GALA Hispanic Theatre

Part One: Wanderlust Theater Lab: An Interview with Founder Roselie Vasquez-Yetter by Tom Block

AN INTRODUCTION TO MARYLAND’S OWN WANDERLUST THEATER LAB Local theater maven and international aid and advocacy worker Roselie Vasquez-Yetter decided three years ago that it was time to step out on...

‘The Birthday Party’ at Idly Bent Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

The new year brings a new show to the DCAC as Idly Bent Theatre Company presents Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party. Director Anne Cecelia Haney’s intentions for this production were unclear, and...

‘Fiesta de los Reyes Magos/The Three Kings Day Celebration’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Carolyn Kelemen

Three kings, a live donkey and dancers galore add up to a GALA DC celebration Since the annual Fiesta de los Reyes Magos/The Three Kings Day Celebration has become so popular in the DC’s...

Idly Bent Theatre Company Comes to DC and Opens ‘The Birthday Party’ on January 9, 2013 by Scott Dunn

What’s new about a new theatre company? The question hums perpetually on the lips of DC theatregoers, as fresh independent art springs up beneath the layers of an established theatre community. It’s...

Paso Nuevo’s ‘Por cada lágrima (For Every Tear)’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Charles Miller

On Friday, December 14, 2012, Paso Nuevo, which recently won recognition by First Lady Michelle Obama, at the White House with the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, presented Por...

‘Flamenco: Territorio DeMente’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Colleen Sproull

A full house greeted me as I took my seat at the trendy Gala Hispanic Theatre for an exciting evening of Flamenco: Territorio DeMente, part of Fuego Flamenco VIII. A Flamenco virgin, I was mystified...

‘Amarillo’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Don Michael Mendoza

I have never been to the GALA Hispanic Theatre and was excited to see the restored theatre space and watch a show brought to DC all the way from Mexico. Teatro Linea de Sombra’s original production of...

‘Our Class’ at Theater J by Tzvi Kahn

Our Class, the searing, emotionally devastating, and unforgettable new production at Theater J, constitutes both a play and an enervating pedagogical exercise – a Holocaust-era case study in the moral...

‘Platero y Yo’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Based on one of the most famous prose poems in the 20th century Spanish literary canon, Platero y Yo comes to the stage of the Gala Hispanic Theatre to launch the children’s season in 2012. The...

5 Ticket Discounts for Today and Tomorrow 9/29 and 9/30

Constellation Theatre Company is offering $10 tickets for TAKING STEPS by Alan Ayckbourn Monday, October 1 at 8 pm at SOURCE 1835 14th St. NW Use Code: ARTIST Join a vibrant mix of creative...

‘In Spite of Love’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Veronique MacCrae

There are many universal truths and ideas that connect persons of all backgrounds together. For instance, the language of music transcends the cultural barriers and obstacles that are encountered...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Inanimate Thoughts’ by Joel Markowitz

MashUp Contemporary Dance Company presented an energy-filled Inanimate Thoughts tonight at Gala Hispanic Theatre – the perfect venue to showcase the beautiful and breathtaking talents of its group of...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Daydreams’ by Veronique MacRae

As the lights rose, the familiar scene of a bustling New York subway slowly emerged upon the stage. A ‘Chatty Cathy’ filled the air with the latest gossip as a woman applied makeup to her face. The...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Dada Returns (20th Anniversary Edition) by Mariya Danilenko

Dada Returns! is a play in true Dada style; it is completely absurd, irrational and avant-garde. The Dada art movement was created in Europe during the early twentieth century as a reaction to the...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Superhero Celebrity Rehab: The Musical’ by Cyle Durkee

Who hasn’t wondered what keeps Superman up at all hours? Why can’t Batman sleep? Why are Wonder Woman’s breasts so perky? The answer to the first two is obviously drugs (the answer to the third is, of...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet)’ by Grace Kim

MOVEius Dance’s Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet) will invigorate your senses with a dance performance set to fourteen indie rock songs. I love dance performances and one that’s billed as an...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL’ by Andrew L. Baughman

There’s a little gem of a solo-show buried in the great gallery of Capital Fringe, don’t let it slip under your radar! SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL is a production by one of DC’s newest companies, Tasty Monster...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Children in the Mist’ by Anne Tsang

Children in the Mist, written by and starring Sean Pflueger and directed by Gregory Stuart, is an adaptation of Steven King’s The Mist in which a father (Pflueger as David Drayton) and son (Henry...

