2013

‘Finally Heard Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Mike Spain

Finally Heard Feminine Heroes of an Uncivil War has tales of feisty slaves, women who hid their gender to fight, espionage, exiled sympathizers, and independent woman who wanted to aid soldiers. The...

Reporting From The 2013 Helen Hayes Awards by Cate Brewer

Fondly referred to as “drama prom” by local theatre artists, last night the Washington area theatre community and its supporters gathered to celebrate theatre and to announce the recipients of the...

Capital Fringe Show ‘RECOVERY’ Holds Auditions April 20, 2013 from 12 pm – 5 pm by Michael R. Burgtorf

RECOVERY By Mark Jason Williams Directed by Michael R. Burgtorf Presented as part of the 2013 Capital Fringe Festival (Goethe Institut) SHOW DETAILS: Recovery is an authentic, funny, and powerful play...

Here Are the Recipients of the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards

Here are the recipients of the 29th Annual Helen Hayes Awards announced tonight at The Warner Theatre. The recipients are in BOLD. Congrats to all the nominees and the recipients. Outstanding Lead...

Remembering Carol Bartlett By Carolyn Kelemen

Dancers gather to celebrate Carol Bartlett, her life and legacy. Most college and prep school dance concerts serve both as a showcase for the dancers and a homecoming. Last Sunday evening, however,...

‘Oxygen’ at Taffety Punk Theatre Company by Erica Laxson

Taffety Punk Theatre Company’s Oxygen, written by Ivan Vyrpaev, is a self- proclaimed post apocalyptic mix tape but it’s so much more. Directors Lise Bruneau and Chris Curtis tackled the challenge of...

‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at The Arlington Players by Julia L. Exline

The Arlington Players presents the DC area premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical, based on the popular 1980 20th Century Fox film, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and Book by Patricia Resnick. John K....

Send Your Favorite Helen Hayes Award Nominees a Note & LIVE Coverage Online Tomorrow Night at 6:30 PM

Here’s your chance to send your favorite Helen Hayes Award nominees a note, a pat on the back, and good wishes!! Leave a comment in the Comment Box below, and I’ll post them for you and send it...

‘The Last Five Years’ at Signature Theatre by Terry Byrne

Timing is everything — in romance and in theater. The last five weeks have no doubt been a busy blur at Signature Theatre since it bumped its planned Crimes of the Heart, starring Holly Twyford. Like...

‘Neville’s Island’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

The age old question of “What would you bring with you to a desert island” always generates a wide range of curious answers, but the last thing anyone ever expects to hear when answering that question...

Part 2: Behind the Scenes of ‘Pride & Prejudice’: An Interview With Michael Ryan Neely by Joel Markowitz

Here is our first interview with the cast of Pride and Prejudice at Annapolis Shakespeare Company. Meet Michael Ryan Neely. Joel: Michael, what other Shakespearean roles have you played? Where did you...

Supersized Jazz Club: ‘Fats Waller Dance Party’ at The Kennedy Center by Audrey Thornton

Curiosity enticed me out to The Kennedy Center on Friday, April 5, 2013 for the 9:30 p.m. performance of Artistic Advisor for Jazz, Jason Moran’s tribute to the jazz music of Fats Waller, billed as...

‘Dinner With Friends’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Terry Byrne

Fresh from snaring eight 2012 WATCH awards, mostly for technical excellence, the Providence Players of Fairfax are serving up some refreshingly meaty artistry in Dinner With Friends, a 2000 Pulitzer...

‘Equus’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

A stunning theatrical sensation comes to the stage at the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre, as Director Sherrionne Brown presents Peter Shaffer’s Equus. It’s a deeply moving psychological drama that...

‘The Mountaintop’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Mark Dewey

From The Mountaintop into the Promised Land I thought it was really raining behind the motel room on the Kreeger Theater stage. They must have extended the sprinkler system and built a trough to catch...

Frost/Nixon at Silver Spring Stage by Keith Tittlermary

“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal” – Richard Nixon, in his 1977 interview with David Frost. In 1977, British tabloid journalist David Frost set out to become the first person...

‘A Man, His Wife, and His Hat’ at The Hub Theatre by Kim Moeller

Her husband has another love and she is tired of competing. Especially because his other love is a hat. Granted, it’s a good looking hat that serenades the man with expressive clarinet melodies but...

