Everyman Theatre

Favorite ‘Scene Stealers’ of the 2012-2013 DC Area Theater Season: Part 6

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,...

‘P.O. Box Unabomber’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Summer stirs up a controversial new work over at Single Carrot Theatre in Baltimore as they present P.O. Box Unabomber, a new work by Zdrava Kamenova and Gergana Dimitrova. Presented in conjunction...

Summer Hummer 2013 Takes Off at 7 and 9 PM on 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. Monday, August 19, 2013 at 7 pm and 9 pm At Signature Theatre $35 General...

Behind the Scenes of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ at Port Tobacco Players by Ann Marie Watson

It would be tempting, but overly simple, to grab song titles and describe The Who’s Tommy as a “Sensation” and an “Amazing Journey” – even though it is, at times, both of those things. In reality,...

Capital Fringe Audience Awards of 2013 Announced! Photos by Paul Gillis

Here are Theatermania’s Capital Fringe Audience Awards of 2013 1. Comedy The D.C. State Players Present Agamemnon 2. Drama Tell Tale 3. Musical Theatre & Opera The Young Wife 4. Dance & Physical...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Eve’s Big Fat Family Reunion’ by Lauren Katz

What do you get when Eve, Sarah, Abraham, and Adam’s first wife Lillith all come together for one big dinner party? Well you get crazy family reunion that’s for sure. Lois Cecsarini turns the bible on...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’ by Nicole Cusick

Someone to Watch Over Me is nothing but a pure DC fairytale. That is the simple way to describe the plot of this politically charged new drama of the Federal Theatre Project as part of the Capital...

Capital Fringe Review: “The D.C. State Players Present Agamemnon” by Andrew L. Baughman

There is a new titan in the DC Theatre community, and his name is Tonee Bollocks. Bollocks is the Artistic Director of The D.C. State Players, and together with his dashing Producer Gabriel...

Rep Stage Names Suzanne E. Beal and Joseph W. Ritsch as New Co-Producing Artistic Directors by Mike Scrivener

Suzanne E. Beal and Joseph W. Ritsch Named New Co-Producing Artistic Directors of Rep Stage A past vice president of Frederick Community College and the associate artistic director of Baltimore’s Iron...

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Crime Buster Blast-Off 3000’ by The Bradford Güild

The following poem was written by Musical Director Ian McDermott, in the year 1999. It is the basis for the entire production. He was nine years old* when he wrote it. What will the new Millennium...

An Interview with The Beaux’ Stratagem’s Eric Poch by Amana Gunther

Swash-swash! Buckle-buckle! The clang of highwaymen’s swords are echoing asunder at Everyman Theatre in their production of The Beaux’ Stratagem. I got the chance to sit down with ensemble member Eric...

Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing’ by Leslie Weisman

No doubt about it: this is not your father’s (not to mention your English teacher’s) Shakespeare. Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing opens with a close-up of a man’s bare feet inserting themselves...

An Interview with Bruce Randolph Nelson on ‘The Beaux Stratagem’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

“When a man is courting, his is not himself, he the oil-painting on which the sketch is based.” A witty line of comedy delivered from the lovely character Kate Sullen in Everyman Theatre’s production...

‘The Beaux’ Stratagem’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Disguise is human but finding yourself within your true self and that is indeed happiness. And the happiness is running so high it’s maddening over at Everyman Theatre as they close their inaugural...

‘The Hampton Years’ at Theater J by Amanda Gunther

To create art simply the sake of it being beautiful is not enough. The artist must infuse their essence, their very being into the work so that all of them becomes a part of what they are creating....

‘The Hobbit’ at W.T. Woodson High School by Terry Byrne

Calling all J.R.R. Tolkein geeks. If last year’s Hollywood blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left you dangling, W.T. Woodson High School Theatre Department’s lip-smackin’ The Hobbit, a...

Topdog/Underdog at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Watch the cards closely. Pick a red card you pick a loser. Pick another red card you pick the other loser. But pick a black card and you pick a winner. And picking to see the Baltimore area of premier...