Capital Fringe Festival Review: ‘The Nita and Zita Show’ by Joel Markowitz

‘Please Sir, I want some more!!” That’s how I felt when abruptly The Nita and Zita Show’ ended after only 27 minutes of fun and gorgeous playing by three superb musicians. Frankly, I was dumbfounded....

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Souls’ by Joel Markowitz

A group of young dancers put their hearts and souls into Mayzsoul Dance Company’s energetic and beautiful production Souls. Described as “a thoughtful and moving metaphysical narrative, it follows...

The Contemporary American Theater Festival’s 5 Plays Reviewed by Mike Spain

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) is celebrating its 22nd season at Shepherd University, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Those seasons have created a history of 90 new plays produced...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL’ by Heather Bagnall Scheeler

SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL, adaptation by Heather Bagnall Scheeler debuts at the Capital Fringe Festival It was about two years ago that serendipity or perhaps fate introduced Heather Bagnall Scheeler to...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet)’ by Tina Barksdale

A parallel universe? Perhaps… At the very least an alternate reality! The setting for MOVEiUS DANCE’s Flight of Fancy (A Steampunk Ballet) is sure to please both sci-fi junkies and classic romantics...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Children in the Mist’ by Sean Pflueger

A supernatural mist surrounds a small town grocery store, trapping local residents inside. A man, with his young son, has to decide if the danger is found with the monsters outside or the people...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Souls’ by Kent Neidhold

This summer you will only have 5 chances to take part in the journey of Souls, premiering at the 7th annual Capital Fringe Festival in July. Souls is a thoughtful and moving metaphysical narrative. It...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Superhero Celebrity Rehab: The Musical’ by Brendan Snow

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a tabloid crotch shot… it’s an unfortunate cocaine habit… it’s an exclusive luxury inpatient facility… it’s a song about the Higher Super Power… Actually, it’s only the...

Coming to the Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Nita and Zita Show’ by Audrey Elizabeth Emmett

This production is like a love letter to DC, a gift from my heart, and very precious as the first production in New Orleans was 8 years ago. I stumbled upon the story in a vintage costume shop, buying...

‘Puerto Rico…ifua!’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre by ZSun-nee Matema

If ever there was a shoulder shaking, foot tapping moment in theater, Puerto Rico…ifua! now playing at GALA Hispanic Theatre, gives you that and more. The history of Puerto Rico is filled with long...

Julianne Brienza on the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival by Joel Markowitz

As the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival is only 5 weeks away – July 12th to the 29th – I asked Executive Director Julianne Brienza to fill us in on what’s new and exciting in this year’s Festival. Joel:...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Daydreams’ by John Curtis

Local Dance Students Get a Chance to Shine Daydreams is an innovative dance show featuring ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary dance, spoken word, and original music. The journey explores the kids...

‘Idomeneo’ at The In Series by Natalie McCabe

English-language opera, Greek tragedy, Mozart, tragedy, comic moments, and ballet: The In Series at the Atlas Performing Arts Center has it all in Charlotte Stoudt’s translation and adaptation of...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘DADA Returns’ (20th Anniversary Edition) by John Spitzer

DADA Returns (20th Anniversary Edition) is a piece well worth revisiting. In its crazy maze of poetry and comedy, this gem from 1924 is a true mirror of today’s socioeconomic, geopolitical, and...

‘Pure Tango’ at Gala Hispanic Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Tango es la pasiòn del alma. Tango is the passion of the soul. Tango is many things; it can be a man, a woman, a feeling, a dance…all these things and more. And all these discoveries of tango are...