, Saturday, August 31st at the ‘Page-to-Stage’ Festival’: Performances are from NOON until 10:30 PM At The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -2700 F Street, NW, in...

Donna McKechnie Performs ‘Same Place, Another Time’ at Olney Theatre Center This Sunday at 7 PM

While A Chorus Line is being performed at Olney Theatre Center Donna McKechnie, the Tony Award-winning Cassie from the original Broadway cast, is bringing her one-woman cabaret Same Place, Another...

12th Annual Page-to-Stage Schedule at The Kennedy Center Tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday & It’s FREE!

The 12th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival 2013 Takes Place on: Saturday, August 31, 12–10:30 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 6–7 p.m. Monday, September 2, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. In venues throughout The Kennedy...

Buy One Get One Free! For ‘Tick, Tick, BOOM!’ at Red Branch Theatre Company

A SPECIAL OFFER from Red Branch Theatre Company for DCMTA readers: Buy One Get One FREE ticket offer for Tick, Tick, BOOM! by Jonathan Larson You must call the box office at 410-997-9352 to make...

Magic Time! ‘Now That ‘Bradass87’ Is Chelsea: A Q&A With Playwright Claire Lebowitz’ by John Stoltenberg

Claire Lebowitz conceived a documentary theater piece called Bradass87 and crafted the script from primary sources—including Bradley Manning’s own online chats and instant messages, in which he used...

Kensington Arts Theatre Looking for Male Actor/Singer 35-50 for ‘PARADE’

KENSINGTON ARTS THEATRE (KAT) SEEKING ADDITIONAL ACTOR FOR PARADE – 2013 Perf. Dates: Weekends Oct. 25 – Nov. 16, 2013 Seeking additional male actor/singer 35-50 to round out the cast of Kensington...

An Interview with Playwright Eric Coble on His Play ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ at Arena Stage by Joel Markowitz

The Velocity of Autumn is about to open at Arena Stage on September 6th, starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella. Playwright Eric Coble talked to me about the journey of the play from its...

“Bringing ‘A Chorus Line’ to Olney” Part One: Auditions, Rehearsals, and ‘Opening Night’ by Stephen Nachamie

Director/Choreographer Stephen Nachamie takes us behind the scenes of Olney Theatre Center’s production of A Chorus Line.’ Here is Part 1. OLNEY THEATRE CENTER ASKS STEPHEN TO DIRECT AND CHOREOGRAPH A...

At La-Ti-Do TOMORROW at 8 PM: ‘SMASH’ Hits by Don Michael Mendoza

It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do: WINNER of DCMetroTheater Arts’ Special Award for Best of 2012! TOMORROW: MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013 AT 8 PM AT THE BLACK FOX LOUNGE – 1723 Connecticut Ave NW,...

‘Meet The Plaids’ at Olney Theatre Center Part 2: Chris Rudy by Joel Markowitz

Here’s Part Two of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s production of Forever Plaid. Meet cast member Chris Rudy: Joel: How did you get involved wit the the Olney production...

The American Century Theater Announces Its 2013-2014 Season

The American Century Theater Announced its 2013-2014 Season: Neil Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn Directed by Rip Claassen September 12-October 12, 2013 Note: Show opens Thursday, 9/12 Neil Simon’s first...

Free Reading Tonight & Sat Night of ‘Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem’ at Spooky Action Theater by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi

Written, directed, choreographed and starring transgender performer Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, Klytmnestra: an Epic Slam Poem is set in the cemetery of Black Art and African Priestess, a Dead Queen, a...

Culture, Class, and Morality in a Whimsical ‘Don Juan’ at Faction of Fools by Matthew R. Wilson

“When will you do Molière?” we at Faction of Fools have been asked since our founding in 2009. The answer is “Now!” and the play is Don Juan! Molière’s connections to Commedia dell’Arte are legion....

An Interview with Styx’s Lawrence Gowan by Mike Spain

Styx is in town Friday night to perform with REO Speedwagon at Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore. I talked to Lawrence Gowan the lead singer and keyboard player from the band. We talked about...

‘Summer Hummer 2013’ Takes in $24,500 by Jennifer Clements

Summer Hummer Sends Funding Totals – and Temperatures – Soaring All-Star Cast Bares Almost All to Help Colleagues with Emergency Needs On Monday night, the 2013 Summer Hummer, a bawdy benefit...

‘Cavalia’s Odysseo’ Gallops Into National Harbor From October 16-27th

The internationally acclaimed Cavalia pushes the limits of live entertainment once again with its second production: a 30-million dollar extravaganza that is wowing critics and audiences alike across...

Kensington Arts Theatre is Holding a Special Audition for ‘Parade’ on Sunday, 8/25 from 4-6 PM

Kensington Arts Theatre is holding special auditions for one remaining role in its upcoming production of Parade THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH FROM 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The role is that of Judge...

Favorite ‘Scene Stealers’ of the 2012-2013 DC Area Theater Season: Part 5

There were many wonderful Scene Stealing moments on DC Metro Area stages in our professional, community, children’s, and university theaters during the past theater season (August 1, 2012-August 1,...

Young Artists of America Holding Auditions for ‘SHOW BOAT in Concert’ on Tuesday, September 24th and Saturday, September 28th

Young Artists of America is holding auditions for their upcoming production of SHOW BOAT in Concert on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 and Saturday, September 28, 2013 in the Chorus Room at Winston...

‘Summer Hummer 2013’ Takes Off at 7 and 9 PM THIS MONDAY, August 19th at Signature Theatre by Jennifer Clements

Summer Hummer 2013 Over 40 of Washington’s hottest theatre performers. Singing. Dancing. AND… Taking off their clothes. THIS MONDAY, August 19, 2013 at 7 pm and 9 pm At Signature Theatre $35 General...

Silver Spring Stage is Seeking Directors and Play Proposals for its 2014-2015 Season

SILVER SPRING STAGE: A CALL for DIRECTOR/PLAY PROPOSALS 2014-15 SEASON DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 Silver Spring Stage presents the best in contemporary plays by some of the...

Favorite ‘Scene Stealers’ of the 2012-2013 DC Area Theater Season: Part 4

There were many wonderful Scene Stealing moments on DC Metro Area stages in our professional, community, children’s, and university theaters during the past theater season (August 1, 2012-August 1,...