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The 2013 Capital Fringe Festival Show Schedule IS UP!

The Capital Fringe Festival’s 2013 Schedule for July 11-July 28, 2013 is Here! Take a look at the new Capital Fringe Festival website and the wonderful schedule for this year’s Festival! You can...

Chatting with Super Composer Hans Zimmer About ‘Man of Steel’ by Jordan Wright

According to a 2007 British survey Hans Zimmer is considered “one of the world’s 100 living geniuses.” He shares space on the list with the likes of Stephen Hawking, Prince and Philip Glass. Zimmer’s...

Adventure Theatre MTC Announces its 2013-2014 Season by Amanda Russell

Adventure Theatre MTC’s 62nd SEASON: 7 WORKS WILL BE PRODUCED IN 2012-2013: INCLUDES ONE WORLD PREMIERE, A NATIONAL TOUR AND A TRANSFER TO OFF-BROADWAY Adventure Theatre MTC, (ATMTC), the twice...

Olney Theatre Center Announces 2014 Season: 5 Plays and 4 Musicals by Laura Asendio

Olney Theatre Center’s Artistic Director Jason Loewith announced the company would scrap its traditional subscription format while producing an ambitious slate of three seasons and nine productions...

TYA at Drama Learning Center Presents Jason Robert Brown’s ‘Songs for a New World’ June 14-16 & 20-22

Teaching Young Actors (TYA) – DLC’s Teen Professional Company Presents Songs for a New World Tickets are now on sale for Songs for a New World at Drama Learning Center in Columbia. This re-imagining...

2013 Tony Award Winners

Here are The 2013 Tony Award WINNERS The American Theatre Wing announced its Tony Award winners tonight. Among the winners were Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, that stopped at Arena Stage. It was...

DCMTA’s ‘Nibble and Sips’ Columnist Jordan Wright to Judge ‘Taste of Del Ray’ on Sunday

As the sole celebrity judge for this weekend’s Taste of Del Ray, I’m pondering how I’ll be able to select a winner from a slate of twelve very qualified competitors vying for just one trophy. A nicely...

Bravo@KAT’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof JR.’ Tomorrow and Sunday at 1, 4, & 7:30 at Randolph Road Theatre

Bravo@KAT Presents Fiddler on the Roof JR. Tomorrow, June 8th and Sunday, June 9th “FIDDLER” cast: 6/8 @ 1pm, 6/8 @ 7:30pm, 6/9 @ 4pm “ROOF” cast: 6/8 @ 4pm, 6/9 @ 1pm, 6/9 @ 7:30pm At Randolph Road...

‘Fido’s Friends Unleashed’ for Beltway Barks! This Saturday, 6/8@10-2 Part 3: Sandy Bainum & Donna Migliaccio

DC Actors for Animals presents: BELTWAY BARKS! Where DC actors help DC animals find forever homes! Lisa Carrier Baker, Founder, Beltway Barks DC Actors for Animals: As I have grown into the DC theatre...

Auditions for Adventure Theatre MTC’s Student Ensemble Class of 2014 on June 9th

Auditions for Adventure Theatre MTC’s (DC Region’s longest running children’s theatre and training academy) Student Ensembles Class of 2014 are being held on Sunday, June 9th. This is a great program...

Young Artists of America’s 2013-2014 Season: ‘Show Boat’ & Jason Robert Brown Conducts ‘Songs For a New World’

Young Artists of America announces their 2013-2014 Season: “Breaking New Ground.” Young Artists of America is thrilled to announce our 2013-2014 Season titled “Breaking New Ground” that will set a new...

Call For Submissions: Mobtown Playwrights Group by Brent Englar

Last season, the play development wing of Baltimore’s Mobtown Players workshopped three new plays. One of them, Madeline Leong’s Stage IV, will receive a full production on the Mobtown stage this...

Adventure Theatre MTC’s Artistic Director Diane Hamilton Retires by Amanda Russell

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) Adventure Theatre MTC announces the retirement of Diane Hamilton, long-time lead artist, mentor, and inspiration to Washington, D.C. area performing arts students after...

Wednesday 6/5@Noon: Celebration of Women Who Play Wright: Mary Hall Surface, Jennifer L. Nelson, & Renee Calarco

American Women Writers National Museum Presents: A DRAMATIC CELEBRATION OF WOMEN WHO PLAY WRIGHT Noon, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in the McLendon Room of the National Press Club – 529 14th St. NW, in...

‘Red Bastard’ Returns to the Warehouse Theater June 13-15th by Eric Davis

D.C. is a town that revolves around politics. I don’t consider myself to be a political person, but it has been said to me that this show is extremely political, not the politics of nations, but the...

DCMTA’s Sydney-Chanele Dawkins Interviewed by Jacqueline E. Lawton in “Women Theatre Critics of D.C”

DCMetroTheaterArts’ reviewer Sydney-Chanele Dawkins, who recently interviewed Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton in a 3-Part Series on DCMTA, was interviewed by Jacqueline E., and the interview was...

