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2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix’

There was never a dull moment in Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix directed by Justin Poole. This version of William Shakespeare’s well-known comedy, filled with confused identity, trickery and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #48: ‘DancEthos with The West Shore Piano Trio Movement’

22 gorgeous dancers + 6 inspired choreographers + 3 brilliant musicians + 1 skilled spoken word artist = an amazing collaborative experience! This diverse and dynamic program will showcase dance,...

2015 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Little Crane and The Long Journey: A Fable’

The Little Crane and The Long Journey: A Fable is the all-too-common story of an immigrant family dealing with prejudice in the United States. The story is a representation of the struggles Japanese...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’: Part 3: Jeff Rathner

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meet Jeff Rathner. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may...

DCMetroTheaterArts Reviewer and Columnist Sydney-Chanele Dawkins Passes Away at Age 47

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins, beloved DCMetroTheaterArts writer and columnist, lost her battle with breast cancer last evening. She was only 47 years-old. The DCMetroTheaterArts family mourns her passing...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #47: ‘Domestic Animals’ by Jennifer Faletto

You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you. At the height of the Vietnam War, Lori’s brother dodges the draft and her boyfriend enlists. Left alone, she disappears into her imagination. Seduced by...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #46: ‘Paper Glass’

Paper Glass explores the struggles of childhood and the absurdity of adult logic through the eyes of a girl whose memory works backwards. In Paper Glass, Alex desperately tries to understand her...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview # 45: We Happy Few’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’ by Kerry McGee

WE HAPPY FEW PRODUCTIONS Presents: THE WINTER’S TALE By William Shakespeare A Part of the 10​th ​Annual Capital Fringe Festival, July 9​​-August 2, 2015. I am a feather for each wind that blows THE...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #44: ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ by Liz Imler

2015 Capital Fringe Preview: Lanie Robertson’s ‘The Insanity of Mary Girard’ Last year’s Audience Award winners in Dance and Physical Theatre, The Wandering Theatre Company, return to this year’s...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #43 Will Durst in ‘BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG’

Population scientists describe the Baby Boom generation as anybody born between the years 1946 and 1964. Which means the youngest of the Baby Boomers turned 50 last year, and the oldest will turn 70...

Meet the Cast of The Metropolitan Youth Theatre’s ‘RENT’: Part 2: Jordan Sledd

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Metropolitan Youth Theatre’s Rent, meet Jordan Sledd. Introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you before on local...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #42: ‘After Eleven’ by Amy Harbison

“I loved my son, but he terrified me,” admits Jude Temper, a 9-11 widow and mother. After Eleven bears witness to Jude’s struggle to love and protect her son Matty, who suffers from mental illness and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #41: ‘Mine/Field’

Answer: Secrets. Data. Spying on other audiences. Charts and graphs made of dancers. Question: What is in a dance about debating data privacy vs. national security? Bonus Question: How do you make...

Meet the Cast of The Metropolitan Youth Theatre’s ‘RENT’: Part 1: Marcia Cunning

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Metropolitan Youth Theatre‘s RENT, meet Marcia Cunning. Introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you before on local...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #40: ‘Awake All Night’ by Itai Yasur

What was Bailey Drew’s reaction at Awake All Night’s first read-through? “Oh my gosh. I’m so excited. I’m freaking out,” says the 16 year-old actress. “I want to do all of this, now.” Bailey plays...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #38: A Look at ‘Dust to Dust’

Where did they get the music? Why haven’t I heard of this musical before? Who are these amazing young performers? These are the questions you—like others who’ve seen the play—will ask after seeing...