‘Cabaret’ at American University by Alexa Kelly

“Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!” the master of ceremonies begins, with an eerie grin. But you never really feel welcome, or at home. Nor would you want to. In American University’s production of the...

‘Nunsense A-Men!’ at Rockville Musical Theatre at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Anne Tsang

Rockville Musical Theatre presents Nunsense A-Men! by Dan Goggin, the musical, directed by Lee Michele Rosenthal and produced by Kelly Johnson is almost exactly the same as the original 1980s...

Predict The Helen Hayes Awards Winners on TrueTheatergoer and Win $100 of TIX Certificates

TrueTheatergoer is offering its readers a chance to pick the winners of this year’s Helen Hayes Awards, and to win $100.00 for selecting the most winners. The person who submits the entry with the...

‘A House, A Home’ at Glass Mind Theatre by Amanda Gunther

A twisted approach to Chekhov can be a tricky thing to handle, but think of it less as a retooling and more as a personalized approach, an experience catered to the audience, with input from the...

‘The Man From Earth’ at The Heritage Players by Amanda Gunther

To be immortal; can one truly imagine what it is like to live forever? Not only live forever but never age? How would you keep your secret? How would you pass the time? Sound like something straight...

‘Miriam’ at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Jessica Vaughan

You don’t watch Miriam by writer, choreographer, and dancer Nora Chipaumire so much as you experience it. This one-hour performance piece that explores light and dark and black and white, breaks most...

‘Passagio’ at The Mason Players at George Mason University by Keith Tittermary

“Passaggio… used to describe the transition area between a series of notes, usually occurring between registers of the voice” – www.vocalist.org.uk The Mason Players and the Department of Theater at...

‘RENT School Edition’ at McLean High School Theatre Company by Yvonne French

“Awesome.” If there is one word to sum up McLean High School Theatre Company’s production of RENT School Edition it is awesome, according to audience member David Parker, who was Music Director of the...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Hands Down, A Musical That Could Still Be Great’ by Peter Filichia

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday. It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMTA. This week: Hands Down, A Musical...

Port City Playhouse Opens ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ on April 19th

Port City Playhouse, Alexandria’s award-winning theatre company, is pleased to conclude its 2012-13 season with Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare. Performances are Friday-Saturday, April 19-20 &...

Special Ticket Deal for [title of show] at Red Branch Theatre on 4/7 & 4/14 @3 PM

A special offer exclusively for DC Metro Theatre Arts readers 4 tickets for $40 to Sunday matinees on April 7th and 14th at 3 PM Must call (410) 997-9352 to reserve in advance and mention code DCMTA...

Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba at The Barns of Wolf Trap by Mike Spain

The Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba concert at the Barns of Wolf Trap could have been billed as an evening of piano and guitar. There was no supporting act, there was no backing band, and even the...

‘Slipping’ at Iron Crow Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Even the blackest storm clouds can have a silver lining of hope and amid the dark tempestuous drama a gleaming beacon of light pierces this tragic story as Iron Crow Theatre Company presents a...

‘Mary T. & Lizzy K.’ Extended Through May 5, 2013 at Arena Stage by Kirstin Franko

MARY T. & LIZZY K. EXTENDS THROUGH MAY 5 AT ARENA STAGE WITH SIX ADDED PERFORMANCES Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces that due to popular demand, the world premiere play...

ArtSpeak! Presents Broadway’s Jennifer Damiano & Adam Chanler-Berat on Monday, April 8th @ 7 at Paint Branch HS

THIS MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 AT 7 PM Shugoll Research Presents: ARTSPEAK With: Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler-Berat When: THIS Monday, April 8th, 2013, at 7:00 P.M. Where: Paint Branch HS-14121 Old...

Compass Rose Theater Opens Lee Blessing’s ‘Eleemonsynary’ Tomorrow Night by Lucinda Merry-Browne

From April 5th to May 12th, Compass Rose Theater ushers in the spring with a fully professional production of Lee Blessing’s glorious and life-affirming play, Eleemosynary. On a stage filled with...

Synetic Theater’s Teen Ensemble Performs ‘Taming of the Shrew’ 4/12-4/14 by Monica Jillings

Synetic Theater’s Teen Ensemble Storms Into Spring With The Taming of the Shrew Synetic 2012 comedy hit is back! The Synetic Teen Ensemble will remount Synetic’s “Silent Shakespeare” hit – The Taming...

