2014

Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre SPRING BREAK CAMP April 14-18th

Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre SPRING BREAK CAMP April 14-18th Why should I enroll my child in Summer Theatre Camp? Theatre Education addresses the skills, which benefit children’s...

Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger Theatre-Part 2: Fiasco Theater Company’s Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder Jessie Austrian

In Part 2 of Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger Theatre: meet Fiasco Theater Company’s Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder Jessie Austrian. Joel: When did Folger...

‘Bullets Over Broadway’ at The St. James Theatre

Don’t Speak! Be Silent! Just listen! Bullets Over Broadway is a blast and and you’ll go bananas over the high-kicking and toe-tappin’ choreography of Tony winner Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman,...

Theater Alliance’s Annual ‘Hothouse Reading Series’ Schedule April 14-27th

THEATER ALLIANCE PRESENTS HOTHOUSE READING SERIES APRIL 14-27, 2014 SCHEDULE Hothouse New Play Reading Series is an incubator for ideas and new work in playwriting and storytelling. Drawing on the...

An Interview with Guillaume Tourniaire on Directing Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘The Miser’ by Ken Kemp

Rockville Little Theatre closes their 2013-14 season with an ambitious, unique and off-beat production of Molière’s The Miser. Director Guillaume Tourniaire’s vision for the show includes setting it...

‘Snake Oil, Holy Water and Sweet Tea’ at Gallery O

It may have been chilly temperature-wise in the courtyard next to Gallery O on H St., N.E. last Saturday evening but the performers kept the evening hot, hot, hot. Snake Oil, Holy Water and Sweet Tea...

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

Good morning, good morning! I’ve seen the whole show through. Good morning, good morning! And it’s a pleasant show to view! Well good morning, good morning! That’s the thing to do— see Singin’ in the...

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: Brunch Before the Matinee: City Tap House, The Partisan, Malmaison, Jaleo Brunch, Peach Brandy at Mount Vernon

City Tap House, The Partisan, Malmaison, Jaleo Brunch, Peach Brandy at Mount Vernon Brunch Before the Matinee On an unseasonably warm Sunday we tried out the new brunch menu at Jaleo. We chose the...

‘Ghost’ The Musical at Hippodrome Theatre

Suspend my disbelief; love really can conquer all, even death itself. In a stunning emotionally charged musical that strikes a chord in the cockles of your heart, love will find a way to survive....

‘Tigers, Tarot and the Process of Storytelling’ at banished? Productions This Friday @7:30 PM & 9:15 PM /Buy 1 Get One Free Offer

“We wanted to blur the lines a little between performance and reality,” said lead devisor, Rachel Hynes, “and everybody likes a good mystery.” If you attend banished? productions latest work, TYGER,...

City of Fairfax Theatre Company Hosts Mini Workshops and Registration May 6th For Summer Drama Camp

City of Fairfax Theatre Company Hosts Mini Workshops and Registration May 6th For Unique and Imaginative Summer Drama Camp The City of Fairfax Theatre Company (CFTC) is excited to announce that it...

‘The Jungle Book’ at Adventure Theatre MTC

Adventure Theatre MTC presents The Jungle Book, based on the fables collected by Rudyard Kipling and adapted for the stage by Tracey Power. Shirley Serotsky directs this production. Set Designer...

‘Two Trains Running’ at Round House Theatre

“There are always and only two trains running. There is life and there is death.” – August Wilson Change is in the air. It’s 1969, a pivotal year of change and a turning point in American history when...

Bhangra Blowout XXI at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium

Lisner Auditorium was filled with movement, color, dazzle and (ear-splitting) sound during Saturday night’s 21st annual Bhangra Blowout. Eight colleges vied for championship of Bhangra Blowout XXI....

‘Other Desert Cities’ at Silver Spring Stage

Acting or reality; the two are hardly mutually exclusive. We live with each other’s divergent truths because we know no other way to live. Our lives could be complete lies that we have no idea we are...

Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger Theatre-Part 1: Director Ben Steinfeld

In Part 1 of “A Look at Fiasco Theater‘s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “Cymbeline’ at Folger Theatre”-meet Director Ben Steinfeld. Joel: Why is the Folger’s performing space a perfect fit for...