The Playwright’s Playground – The Playmakers CATF 2015: Part 1: Playwright Barbara Hammond on ‘We Are Pussy Riot’

The Playwright’s Playground – The Playmakers CATF 2015: Playwright Barbara Hammond on We Are Pussy Riot This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground begins ‘The Playmaker Series: CATF 2015.’ In...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #36: ‘When We Grow Up’ by William Jennings

When We Grow Up was crafted with the audience in mind. For every single choice we made, we had to stop and think about how that choice would affect the comfort of the audience. Would the audience feel...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #34: ‘The Suicide Journals’ by Veronique LaShell MacRae

Death is inevitable for a young lost soul… In its world premiere at the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival, I (Playwright and Director Veronique LaShell MacRae) explore the dark, grim, and often hushed...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #33: ‘Tammy Faye’s Final Audition’ by Merri Biechler

In her professional acting career, Shelley Delaney has portrayed Joan of Arc and Lady Macbeth. But there was always one person she wanted to tackle: Tammy Faye Bakker. Most people know Tammy Faye as...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #32: Video Preview of ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom’ by Jennifer Haley

Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley July 9 – August 2, 2015 A psychologically addictive video game emulates players’ actual neighborhoods as the on-screen environment. Moving from...

‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theatre

There’s an old adage that states “time wasted having fun isn’t wasted.” The Aldersgate Community Church Theatre effectively explored this theme with its production of Cheaper by the Dozen, adapted by...

‘Catch Me If You Can’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre

Think back to when you were 16 years old. What were you doing? Going to football games? Getting ready for the Homecoming Dance? Obtaining a machine to make fraudulent checks and then tricking Pan-Am...

2015 Capital Fringe Festival Preview #31: ‘Wrestling with the WIP’ by Nicole Y. McClam

From birth stories and mother/daughter relationships to Black Velveteen and badassness: Wrestling with the WIP seeks to create woman in her own image. Wrestling with the WIP premiered last October in...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘America Eats Tavern Holds Inaugural Virginia Festival, Bloomsday Celebration, Blue Duck Tavern Rhapsodizes About Ice Cream, Mitsitam Gets a New Chef, and We Get His Wild Rice Bars Recipe’

As expected tons of events are crammed into the month of June. Why? There seems to be a totally unfounded impression that we are all darting off to faraway lands. We wish! Here’s where we went...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #30: ‘A Family Reunion’ by Larry Blossom

Abducted and missing for fifteen years, Sarah and Joey miraculously return home to their family. Is it a cause for celebration or the beginning of a new tragedy? Raised apart in captivity, both are...

50th Anniversary: ‘RENT’ at Wildwood Summer Theatre by Rocky Nunzio

“Forget regret or life is yours to miss” seems to be the motto of Wildwood Summer Theatre. Wildwood Summer Theatre is the D.C. area’s premiere all-youth run non-profit theatre company. Wildwood was...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’: Part 2: Paul Loebach

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meet Paul Loebach. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #7: Interviews with the Writer/Director/Producer and Cast of ‘Girl with Two Belly Buttons’: Part 5: Peter Markey

In Part 5 of a series of interviews with the writer, producer, and director and the cast of Girl with Two Belly Buttons, meet Peter Markey . In Girl with Two Belly Buttons, Izzy, at age 60, is sick...

‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ at The Puppet Company

The Puppet Co. presents Snow White and the 7 Dwarves, an adaptation of the Grimm’s classic with a mixed cast of actors and rod puppets. Playwright Christopher Piper uses intricately-detailed puppets...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #7: Interviews with the Writer/Director/Producer and Cast of ‘Girl with Two Belly Buttons’: Part 4: Scott Duvall

In Part 4 of a series of interviews with the writer, producer, and director and the cast of Girl with Two Belly Buttons, meet Scott Duvall. In Girl with Two Belly Buttons, Izzy, at age 60, is sick and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #29: ‘Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self-Loathing Presents: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?’

“Hungry like a Woolf”: Europe’s Angry Avante-Garde Comes to Capital Fringe Atonin Artaud, founder of the “Theatre of Cruelty” and godfather of many of the more disturbing theatrical experiments of the...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #28: ‘Ripple of Hope: One Teacher’s Journey to Make an Impact’ by Karen Sklaire

Ripple of Hope: One Teacher’s Journey to Make an Impact is my comedic one-woman show that explores public education issues through my personal experiences as a drama teacher in some of the roughest...