‘Fido’s Friends Unleashed’ for Beltway Barks! on 6/8: Part 2: Evan Casey, Sherri L. Edelen, and Bobby Smith

DC Actors for Animals presents: BELTWAY BARKS! Where DC actors help DC animals find forever homes! Lisa Carrier Baker, Founder, Beltway Barks DC Actors for Animals: As I have grown into the DC theatre...

Tomorrow Night @ 7pm: Join Scena Theatre for THE ILIAD: Book I, The Wrath of Achilles at The Embassy of Greece

THE ILIAD: Book I, The Wrath of Achilles Join Scena Theatre tomorrow night at The Embassy of Greece for a dramatic reading, delicious refreshment, and fascinating conversation. Robert McNamara will...

Miřenka Čechová Performs ‘Light in a Darkness & The Death of the Marquis De Sade/Dante’ at ATLAS 5/31-6/2

Acclaimed actress Miřenka Čechová, and her company Tantehorse from the Czech Republic will mount Dante-Light in a Darkness, a piece that combines surreal and decadent poetry with elements of physical...

Bravo@KAT Presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof JR.’ June 8th and 9th at Randolph Road Theatre

Bravo@KAT Presents Fiddler on the Roof JR. On June 8 and 9, 2013 “FIDDLER” cast: 6/8 @ 1pm, 6/8 @ 7:30pm, 6/9 @ 4pm “ROOF” cast: 6/8 @ 4pm, 6/9 @ 1pm, 6/9 @ 7:30pm At Randolph Road Theatre – 4010...

Synesthesia: Accessible Museum Tours at American Museum of Natural History in New York City

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)-200 Central Park Avenue West, in New York City offers accessible tours that incorporate both verbal description and the opportunity to touch objects in...

Filichia on Friday: ‘The 2013 Broadway University Final Exam’ 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 DCMTA. This week: The 2013 Broadway...

‘The Playwright’s Playground Series’: Jacqueline E. Lawton Part 3 by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Welcome to the new in-depth interview series ‘The Playwright’s Playground‘ – highlighting local female playwrights in the D.C. Theatre community. Female Theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of...

James Konicek on Playing Sir Andrew in Folger Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’ by Joel Markowitz

I am a huge fan of James Konicek – his acting, singing, and ‘that voice.’ Audiences are loving James’ performance in Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night. I asked James about Sir Andrew Aguecheek and his...

Synesthesia: In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II@ Anacostia Playhouse at Black Theatre Festival on 6/27@7

The 4th Annual DC Black Theatre Festival will present In Sight and Sound: Live De(a)f Poetry II. The unique use of the word “De(a)f” reflects that half of the artists will be deaf and that all of the...

‘Synesthesia’: Scripts Due June 1 for VSA Playwright Discovery Competition by Yvonne French

Scripts due June 1 for Playwright Discovery Competition Middle and high school students are invited to explore the disability experience–-in their own life, the lives of others, or by creating...

‘Fido’s Friends Unleashed’ for Beltway Barks! on 6/8: Lisa Carrier Baker, Michael Bobbitt & Debra Buonaccorsi

DC Actors for Animals presents: BELTWAY BARKS! Where DC actors help DC animals find forever homes! Lisa Carrier Baker, Founder, Beltway Barks DC Actors for Animals: As I have grown into the DC theatre...

Predict the Tony Award Winners and Win $150 on TrueTheatergoer

Welcome to your opportunity to vote (unofficially) for the 2013 Tony Awards on TrueTheatergoer. ENTER YOUR TONY AWARDS CHOICES HERE. The person with the highest number of correct answers will win $150...

DCMTA’s New Column ‘Synesthesia’: Kudos to WNO & The Kennedy Center for Captioning ‘Show Boat’ by Yvonne French

Show Boat at Nationals Park Featured Open Captioning M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield presented a captioned simulcast of The Washington National Opera‘s critically acclaimed production of Show Boatto...

Classic Conversations: Featuring Audra McDonald at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Tiffany Draut

Audience members at Sidney Harman Hall at Shakespeare Theatre Company were in for quite a treat on the night of Monday, May 20, 2013. 5-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, one of Broadway’s most...

The Mobtown Players Holds Auditions for ‘Stage IV’ on 5/27 and 5/29

Baltimore’s The Mobtown Players are seeking actors for the world-premiere production of Stage IV, a new play by Madeline Leong, directed by Adam Kunsberg. The show will run July 26th through August...

58th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners Announced! Matilda, Pippin & Virginia Woolf Big Winners

Winners of the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced tonight from Town Hall, in NYC. The winners are announced in bold. DC area theatergoers were so lucky to see Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf...

Damascus Theatre Company Presents ‘Guys and Dolls JR.’ Today @ 2 and 7:30 PM & Tomorrow @ 2

TODAY May 18th at 2 pm and 7:30 pm TOMORROW May 19th at 2:00 pm Damascus United Methodist Church 9700 New Church Road, in Damascus, MD $14 General Admission, $12 DTC Members $10 Seniors, Students...