‘An Actor’s Nightmare’ and ‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You’ at Chevy Chase Players

A Double Feature of two plays: An Actor’s Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You by Christopher Durang, the Tony Award-winning playwright (for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike)...

We Are Giving Away 2 Pairs of Tickets to Washington Ballet’s Peter Pan-Choose 4/18, 4/19, or 4/20;Enter by Thursday at Noon

WE HAVE 2 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY TO THE WASHINGTON BALLET’S PRODUCTION OF SEPTIME WEBRE’S PETER PAN CHOOSE FROM THESE THREE PERFORMANCES: Friday, April 18 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, April 19 at 1:30...

Who Is the 2014 Monologue Madness Champion and Who Made The Final Four?

HERE ARE THE 2014 Final Four! Kelly Marie McKenna Monologue Madness 2014 Champion ______ Kashayna Johnson Monologue Madness 2014 Runner-Up Tim Torre Monologue Madness 2014 Final Four Ryan F. Johnson...

‘The Memo’ at Single Carrot Theatre

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Win A Pair of Tickets to ‘4 Girls 4’ at Strathmore on Friday, 5/2/14 With Donna McKechnie, Faith Prince, Maureen McGovern, Andrea McArdle; Enter By Wednesday at 5 PM

WE ARE GIVING AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS TO: 4 Girls 4 With MAUREEN MCGOVERN ANDREA McARDLE DONNA McKECHNIE AND FAITH PRINCE ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND AT 8 PM AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE __ TO ENTER: SEND...

Win a Pair of Tickets to ‘Once on This Island’ This Saturday Night 4/12@7 PM at Olney Theatre Center. Enter by Tomorrow at 5 PM

WE ARE GIVING AWAY ONE PAIR OF TICKETS TO ONCE ON THIS ISLAND FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT – APRIL 12TH AT 7 PM AT OLNEY THEATRE CENTER 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832 From the Tony...

‘The Thousandth Night’ at MetroStage

MetroStage’s The Thousandth Night is a Five Star Perfect Night at the Theater How do you define the perfect night at the theater? Does it make you laugh? Does it make you cry? Do you witness a tour de...

Catch This! McLean High School’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Interviews-Part 1: Director Amy Poe

In Part 1 of ‘Catch This! McLean High School’s’ Catch Me If You Can Interviews, meet Director Amy Poe. Joel: Why did you decide to bring Catch Me If You Can to the McLean Theatre stage? Amy: I love...

‘Camp David’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

The real President Jimmy Carter attended the premiere of Camp David—the engrossing new play by Lawrence Wright in which he is the central character—and offered up this mini-review of it in an...

‘Reefer Madness’ at Being Revived

STOP! Do you know where you children are? What they’re doing? What they could be— SMOKING? That vile vapor, that odious offender, that sinful slayer waiting to possess your sons and daughters, turning...

‘One Mic: Marc Bamuthi Joseph: red, black, and GREEN: a blues (rbGb)’ at The Kennedy Center

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, best known as a spoken word artist, and his collaborators, raised questions and gave many ideas for discussion through a multi-layered, multi-sensory performance at The Kennedy...

‘Mark Twain Tonight!’ at The National Theatre

Let’s be honest-this performance is legendary and Hal Holbrook’s performance as Twain is one for the ages! What an honor it was to be in his presence. And for two hours he had me and the audience in...

‘The Most Happy Fella’ at The Arlington Players

Who doesn’t like a good, touching love story? If you are also fond of musicals-especially the grand old fashioned Broadway productions of the 1950s-seeing The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players...

‘Norton: A Civil War Opera’ at Loudon Lyric Opera

World Premiere of New American Opera Shows Immense Promise and Possibility It’s not often one gets to be present at the birth of a new American opera. Loudon Lyric Opera’s Norton: A Civil War Opera is...

‘Zero Cost House’ at Pig Iron Theatre Company at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Pig Iron Theater Company’s production of Zero Cost House by Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a performance you have to...

‘The Last Five Years’ at Red Branch Theatre Company

Miss The Last Five Years at your peril. If you fail to catch this season-opener by the Red Branch Theatre Company, you’ll never know exactly when this hard-working Columbia playhouse made its big step...