Married to the Stage: ‘Columbia, MO Here We Come!’ by Natalie McCabe

There are many factors that have affected where I have chosen to go to school and why. One major consideration of Johnny and me is monetary. Our various degrees (an MFA and BFA for him, a BA, an MA in...

‘Les Misérables’ at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School by Jennifer Georgia

Our Lady of Good Counsel Theatre Company’s Les Misérables (the musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the classic Victor Hugo novel, that originally opened in...

‘God of Carnage’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

If you’re eccentric enough to believe in the soothing power of culture then watching it unravel into a chaotic disarray of Neanderthal style behavior will surely be appealing to your eyes as the Tony...

Olney Theatre Center Announces NNPN Premiere of ‘Rancho Mirage’ & ‘The King and I’ by Laura Asendio

Olney Theatre Center Announces NNPN Rolling World Premiere of Rancho Mirage and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Classic Musical The King and I for their 75th Anniversary Season by Laura Asendio. Olney...

4th Annual ‘Intersections Festival’ Opens Today At Atlas Performing Arts Center

Atlas Performing Arts Center opens their Fourth Annual INTERSECTIONS Festival tonight with over 800 DC area artists performing theatre (14 plays are on the schedule), spoken word, dance, and music...

Molotov Theatre Group Announces Its 2013-2014 Season by Alex Zavistovich

Molotov Theatre Group, Washington DC’s only Grand Guignol theatre company, has announced its 2013/2014 season, which includes Extremities, Normal, and Killer Joe, and is issuing a call for directors...

Part Four: Wanderlust Theater Lab: An Interview with Playwright Tom Block on ‘Butterfly’ Which Opens Friday at Takoma Park Community Center

DCMetroTheaterArts caught up with Playwright Tom Block over coffee, in the small, sun-filled writing studio where he creates his written works. As he sat overlooking the rural expanse of his 15/100ths...

‘The Actor’s Nightmare’ and ‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All’ at Bay Theatre Co. by Amanda Gunther

We’ve all had that nightmare— showing up in our underwear and not knowing what we supposed to say or how we got there? Now imagine that magnified tenfold; being on stage in front of a huge live...

‘Living the Dream… Singing the Dream Celebrating the Legacy of MLK’ at The Kennedy Center by Audrey Thornton

Kudos to another sold-out season performance of The Choral Arts Society of Washington and the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS). For the third year, the societies commanded a musical feast of...

‘The Glass Menagerie’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) by Mike Spain

Maryland Ensemble Theatre continues its tradition of producing thought-provoking theatre with their heartfelt and powerful production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Director Peter Wray...

Jason Loewith Named Artistic Director of Olney Theatre Center by Laura Assendio

I am so thrilled that Jason Loewith has accepted the Artistic Director position at Olney Theatre Center. He began his new position on February 4th. Here is the announcement from Olney Theatre Center:...

Arts Collective@HCC’s What Improv Group (W.I.G.) Performs This Friday & Saturday by Susan G. Kramer

HCC’s only improv troupe performs its final two shows this weekend – this Friday and Saturday February 8th and 9th at 8 PM at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre, in Columbia, MD. Don’t miss...

Our new ‘Other Reviews’ Feature

Starting today, we will be posting other reviews plus DCMTA’s reviews that have been written for shows playing in the DC Metro Area in our new ‘Other Reviews.’ I hope you like it. Click on the ‘Other...

‘August: Osage County’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Broadway has come home to Baltimore as Everyman Theatre opens its doors at its brand new home on Fayette Street, bringing along with it the Pulitzer Prize-Winning play August: Osage County, a...

Everyman Theatre Announces Week of Grand Opening Celebrations-1/14-20/13 by Laura Weiss

Everyman Theatre is pleased to announce a week-long celebration for The Grand Opening of its new theatre at 315 West Fayette Street, in Baltimore, MD. The Grand Opening Week will take place from...