Stage Dad: ‘So Long Billy! It’s Been Good to Know You!’ by Glenn Cook

No question, it’s time. I knew those words would come at some point, so it’s not a shock to the system, but I’m somewhat surprised by how much emotion accompanies them. Our son, Ben, is leaving Billy...

Arena Stage Holds ‘Voices of Now Festival’ Today Through Sunday

ARENA STAGE HOLDS VOICES OF NOW FESTIVAL MAY 15-19, 2013 The Voices of Now Festival begins today, Wednesday, May 15 through Sunday, May 19 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in the...

Compass Rose Theater’s New Play Festival May 17-19th

Compass Rose Theater’s New Play Festival May 17th-19th, 2013 Schedule of Events Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 7:00pm – The Bully Play by Compass Rose Theater Student Playwright Hannah Geib Staged Reading...

Meet the Cast of Theatre Lab’s ‘August: Osage County’ Part 1: Dane Galloway, Tom Hamilton, & Steven Malone

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts is presenting Tracy Lett’s 2008 Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – May 16th-18th. Co-Executive Director Buzz...

University of Maryland Design Exhibition Today at The Studio Theatre From 1-5 PM

Stop by The Studio Theatre’s 3rd Floor Atrium – 1501 14th Street NW, in Washington DC TODAY between 1 and 5 PM for University of Maryland’s MFA 2013 Design Exhibition.

‘Requiem’ at Young Artists of America Today at 4 PM

Young Artists of America is thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our final concert of the season: TODAY AT 4 PM Running Time: One hour. The Lutheran Church of Saint Andrew 15300 New...

For Armed Forces Day on May 18th at 7:30 PM: Free Admission to ‘Byline: Ernie Pyle’ With Steve LaRocque

On Saturday, May 18th at 7:30 pm to Honor ‘Armed Forces Day’ BYLINE: ERNIE PYLE Takoma Park City Auditorium 7500 Maple Avenue, in Takoma Park, MD 20912 (near the Takoma Metro Station on the Red Line)...

Theater Alliance Offers Monday Night Reading Series ‘Hothouse on the Hill’

Theater Alliance is offering a Monday night reading series called Hothouse on the Hill. The free reading series are on begins on Monday, May 13th, 20th, June 3rd, and June 10, 2013. It features works...

An interview with Baltimore Director Matt Porterfield of ‘I Used to be Darker’ @ MDFF by Teresa McCormick Ertel

I Used To Be Darker, talented filmmaker Matt Porterfield’s third feature film, is gaining attention and will be screened at the Maryland Film Festival tomorrow at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM. Following...

‘DC Shorts Laughs’ on Friday and Saturday, May 17th and 18th by Laura Gross

DC Shorts Brings You Short Comedy Films and Stand-Up Comedy All in One Night with “DC Shorts Laughs” DC Shorts Laughs – May 17- 18, 2013 Next Friday and Saturday – get ready to laugh out loud and...

‘The Three Musketeers’ Opens Tonight at Synetic Theater

Synetic Theater opens a new adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas’ novel, The Three Musketeers in Crystal City. Brothers Ben and Peter Cunis have worked on the new adaptation for over 10 months. The...

Flying V Presents ‘PWYC Staged Reading of ‘UNPLUGGED’ This Sunday at 7 PM

FLYING V PRESENTS SPECIAL PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN STAGED READING OF ONE HALF OF THE UPCOMING NEW PLAY UNPLUGGED BY SEAMUS SULLIVAN & HUNTER STYLES The 27 Club – a group of brilliant, troubled musicians all...

Special Discount for Brian Stokes Mitchell This Sunday @5 at Kennedy Center

A SPECIAL OFFER FOR DCMTA READERS: Buy your tickets now! AND WAIVE THE TICKETING FEES WITH CODE: Broadway Tickets are available through WPAS Ticket Services at (202) 785-WPAS (9727) and online at...

Buy Your Tickets to ‘REQUIEM’ at Young Artists of America in Silver Spring This Saturday @7:30 & Sun @4

Young Artists of America is thrilled toannounce that tickets are now on sale for our final concert of the season: REQUIEM This Saturday, May 11 at 7:30pm and This Sunday, May 12 at 4:00pm at The...

Brian Childers on “An Evening With Danny Kaye’ Tonight at The American Century Theater Benefit at Artisphere

In 2002, Brian Childers wowed DC area audiences with his spot-on and high-energy performance as Danny Kaye in Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story, first at The American Century Theatre (TACT) and...

Tickets On Sale For Young Artists of America’s ‘REQUIEM’ on May 11 and 12th

Young Artists of America is thrilled toannounce that tickets are now on sale for our final concert of the season: REQUIEM Saturday, May 11 at 7:30pm Sunday, May 12 at 4:00pm The Lutheran Church of...

ATLAS Presents Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s ‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ on May 10-12th by Renee Littleton

ATLAS PRESENTS: MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH’S red, black & GREEN: a blues What sustains life in your community? Featuring, Tommy Shepherd, Traci Tolmaire, Yaw, and set design/installations from Theaster Gates...