‘Beaches’ Young and Teen Cee Cees and Berties on Their Signature Experience

Four talented young actresses: Brooklyn Shuck (Young Bertie); Gracie Jones (Teen Cee Cee); Maya Brettell (Teen Bertie), and Presley Ryan (Young Cee Cee) appeared in Signature Theatre’s production of...

Adventure Theatre MTC Academy Offers Up to $25,000 in Scholarships

ATMTC ACADEMY OFFERS UP TO $25,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ITS SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER TRAINING PROGRAM Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) Academy announces...

Filichia on Friday: ‘March Leftovers and April’s Brainteaser’ 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 DCMetroTheaterArts. This week: March...

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company: Part 5: Nafeesa Monroe

In Part Five of our series of interviews with the cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, meet Nafeesa Monroe. Joel: How did you become involved with this production of Hamlet? I heard they...

Matt Nathanson and Noah Guthrie at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Acoustic Show with Matt Nathanson and Opening Act Noah Guthrie By Marlene Hall Thursday night at the George Mason University’s Performing Arts, Matt Nathanson performed with his partner Aaron Tap....

‘Violet’ at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

Since mid-January an intrepid troupe of musical-theater students has been rehearsing the sweet and soulful show Violet at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts under the able direction of Deb...

An Interview with John Collins-The Director of ‘Arguendo’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

“How does one draw a line between Salome and the Kitty Kat Lounge?” A quote from Justice Antonin Scalia made famous during the Supreme Court case of Barnes vs. Glen Theatre. Exploring the case, where...

‘The Most Happy Fella’ at The Arlington Players Preview Video #3 Meet The Cast of TAP’s ‘The Most Happy Fella’

Here’s the third video of Claire O’Brien’s ‘Behind the Scenes’ videos for The Arlington Players’ production of The Most Happy Fella, which opens this weekend. In this video meet the cast. Meet...

Reston Community Players Opens Neil Simon’s ‘Chapter Two’ on April 25th

Reston Community Players concludes its 47th season with Neil Simon’s sparkling comedy, Chapter Two, opening April 25th at Reston Community Center’s CenterStage. In Simon’s semi-autobiographical...

Film Review: ‘The Unknown Known’

SUBJECT: What You Know There are known knowns. There are known unknowns. There are unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown knowns—that is to say, things that you think you know that it turns out...

‘Arguendo’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Can conduct communicate? In what instances do practices of non-speech— such as music, money, or dancing— become speech in the sense that they are then protected by the Constitution under the first...

Linda Eder at The Barns at Wolf Trap

It was a sold-out, enthusiastic crowd at Linda Eder‘s concert on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Between the energy of the crowd and Eder’s own humor and magnificent voice, it was...

We Are Giving Away 4 Pairs of Tickets for Each Performance of “Take The Stage’s ‘Acting Out! Revue at The JCC in Rockville For This Friday-Sunday And 1/2 Price Discount Code-Enter by 5 PM Tonight

We Are Giving Away 4 Pairs of Tickets for Each Performance “Take The Stage’s ‘Acting Out!’ Musical Revue at The JCC in Rockville This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 4-6th – in the Kreeger Theater...

Magic Time! ‘Arguendo’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

Watching Arguendo—an actual Supreme Court transcript staged cheekily for chuckles by Elevator Repair Service, the New York–based troupe specializing in literary vérité—is like watching a 70-minute...

Tasty Tidings Part 3: An Interview with Shani Hadjian on Spotlighters’ ‘Five Course Love’

There’s even more trouble in the kitchen! What with Barbie needing a man named Ken, Sofia having an affair with Gino, and Rosalinda being caught in a three-way love triangle! Continuing the Tasty...

New York City Ballet’s ‘Jewels’ at The Kennedy Center

NYCB shows its ballet gems at the Kennedy Center Be still my heart. The New York City Ballet is back at the Kennedy Center, and best of all, dancing Jewels, George Balanchine’s full-length classic...

No Shrinking Violet: The Theatre Lab Tackles Poignant Musical with Diverse Cast

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, Washington’s largest theatre school, is known for challenging students with very ambitious classes, some of which culminate in major performance...

Tonight at 7:00PM Brindley Brothers present PigPen Theatre Co. (U Street Music Hall) + The Spring Standards at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA

Tonight at 7:00 PM The Brindley Brothers present PigPen Theatre Co. (U Street Music Hall) + The Spring Standards at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA More information and tickets:...