Auditions for McLean Community Players’ ‘Damn Yankees’ This Saturday and Sunday at Noon

Auditions for McLean Community Players Production of Damn Yankees Where: McLean Community Center – 1234 Ingleside Ave., in McLean, VA. When: THIS Saturday and Sunday, April 6 & 7, 2013. at NOON....

Folger Theatre Announces its 2013-2014 Season Schedule by Peter Eramo

FOLGER THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2013/14 SEASON FILLED WITH SHAKESPEARE PLAYS Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET Helen-Hayes Award winner Aaron Posner directs the most famous story of “star-crossed” love....

‘The Wiz’ Extends To June 2nd at Toby’s The Dinner Theatre of Baltimore

The popular production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz has been extended through June 2nd at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore. DCMetroTheaterArts’ Amanda Gunther, in her 5 star rave review...

Susan Hadary on ‘Walter P. Carter: Champion for Change’ by Teresa McCormick Ertel

“The Martin Luther King of Maryland” Walter P. Carter was a central figure in ending segregation in Baltimore, Maryland. As chairman of C.O.R.E. (Congress of Racial Equality), he led highly organized...

Audra McDonald and Christopher Plummer Announced for Shakespeare Theatre Co.’s ‘Classic Conversations’

Shakespeare Theatre Company Presents: Classic Conversations to Host Audra McDonald and Christopher Plummer Just announced: Audra McDonald and Christopher Plummer will appear in the next two...

‘American Utopias’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Mark Dewey

A Letter to Mike Daisey Dear Mike, Now that we’ve escaped from the conventions that would keep you on the stage and keep me at the distance of objective criticism; now that I’ve shaken your hand the...

‘Vanitas’ at Happenstance Theater by Amanda Gunther

What is time? We all have a sense of it, and in fact know what time is but when asked to explain it, we somehow lose sight of what time is. The exploration of time as it relates to our own macabre...

John Monnett on Directing and Choreographing ‘9 to 5’ at The Arlington Players by Karen Batra

The Arlington Players (TAP) opens its spring production this weekend, with the area premiere of 9 to 5. Based on the popular 1980 movie of the same name, the stage show tells the hilarious story of...

‘Deafhood Monologues’ This Friday – April 5th at 8 PM at Atlas Performing Arts Center by Yvonne French

Anyone who wants a rare chance to absorb something cool and entrancing should go to Deafhood Monologues this Friday, April 5th at Atlas Performing Arts Center. All 14 actors are deaf. They will...

Jon Spelman’s ‘Tales of the Tallywhacker: The Prostate Dialogues’ at Creative Alliance by Ellouise Schoettler

Before the launch of Tales of the Tallywhacker: The Prostate Dialogues at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun featured Jon Spelman’s work under this headline: “Monologue combines story...

The Providence Players Opens ‘Dinner With Friends’ This Friday

Dinner With Friends Opens This Friday – April 5th at 7:30 In Falls Church Written By Donald Margulies Directed By Tina Hodge Thronson The Laramie Project, Steel Magnolias, Twelve Angry Men, The Man...

American Shakespeare Center’s ‘The Custom of the Country’ Strikes a Modern Chord by Mark Dewey

This morning I read an article in The Washington Post that helped me understand why the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton sometimes devotes its prodigious talents to plays that aren’t as hot as...

Maryland’s Adam Grabau on Playing Lancelot and Others in ‘Spamalot’ at National Theatre by Joel Markowitz

Adam Grabau has appeared in several productions of Spamalot and returns home to DC to play Lancelot and others at The National Theatre – from April 10-14th – as the tour comes to a close. Joel: This...

La-Ti-Do Announces Performers for TONIGHT at 8 PM by Don Michael Mendoza

It’s that time of week again for La-Ti-Do WINNER of DC Theater Arts’ Special Award for Best of 2012! Our April Fool’s Day Show. MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 at 8 PM At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut...

Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: ‘The Gospel Truth’ Review by Audrey Thornton

In keeping with its blues-drenched hand-clapping theme, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra (MJO), delivered another festive evening of big band tunes at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the...

‘Hello, Dolly!’ at Ford’s Theatre by Amanda Gunther

It only takes a moment to fall in love, says Cornelius Hackl of Yonkers, New York. And at the Ford’s Theater and Signature Theatre co-production of Jerry Herman’s Hello, Dolly! you too may find that...