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‘Wuthering Heights’ at Aquila Theatre at George Mason University

Eliza Anna Falk 2014-10-06

Before you can see anything, you can hear IT – the howling of the hostile and ominous wind of the Yorkshire moors. This is how Desiree Sanchez, Artistic Director of Aquila Theatre and adapter of...

‘Of Mice and Men’ at Providence Players of Fairfax

Anne Vandercook 2014-10-06

There are very few of us who are unfamiliar to the story Of Mice and Men. The classic novella by American Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck is a prevalent choice for high school English...

‘The Wedding Singer’ at The Arlington Players

Gina Jun 2014-10-06

With skillful staging, an impressive band, nostalgic choreography and a talented ensemble, The Arlington Players'(TAP) production of The Wedding Singer celebrates the ‘80s in earnest with fanciful fun...

‘Thread of Gold Beads’ at Publick Playhouse of the Performing Arts

Susan Brall 2014-10-05

There is no doubt that the Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts in Cheverly has its own unique charm. The décor from an art deco period from the last century has been preserved to be a forum for...

‘Triumph of Love’ at the Red Branch Theatre Company

John Harding 2014-10-05

Don’t go to Columbia’s Drama Learning Center just now looking for children’s theater. Triumph of Love, the new Red Branch Theatre Co. production playing there through October 18th, is by and for...

‘Venus in Fur’ at Rep Stage

John Harding 2014-10-04

Rep Stage returns from a busy summer makeover with a new production team and a five-star season-opener, Venus in Fur. David Ives’s 2010 comedy-drama scores big points with its fresh, two-person...

‘Rapunzel’ at The Puppet Company

Julia Amis 2014-10-04

The Puppet Company Playhouse presents Rapunzel, a re-imagining of the classic fairy tale through the use of puppetry. Directed by Allan Stevens and written by Duane T. Bowers, this adaptation more...

‘Evita’ at The Kennedy Center

Michael Poandl 2014-10-03

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s tango drenched Evita has achieved an iconic status that rivals that of its own subject, Eva Peron, the social-climbing, deeply flawed, yet popularly beloved wife of...

Bill Cosby at Strathmore

Wendi Winters 2014-10-03

The Cos leaves his audience wanting more Thursday night, the Cos had his audience roaring with knowing laughter with his description of every day life. When he left the stage, two hours and ten...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans’

Jordan Wright 2014-10-02

Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans When Washington Post food writer David Hagedorn is doing the asking, big name chefs and restaurateurs...

‘Chéri’ at The Kennedy Center

Carolyn Kelemen 2014-10-02

Revisiting Chéri – and a Baltimore visionary The venerable Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts turned avant-garde last night with the return of modern dance maven, Martha Clark, and her latest (and...

‘Driving Miss Daisy’ at Ford’s Theatre

Michael Poandl 2014-10-01

It’s time to bring out the sweet tea and church crowns, because Ford’s Theatre has brought a taste of the South to Washington with its spectacular production of Driving Miss Daisy. Authentic,...

$10 Tickets for ‘TOAST’ Tonight at 7:30 PM the Hill Center and on Friday at 7:30 PM at Woolly Mammoth

Joel Markowitz 2014-10-01

dog & pony dc is offering a special discount ticket price for Toast! ______ TONIGHT’S DISCOUNT CODE AT THE HILL CENTER The Hill Center is located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Eastern Market Metro...

‘The Tiny House Plays’ at Pinky Swear Productions

Sea Griffin 2014-10-01

TINY HOUSE, HUGE HEART Down a dark alley where cats dodge cars and across from the Glenwood Cemetery is Boneyard Studios, DC’s tiny house community. It feels almost otherworldly or enchanted, stepping...

‘The Reel Deal’: Watch Kyle Osborne’s Movie Review Video of ‘The Equalizer’

Kyle Osborne 2014-10-01

https://youtu.be/Qt0GkVZK8zA Here are the Washington, DC area showtimes for The Equalizer. The Equalizer website. LINKS Kyle Osborne’s Video Movie Review of The Maze Runner AND This Is Where I Leave...

‘The Night Fairy’ at Imagination Stage

Julia Amis 2014-10-01

Imagination Stage presents The Night Fairy, based on the book by Laura Amy Schlitz and adapted by John Glore. Jeremy Skidmore directs this imaginative production full of childhood nostalgia. If you...

‘Hamlet: Believe None of Us’ at Off the Quill

Gina Jun 2014-09-30

Blending a mix of performance mediums, including modern dance, contemporary music and stage combat, Off the Quill (OTQ)’s Hamlet: Believe None of Us reconceives the original play by Shakespeare,...

‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’ at Washington Concert Opera

Michael Poandl 2014-09-30

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I shuffled past elegantly dressed opera-goers in the cavernous Lisner Auditorium Sunday evening. My experience with opera is mostly limited to Bugs Bunny’s...

DCMTA Scene Stealers-Week Ending 9/28/14

Joel Markowitz 2014-09-30

Here are our new DCMetroTheaterArts Scene Stealers. Congrats to all our honorees. ______ The Cast and Orchestra of Children of Eden Performing “The Return of the Animals” at 2nd Star Productions “True...

‘Proof’ at The Potomac Playmakers

ZSun-nee Matema 2014-09-30

The Potomac Playmakers’ production of Proof by David Auburn, now playing at The Potomac Playmakers, and directed by Barb McCormick, is a thought-provoking show. McCormick utilizes every inch of the...

