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Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company: Part 4: George Page

Joel Markowitz 2014-04-02

In Part Four of our series of interviews with the cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, meet George Page. Joel: How did you become involved with this production of Hamlet? George: Sally...

‘Brief Encounter’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Terry Byrne 2014-03-31

Venerable plays get made into acclaimed movies (August: Osage County of recent note), and some movies translate successfully to the stage. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is that famous amalgam of film,...

‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Amanda Gunther 2014-03-30

Since brevity is the soul of wit, I will be brief. Annapolis Shakespeare Company has mounted to the stage, for their first offering of 2014, Shakespeare’s noble tragedy: Hamlet. Directed by Sally...

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company: Part 3: Paul E. Hope

Joel Markowitz 2014-03-22

In Part Three of our series of interviews with the cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, meet Paul E. Hope. Joel: How did you become involved with this production of Hamlet? What did you...

Special 30% Discount for ‘Henry IV Part 1’ and ‘Henry IV Part 2’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Joel M. 2014-03-18

Here’s a special offer from Shakespeare Theatre Company for DCMTA Readers:Two of Shakespeare’s most popular works, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 contain some of the playwright’s most enduring and endearing...

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company: Part 2: Audrey Bertaux

Joel Markowitz 2014-03-18

In Part Two of our series of interviews with the cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, meet Audrey Bertaux. Joel: How did you become involved with this production of Hamlet? What did you...

Shakespeare Theatre Company Announces Its 2014-2015 Season

Guest Author 2014-02-06

Midway through Shakespeare Theatre Company’s current season, Artistic Director Michael Kahn announced today the Company’s 2014-2015 Season. Kahn has put together a classic and entertaining season,...

The Washington Ballet’s ‘Blues/Jazz Project’ at Sydney Harman Hall by Carolyn Kelemen

Carolyn Kelemen 2014-01-31

DC Ballet shakes up expectations Yes, even classical ballerinas let their hair down once in a while. They relish tossing off those stiff upper body movements and tapping their feet to a syncopated...

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Alexa Marie Kelly

Alexa Kelly 2014-01-27

There might be a solution to bitter January cold. It’s a warm comedy of frivolous characters playing now at Shakespeare Theatre Company. In The Importance of Being Earnest, the meat of the action is...

THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Musical Direction and Choreography′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

DC Theater Arts Staff 2013-12-29

Here are the choices for our Favorite Music Direction and Choreography of 2013 by the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts. Congrats to our honorees and to every Musical Director and Choreographer who worked...

THE BEST OF 2013: ‘Favorite Performances by An Actor and Actress in a Play′ by The Staff of DCMetroTheaterArts

DC Theater Arts Staff 2013-12-22

It’s that time of the year when everyone makes their list of favorites, and the staff of DCMetroTheaterArts, have selected their favorites of 2013. For the next week, we will be posting a new category...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 6: Ben Lauer (Demetrius) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-12-18

This is the Part 6 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Ben Lauer. Joel: How did you become involved with...

Fall 2013 ‘Scene Stealers’ Part Three by The DCMetroTheaterArts Staff

DC Theater Arts Staff 2013-12-15

Here is Part 3 of our list of Fall Scene Stealers. Feel free to leave a congrats and comment in the Comment Box below. From Catherine Artois: Ian Armstrong as King John in King John at WSC Avant Bard...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 5: Ashlyn Thompson (Helena) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-12-13

This is the Part 5 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Ashlyn Thompson. How did you become involved with...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-12-11

Visions shall appear and there will be no need to slumber through this fantastical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Annapolis Shakespeare Company this December. With a vibrant popping of...

An Interview with Bruce Dow on Playing Pseudolus in ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-12-11

Bruce Dow is wowing DC audiences with his high-energy and funny performance of the slave Pseudolus in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Joel:...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 4: Joel DeCandio (Lysander) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-12-08

This is the Part 4 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Joel DeCandio. How did you become involved with this...

‘Man in a Case’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-12-06

It is one thing to amble through a modern art gallery and appreciate an innovative multimedia installation—some videos and audio here, some projections and lighting effects there, perhaps some human...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 3: Amanda Forstrom (Hermia) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-12-05

This is the Part 3 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Amanda Forstrom (Hermia). Joel: How did you become...

‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Anne Tsang

Anne Tsang 2013-12-04

The opening number of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, “Comedy Tonight,” promises,...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 2: Nick DePinto (Puck) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-11-29

This is the Part 2 in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Nick DePinto. How did you become involved with this...

Meet the Director and Cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Part 1: Director Kristin Clippard by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-11-28

This is the first interview in a series of interviews with the director and cast members of Annapolis Shakespeare Company‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meet Director Kristin Clippard. Joel: How did you...

Making Some Noise: Behind the Scenes of 1st Stage’s ‘Noises Off’: Part 2: Mario Baldessari (Selsdon) by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-11-27

This is Part 2 in a series of interviews with the cast and director of 1st Stage’s production of Noises Off. Meet Mario Baldessari. Joel: Why did you want to become a member of the cast of Noises Off?...

‘Mies Julie’ at The Shakespeare Theater Company by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2013-11-12

Flames blaze in the name of truth, liberty, and land! Where there is repentance, there is hope. Without it, there is only despair. The renowned Miss Julie (Fröken Julie) by August Strindberg has...

Magic Time! Reflections on ‘Mies Julie’ by John Stoltenberg

John Stoltenberg 2013-11-12

On the evidence of Mies Julie, Yael Farber, who wrote and directed it, must be counted among the most important theater artists on the world stage today. Beyond brilliant: important. Rarely have I...

An Interview with Washington National Opera’s ‘Tristan and Isolde’s’ Alwyn Mellor by Leslie Weisman

Leslie Weisman 2013-09-26

British soprano is making her debut with the Washington National Opera in the role of Isolde in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, sharing the role with Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin. Leslie: You’ve...

Meet The Cast of 1st Stage’s ‘The Pitmen Painters’ Part 3: Alden Michels by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2013-09-26

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of The Pitmen Painters, we meet Alden Michels. Why did you want to become a member of the cast of this production at 1st Stage? I’ve been looking for...

Interview with Ian Storey of ‘Tristan and Isolde’ at Washington National Opera by Leslie Weisman

Leslie Weisman 2013-09-25

British tenor Ian Storey plays Tristan in Washington National Opera’s Tristan and Isolde Leslie: You’ve performed the role of Tristan in opera houses from Berlin to Glyndebourne, under the baton of...

‘Measure for Measure’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by John Harding

John Harding 2013-09-24

Director Jonathan Munby has set his fabulous new staging of Measure for Measure in a fanciful 1930s, pre-war Vienna. But it could as well be taking place in any society where the prevailing moral...

Shakespeare Theatre Company Reaches Lansburgh Theatre Agreement

Joel M. 2013-09-22

According to Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Managing Director Chris Jennings, an agreement has been reached that ensures that they will continue to occupy their longtime home in the Lansburgh Theatre....

15 Pairs of FREE Tickets Offered for Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company’s Festival of Indian Dance & Arts by Daniel Phoenix SIngh

Guest Author 2013-09-16

Win FREE tickets to the Festival of Indian Dance and Arts in Washington DC Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company is giving away 25 pairs of tickets to the Fall Festival of Indian Dance, which...

‘Tristan and Isolde’ at Washington National Opera by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2013-09-16

Washington National Opera opens the season with a transformative production of Richard Wagner’s epic tragedy Tristan and Isolde for his bicentennial birthday. He wrote both the music and the libretto....

‘Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Lauren Katz

Lauren Katz 2013-09-07

I will admit, I found it a bit difficult to contain my excitement as I walked towards Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall for Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience last night....

‘Much To Learn About’ Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Part 6: Grayson Owen (Benedick) by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-08-16

“If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.” Says Benedick of Beatrice in the Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of...

‘Much To Learn About’ Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Part 5: Chandish Nester (Beatrice) by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-08-14

Any man that hath no beard she be too much a woman for him, and the man that hath a beard he be too much a man for her. That’s Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing in a nutshell as presented by the...

‘Much To Learn About’ Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Part 4: Alex Foley (Dogberry) by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-08-12

Oh that someone were here to write him down an ass! Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Alex Foley is far from being an ass, but getting to embody one of the most backwardly hilarious characters in the...

‘Much To Learn About’ Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Part 3: Michael Ryan Neely (Claudio) by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-08-09

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy, so might I say how joyful I am that in this case breaking the silence is going to herald all the answers to the questions asked of Michael Ryan Neely as he...