2012 — Page 17 — DC Theater Arts Archive

Capital Fringe Review: ‘DC Trash’ by Julia L. Exline

Julia Amis 2012-07-13

If you are a DC/Metropolitan native, then DC Trash!, a political satire written and performed by Ron Litman, with musical accompaniment by Tom Pile, should shoot straight to the top of your “must see”...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Pericles vs. Wilkins’ by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2012-07-13

Pericles is not performed very often and local company The Rude Mechanicals from Laurel, MD offers a reason why in this shortened, but, they insist, unedited version of this...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘McGoddess’ by Julia L. Exline

Julia Amis 2012-07-13

As I perused the list of 2012 Fringe shows, I immediately stopped at the name Vijai Nathan, whose stand-up act Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do stood out as one of my favorite 2011 Fringe shows....

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Aaaaaagh! Murder!’ by Ally Jenkins

Ally Jenkins 2012-07-13

Aaaaaagh! Murder! is a play full of good intentions but never gets to where it needs to be. A spoof of everything from Clue to The Mystery of Edwin Drood to your teenage murder mystery birthday party,...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Redial’ by Veronique MacRae

Veronique MacRae 2012-07-13

Endearing, enlightening and informative, Tamar Kummel’s Redial takes an in-depth look at the internal journey of four actresses living in the ‘Big Apple.’ With the use of a minimalist set and...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Extermination Machine’ by Jennifer Perry

Jennifer Perry 2012-07-13

The Extermination Machine, written and directed by Michael Wright and presented by SeeNoSun OnStage, at its core has the makings of a good, if not chilling, historical drama. It depicts the 1960-1961...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘iConfess’ by Roz Campion

Layla McCay 2012-07-12

iConfess is a musical that bizarrely almost foils its own success by stumbling at the first step, namely billing itself as a musical. Had it called itself a play and proceeded accordingly, it would...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Souls’ by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2012-07-12

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...

Matthew Scott and Kirsten Scott at ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Cabarets’ at Signature Theatre by Eric Denver

Eric Denver 2012-07-12

Last night, Signature Theatre opened its annual ‘Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret’ series with a smashing performance by Matthew and Kirsten Scott. This is the first cabaret out of the batting cage of 16...

‘Stop Kiss’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2012-07-12

To end the season with a heart-stopping, deeply emotional show is to go out with a bang and Silver Spring Stage does just that with their production of Stop Kiss. Director Chris Curtis brings to the...

Stage Dad: ‘At This Performance the Role of Billy Will Be Played by Ben Cook’ by Glenn Cook

Glenn Cook 2012-07-12

I still get nervous when I see my children perform. It’s almost a reflex, a parent’s prayer to a higher being that they will enjoy it, that they will do their best, that nothing will go wrong and, if...

Judyisms: ‘I Can’t Believe It!’ by Judy Stadt

Judy Stadt 2012-07-12

You may have read in an earlier JUDYISM that my only real fear is being able to memorize lines, which has been the one and only difficult thing for me to overcome in this profession. Well, I won’t...

“Seal’ at Wolf Trap by Mike Spain

Mike Spain 2012-07-12

The anticipation was high with Macy Gray opening for Seal at Wolf Trap. Unfortunately for those who were seated in the lawn – it rained most of the night. However, a large crowd weathered the storm...

If I Could Only See 25 Shows at The Capital Fringe Festival… by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2012-07-12

A friend called me yesterday and said, “I only have time to see 25 shows at this year’s Fringe, so what do you recommend?” After reading the wonderful Fringe Previews that Fringe participants...

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

Mike Spain 2012-07-11

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: ‘Apocalypse Picnic’ by Orbit Chef

Guest Author 2012-07-11

In Apocalypse Picnic, meteors have struck Earth and rendered obsolete the nagging questions of the past. Is America in decline? Can the Israelis and Palestinians get along? Puh-lease – Western Civ’s...

Ruby Griffith Awards Set for This Sunday, July 14th by David Bradley

Guest Author 2012-07-11

This year’s Ruby Griffith Award Ceremony, hosted by The British Players, will be held on Sunday, July 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bretton Woods Recreation Center, 15700 River Road, in Germantown, MD.....

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘The Comedy of Mirrors’ by Tracey Elaine Chessum and Teresa Ann Virginia Bayer

Guest Author 2012-07-11

Pallas Theatre Collective returns to the Capital Fringe Festival to present a hilarious, family-friendly interpretation of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors after their highly praised first season...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Zero Tolerance: Sex, Math and Seizures’ by Barbara Selfridge

Guest Author 2012-07-11

I would love for the world to meet my sister. I think they’d all fall in love with her, and then maybe, they’d reject all the cuts in programs that serve her population. When the economy goes this...

Coming to The Fringe Festival: ‘A Year of Giving’ By Patrick Miller

Guest Author 2012-07-10

When Reed Sandridge first started his ‘Year of Giving,’ no one could have predicted what would come of it. After losing his job, and beginning to fall into the depression that comes from unemployment,...

‘Hairspray’ at Howard County Summer Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2012-07-10

Baltimore’s favorite musical comes riding into town as the Howard County Summer Theatre presents their production of Hairspray. The Tony Award-winning musical focuses on the life of Tracy Turnblad, a...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Donna Has a Boyfriend: A Collection of Works’ by Hayley Cutler

Guest Author 2012-07-10

Donna Has a Boyfriend is a collection of three works from critically acclaimed postmodern dance company darlingdance. The show consists of (The Censoring of) Approximate Location, a controversial...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Aaaaaagh! Murder!’ by Nick Firer

Guest Author 2012-07-10

There’s something lurking in the shadowy halls of Gloomethorne Manor, something sinister, scandalous, and altogether much too silly. Murder most hilarious has come to the home of Lord and Lady...