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

Joel Markowitz 2014-09-30

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...

‘Lobster Alice’ at Flying V

Cyle Durkee 2014-09-29

Oh Frabjous Day!! I must say, the toves were slithy! And gyring and gimballing were happening all over the stage! And, this take on the creation of Alice in Wonderland really lived up to its promise....

Remembering Dick Cerri: A Celebration in Song at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Eric Denver 2014-09-29

For those who are fans of folk music, there was only one place to be in the Washington, DC Metro area on Saturday night in order to be folkin down memory lane. The World Folk Music Association (WFMA)...

‘Rabbit Hole’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions

Eliza Anna Falk 2014-09-29

“Grief does not change you (…). It reveals you.” John Green’s words rang true but seemed like a huge understatement while watching David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play directed by Stevie...

‘Under the Canopy’ at Arts on the Horizon

Julia Amis 2014-09-29

Arts on the Horizon presents Under the Canopy, an engaging sensory experience especially envisioned for children ages 0-2. Created and directed by Matt Bassett and Tia Shearer Bassett, this playful...

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at McLean Community Players

Diane Jackson Schnoor 2014-09-28

The Game’s Afoot, and the evening promises suspense, hilarity, and entertainment for all who brave the McLean Community Players’ romp of a whodunit. Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the...

‘Awake and Sing!’ at Olney Theatre Center

Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell 2014-09-28

Clifford Odets’ 1935 turbulent drama Awake and Sing! is a stark portrayal of a dysfunctional Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City in the mid-1930s. Set against the backdrop of the Great...

‘Three Decembers’ at UrbanArias

Jessica Vaughan 2014-09-28

A relatively new opera company UrbanArias stages the touching, beautiful opera Three Decembers by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer based on a play by Terrence McNally. Robert Wood founded UrbanArias in...

‘creature’ at Deviated Theatre at Dance Place

Robert Michael Oliver 2014-09-28

In Margaret Atwood’s futuristic novel Oryx and Crake, the cutting-edge of modern science creates the Crakes, genetically modified human beings whose beauty is only matched by the healing power of...

‘Metamorphosis’ at Big Apple Circus at Dulles Arts Center

Gina Jun 2014-09-28

Big Apple Circus Soars with its Debut of Metamorphosis Big Apple Circus theatrically unveils its 37th season with the world premiere of Metamorphosis at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia,...

‘Children of Eden’ at 2nd Star Productions

Ramona Harper 2014-09-28

Am I on the Great White Way or am I really sitting in a theater in Bowie, MD? This is what I was thinking as I enjoyed 2nd Star Production’s opening night of Children of Eden now playing at 2nd Star...

Patti LuPone: ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Tiffany Draut 2014-09-28

Last night George Mason University’s annual Arts by George! benefit outdid itself as they had Broadway legend and TV star Patti LuPone headline their gala event. LuPone, whose credits span the...

New and Seasoned Performers Shine at Arts Collective@HCC’s ‘Coffee House Under the Stars’

Susan Brall 2014-09-27

Arts Collective@ HCC began its 20th year on Friday night with an old tradition. The Collective used the format of the Coffee House, put it out on a beautiful patio at the Horowitz Center and used it...

‘Lucky Stiff’ at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players

Andrew L. Baughman 2014-09-27

“Something funny’s going on” in Frederick, and it is Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players’ co-production of the rarely performed Lucky Stiff, an early work by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty...

It’s a Bittersweet Homecoming for ‘Evita’ Stars Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita)

Carolyn Kelemen 2014-09-26

It’s a bittersweet homecoming for Evita stars The final stop on the Evita tour at The Kennedy Center is bittersweet for hometown stars, Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Peron) and Caroline Bowman (Evita). Both...

The Playwright’s Playground: The Lonely and The Brave -‘Marie Antoinette’ Playwright David Adjmi Discusses Audience Engagement and the Rigors of Writing a Memoir by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2014-09-26

There is great passion and intensity with Award-winning Playwright, David Adjmi. “I want to be able to live up to my ambition. I want to feel that I can be a part of the theater in a significant way.”...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Henry Cyr 2014-09-26

No More Yielding But a Dream First things first – get thee to the new home for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC)! Located at 7 South Calvert Street in Downtown Baltimore; they have built a...

The Playwright’s Playground: The Lonely and the Brave – An Interview with ‘Marie Antoinette’ Playwright David Adjmi

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2014-09-25

Writing is deeply personal. For David Adjmi, playwright of Marie Antoinette, writing is not only personal it is something that is stirring, deeply passionate, and all encompassing. In the process of...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: A Green Wolf Resides on 14th Street, Tapping the Trees, A Visit to Maple Avenue Restaurant, Station 4 Goes to Valencia for Inspiration and Porchetta for a Crowd at Jackson 20

Jordan Wright 2014-09-25

A Green Wolf Resides on 14th Street, Tapping the Trees, A Visit to Maple Avenue Restaurant, Station 4 Goes to Valencia for Inspiration and Porchetta for a Crowd at Jackson 20 One of the most frequent...

‘All That Bethesda Jazz’: Meet The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club Proprietor Rick Brown and Events Manager Karla Rosenfeld Azachi

Joel Markowitz 2014-09-24

Meet Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club’s Proprietor Rick Brown You grew up in the DC area. What was the DC area jazz scene like when you were growing up, how has it changed, and how would you...