Theatre Lab Offers Classes Featuring Productions of ‘Les Miz’ and ‘August: Osage County’ by Dane Petersen

THEATRE LAB SPRING SESSION OFFERS CLASSES FEATURING PRODUCTIONS OF LES MIZ, and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY This spring, Theatre Lab students will have the opportunity to take on roles in full-fledged...

Final Weekend for Arts Collective @HCC’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Sue Kramer

Did we hear you right? Did you say “Bah-humbug..(groan).. Not another A Christmas Carol?!!! “*****A proverbial circus of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy, this delightful romp through the...

‘Seasonal Disorder’ at Washington Improv Theater by Flora Scott

I am an actress, but improv – although entirely and absolutely necessary to act organically – was not something I had ever tackled in and of itself, on it’s own turf. Thinking creatively on your feet...

‘How I Paid for College’ at The Hub Theatre by Francine Schwartz

The Hub Theatre should be the first stop in a long run for How I Paid for College – a ‘monologsical’ written by Marc Acito, based on his award-winning novel of the same name, and starring Alex...

Dance Exchange’s ‘Straight to the Source’ at U of MD’s Clarice Smith Tomorrow & Tues at 7 PM by Breena Siegel

Straight to the Source In true Dance Exchange form Artistic Director Cassie Meador and Sarah Levitt will be conducting Straight to the Source – a two-day improvised movement workshop at the Clarice...

HCC’s Arts Collective’s Magical Twist on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 6 – 16th by Sue Kramer

Did we hear you right? Did you say “Bah-humbug..(groan).. Not another A Christmas Carol?!!! Hold your sleigh horses! This adaptation of Dickens’ beloved story has a not-to-be-missed unique and magical...

Bay Theatre Company Presents ‘The Foursome’ December 7-January 13th by Janet Luby

Bay Theatre Company presents The Foursome by Norm Foster – from December 7, 2012 – January 13, 2013, Directed by Jim Chance. The Bay Theatre presents its second show of the season, Norm Foster’s The...

Everyman Theatre Moves Into Its New Home by Laura Weiss

Everyman Theatre moved into its new home on Fayette Street during the week of November 19, 2012. The administrative offices will be closed during this week in order to facilitate the move and then...

‘Heroes’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

There are some bonds that even time is not strong enough to dissolve. When three men who have all previously served in the Great World War, find themselves at a Veteran’s old age home, they take to...

Today from 5-8 PM: Taking Flight Theatre Company Holds Auditions for ‘Equus’

Today from 5-8 PM. Taking Flight Theatre Company holds auditions for its next production: Equus by Peter Shaffer. The production will be directed by Haley Murphy. Auditionees should come prepared with...

Special 50% TONIGHT AT 7:30 PM For Everyman Theatre’s ‘Time Stands Still’

Everyman Theatre is opening its 2012/13 season with the acclaimed Broadway hit, TIME STANDS STILL by Donald Margulies. Read DCMTA’s Amanda Gunther’s *****rave review! We are offering a special offer...

2012-2013 Season Preview of Encore Stage & Studio by Aileen Pangan

Encore 2012-2013 Season Showcases Adventure and Search for Justice Our heroes and heroines are ready to travel, spread their wings and make a difference. They won’t let evil, bullies or low...

‘Time Stands Still’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

The most culturally relevant modern dramatic play takes to the stage at Everyman Theatre as they launch their 2012-2013 season with Time Stands Still. Written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright...

‘You Can’t Take It With You’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Everyone’s a little embarrassed about their family. But you’ll never meet quite such an eccentric family as The Sycamores, found only at Everyman Theatre’s production of George S. Kaufman and Moss...

Interview of Fanon Hill By Teresa McCormick Ertel

Art can cross barriers of culture and race and build bridges of understanding. Fanon Hill and his partner Sam Holmes created the Black Male Identity Project – that utilizes the arts, such as painting...

‘The Brothers Size’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size, directed by Derek Goldman and now playing at Everyman Theatre, is an extremely intense production that takes you deep into the Louisiana south in the distant...