Round House Theatre Silver Spring Presents ‘Over the Line Festival’ July 12-29 by Sarah Pressler

Guest Author 2012-07-10

Round House Theatre shakes things up in Silver Spring this month with its inaugural Over The Line Festival. Curated by Round House, this unique celebration of theatre, music, and dance comes to Round...

‘The Holdup’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2012-07-09

The Wild West. The land of gold and promise; where there’s a black and white line drawn in the dust between the good guys and the bad guys, the outlaws and the sheriffs; the place where it was every...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Dr. Science’s Science Time Science-va-ganza!’ by Adam Ruben

Guest Author 2012-07-09

I became a scientist partially because I was lied to. And you all know the liar I’m talking about–the guy in the lab coat who comes to your class in third grade, dips a rose in liquid nitrogen, and...

‘Wake Up, Brother Bear!’ at Imagination Stage by Julia L. Exline

Julia Amis 2012-07-09

Imagination Stage presents Wake Up, Brother Bear!, a highly interactive show for ages 1-5, that takes you and your child through all four seasons with a playful pair of bear siblings. The children and...

Coming to The Fringe Festival: ‘Sweet Painted Lady’ by Michael R. Burgtorf

Guest Author 2012-07-09

Fighting unemployment, a pill addiction, and a failing relationship with his workaholic, art-dealing fiancé, Jack is in a confusing place. It doesn’t help that the gift his fiancé bought him, a...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: “The Outcasts of Poker Flat’ by Andrew Earle Simpson

Guest Author 2012-07-09

If you think that the recent power outages are tough, just wait till you see what the six characters in this opera are up against! The Outcasts of Poker Flat, a new one-act chamber opera by...

‘The Music Man Kids’-Part Five: Meet Colin James Cech by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2012-07-09

This is Part Five in a series of interviews with the very talented group of five young actors in the cast of Arena Stage’s production of The Music Man. Today – meet Colin James Cech. Thanks to Mia...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Stopgap’ by Danielle Mohlman

Guest Author 2012-07-09

Inciting Incident – Stopgap This play started as a joke. It’s jarring to look at that sentence and then see where the play is today. But it’s something that I have to face. Because it’s the truth. I...

‘A Chorus Line’ at Rockville Musical Theatre by Lauren Katz

Lauren Katz 2012-07-08

Up until last night, I thought A Chorus Line was nothing more than a musical about an audition. I now realize I was completely wrong. Because of the brilliant writing, strong vocalists, and...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ by Megan Kuhn

Guest Author 2012-07-08

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Travel the Road to Nowhere Destiny and the desire to control quality of life during perilous circumstances are at the heart of Infinite Jest’s production of Rosencrantz...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Imagination Meltdown Adventure’ by Alex Leidy

Guest Author 2012-07-08

In the past, Pointless Theatre’s shows have been directly inspired by some of the artists who influenced the company. The Sleeping Beauty: a puppet ballet, our 2010 Pick of the Fringe winner for Best...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Rolling By’ by A. R. Lange

Guest Author 2012-07-08

It’s a parlor game we’ve all played – what if I were stranded on a desert island? What if I could start over, free of obligations, debt, and consequences? Rolling By starts when an exploding cruise...

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

Guest Author 2012-07-08

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...

‘Broadway Rocks’!: The National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap by Jennifer Perry

Jennifer Perry 2012-07-08

It was another hot Washington, DC summer evening at Wolf Trap on Friday, July 6th. However, those who braved the heat were treated to a rocking National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concert featuring 4...

‘Avenue Q’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2012-07-07

Get ready to be as loud as the hell you want when cheering for the sensational cast of The Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre’s Avenue Q. The outdoor area premier of this Tony Award- winning musical is...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Betsy Marks Delaney

Guest Author 2012-07-07

Alice in Wonderland: Our world and welcome to it! Volumes have been written about Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. His novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards)’ by Emily Daly

Guest Author 2012-07-07

Stable Cable Lab Co. presents Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards) by Emily Daly. Barter (Or, Stealing Other People’s Credit Cards) is a quirky comedy, set ten years in the future, that...

‘California Guitar Trio’ at All Saints Episcopal Church by Mike Spain

Mike Spain 2012-07-07

The sanctuary at All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick, Maryland was once again turned into a concert hall for the amazing California Guitar Trio. It is the 11th time in 21 years that the ensemble...

Part 3: ‘Finding Big Love’ by Kirsten Kelly

Guest Author 2012-07-06

A heat index of 114 and a sudden knock-down, drag-out storm. My new little one (who thankfully sleeps like a dream) slept through the chaos as the huge grill outside his window was tossed several feet...

‘Giselle’ at The Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen

Carolyn Kelemen 2012-07-06

Romantic Giselle gets new life When The Paris Opera Ballet performs Giselle at The Kennedy Center through the weekend, you won’t see the traditional, slow entrance from the wings by the “Wilis” –...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: Faction of Fools ‘Fool For All: Tales of Marriage and Mozzarella’ by Rachel Spicknall

Guest Author 2012-07-06

What Is Faction of Fools‘ Fool for All? The Fool for All is based on two complementary factors: 1) The DC actor community is vast, talented, and diverse, and 2) Commedia dell’Arte is a specialized...