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at The Keegan Theatre

The “hothouse,” loquacious and “southern-fried” appeal of Tennessee Williams’ classic Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is very evident in the scorching, white-hot production now inaugurating the new season of...

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) to Perform in Cuba on July 11-19th

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) today announced the performance schedule for their first-ever tour of Cuba by a gay chorus, set to take place from July 11-19, 2015....

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #26: ‘No AIDS, No Maids: Stories I Can’t F*ckin’ Hear No More’ by Dee Dee Batteast

You know that show where the pretty blonde, with the revolving door of handsome suitors is constantly getting into trouble? You know how every episode ends with her on the couch, or at a bar receiving...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #25: ‘Baba’ by Alex Mahgoub

Baba is an autobiographical one-man show. I talk about growing up fatherless after mine is murdered, and struggling with identity, bullying, sexuality, and life transitions. This is a summer of Fringe...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #24: ‘From Seven Layers to a Bikini Top in Less Than Five Hours’ by Andrea Schell

Most women have a strong desire to be free, fully self-expressed, and share their vision with the world. AND most women also have this overwhelming urge to be perfect, like PERFECT, in every way....

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #22 ‘Straight Faced Lies’ by Mark Jason Williams

Straight Faced Lies: Award-winning play about a dysfunctional family Thanksgiving comes to Capital Fringe. New York Playwright Mark Jason Williams (Recovery, The Other Day) returns to Capital Fringe...

Meet the Cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’: Part 1: Zoe Alexandratos

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Musical Theatre’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meet Zoe Alexandratos. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where...

‘Impossible! A Happenstance Circus’ at Round House Theatre

A colorful celebration of classic circuses and clowns from the 1930s and ’40s, Happenstance Theater elevates old-fashioned, family-friendly entertainment to a fantastical new level with Impossible! A...

DC Black Theatre Festival: ‘Plot Twists…’

An outstanding assembly of DC’s African American LGBTQ artists converged to create Plot Twists…, a late addition to the DC Black Theatre Festival lineup. Conceived and produced by Monte J. Wolfe—and...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #21: ‘It’s What We Do’: A Play about the Occupation by Director/Playwright Pamela Nice

At the end of my play, It’s What We Do, Ilan, an Israeli Defense Forces soldier, says: “I’m standing guard at a post, aiming my weapon at everyone. You know what image comes to mind for a Jewish...

‘Double Trouble (AKA The Parent Trap)’ at Imagination Stage

Imagination Stage presents Double Trouble (AKA The Parent Trap), based on Erich Kastner’s novel, Lottie and Lisa. This production is adapted by David S. Craig, with music by Marc Schubring and...

Buster Britches’ ‘Apocalypse Peep Show’ Coming to Black Cat This Friday, 7/3 @9 PM

If you like to combine your thrills with chills, then you’ll want to be sure to catch The Apocalypse Peep Show, hosted and produced by Buster Britches, this Friday, July 3rd at 9 PM at the Black Cat....

‘The Miss Firecracker Contest’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse

The Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley opened this weekend at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, and is directed by Patrick Pase and produced by Julie Rogers. Maureen Rogers is the Executive Producer....

‘The Producers’ at Olney Theatre Center

Camp it up with the comic free-for-all that is the Olney Theatre Center’s take on Mel Brooks’ Tony Award-winning musical The Producers. Become your very own disrupter of your very own straight-laced,...

2015 Capital Fringe Preview #19: ‘God: The One Man Show’ by Rich Potter

Hi, Rich Potter here. When I was 6 years old, the girl down the street told me about God, and how He created everything. I asked, “Who created God?” She didn’t know. So we went to her dad, who was...

DC Black Theatre Festival: ‘Secrets of a Black Boy’

A theater troupe from Toronto brought this play to town for three performances only for the DC Black Theater Festival. Secrets of a Black Boy speaks with great honesty and artistry. It achieves on...

Maysa at The Birchmere Music Hall

There’s an earthy, primal kind of beat that pulsates through every song at a Maysa concert. It’s a sound akin to a heartbeat, a panting breath, or a sonic boom that touches the emotional core the way...