2014

An Interview with Film Writer-Director Mike Cramer on ‘Teenage Ghost Punk’ at the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival at AFI

The Halloween season is upon us, and for parents looking for a good “family friendly” scare at the movies, be sure to check out Teenage Ghost Punk. Apart from some minor language, this witty and...

School in Crisis in Michele Riml’s ‘Rage’

In Michele Riml’s Rage, winner of the 2005 Sydney Risk Prize and 2008 winner of the Jessie Richardson Award, an after school counseling session unexpectedly turns into a blood-chilling ‘duel’ between...

The Reel Deal: Watch Kyle Osborne’s Movie Review Video of ‘Gone Girl’

Gone Girl website Here are the Washington, DC area showtimes for Gone Girl. The Equalizer website. LINKS Kyle Osborne’s Video Movie Review of The Equalizer. Kyle Osborne’s Video Movie Review of The...

‘Bug’ at Dominion Stage

Directed by Jennifer Lyman, Dominion Stage’s presentation of Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy Letts’ Bug explores timely issues of vulnerability, loneliness, isolation, substance abuse, mental...

‘Spamalot’ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater

Riverside Center Dinner Theater presents Monty Python’s Spamalot, based on the beloved motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail. With Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle and Music by John Du Prez and...

‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris’ at Creative Cauldron

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at Creative Cauldron is a show for music lovers. It has a terrific cast who are wonderful storytellers through both their voices and their actions....

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well at Creative Cauldron: Meet Laura Connors Hull and Matt Conner

In a series of interviews with the Co-Directors and the cast of Creative Cauldron’s Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, we meet Co-Directors Matt Conner and Laura Connors Hull. Joel:...

A Report on ‘The Blue Room’ at George Mason University’s School of Theater

George Mason University’s School of Theater and the Mason Players presented The Blue Room, written by David Hare and adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s Der Reigen. Director Alex Galloway and his design...

‘4.48 Psychosis’ at Iron Crow Theatre Company

For those theatre-goers wanting a jaunty escape from the daily grind of everyday life, Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis may not be for you. This bluntly dark and poetic play, which largely dispenses with...

Charm City Players Turns One: An Interview with Founders Stephen and Chrissy Napp

A short drive on Greenspring Avenue through the autumn trees that leads to the Hannah More Arts Center on the campus of St. Timothy’s School is a hidden gem: Charm City Players. Founded in 2011 as a...

‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ at Synetic Theater

Synetic continues to plumb classic literature to find new sources of inspiration for its physical theater productions. Opening its new season, Paata Tsikurishvili and his team of artistic and...

Cinema Speak with Sydney-Chanele: Interview with Macy Gray, appearing at The Birchmere, October 7 with her ‘The Way Tour 2014’

For the past fifteen years, the unique, raspy voice and audacious style of Grammy Award winning Macy Gray has steadily released soulful, jazzy music becoming a beacon in the world of contemporary R&B....

‘Wuthering Heights’ at Aquila Theatre at George Mason University

Before you can see anything, you can hear IT – the howling of the hostile and ominous wind of the Yorkshire moors. This is how Desiree Sanchez, Artistic Director of Aquila Theatre and adapter of...

‘Of Mice and Men’ at Providence Players of Fairfax

There are very few of us who are unfamiliar to the story Of Mice and Men. The classic novella by American Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck is a prevalent choice for high school English...

‘The Wedding Singer’ at The Arlington Players

With skillful staging, an impressive band, nostalgic choreography and a talented ensemble, The Arlington Players'(TAP) production of The Wedding Singer celebrates the ‘80s in earnest with fanciful fun...

‘Thread of Gold Beads’ at Publick Playhouse of the Performing Arts

There is no doubt that the Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts in Cheverly has its own unique charm. The décor from an art deco period from the last century has been preserved to be a forum for...

‘Triumph of Love’ at the Red Branch Theatre Company

Don’t go to Columbia’s Drama Learning Center just now looking for children’s theater. Triumph of Love, the new Red Branch Theatre Co. production playing there through October 18th, is by and for...

Catching up With ‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Broadway University Entrance Exam Answers, ‘September’s Leftovers and October’s Brainteaser,’ and ‘Let’s Hear It for the Rainbow Tour’

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. September 19, 2014 The 2014 Broadway University Entrance Exam...

An Interview with Film Director Eduardo Sanchez and Screenwriter Jamie Nash on ‘EXISTS’ at the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival at AFI

I got a chance recently to chat with Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez and screenwriter Jamie Nash about their new found footage horror movie EXISTS which screens Friday, October 10, 2014...

‘Venus in Fur’ at Rep Stage

Rep Stage returns from a busy summer makeover with a new production team and a five-star season-opener, Venus in Fur. David Ives’s 2010 comedy-drama scores big points with its fresh, two-person...

‘Rapunzel’ at The Puppet Company

The Puppet Company Playhouse presents Rapunzel, a re-imagining of the classic fairy tale through the use of puppetry. Directed by Allan Stevens and written by Duane T. Bowers, this adaptation more...

Game of Thrones: ‘Burlesque Is Coming’ Tour Tonight at 7 & 10 PM at The Bier Baron

I don’t know from Game of Thrones. I know a lot of people nerd out over it, hard, and it’s got dudes with swords doing dude with sword things. Season One is on my tv bucket list as is everything that...

‘Working for Peanuts’: Meet the Cast of Reston Community Players’ ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’-Part 2: Nina Jankowicz and Patrick Graham

Fall is in the air, and it’s perfect weather for tangling kites in trees, trying to finally win a baseball game, and hoping against hope to finally kick the football without having it pulled away at...

‘Evita’ at The Kennedy Center

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s tango drenched Evita has achieved an iconic status that rivals that of its own subject, Eva Peron, the social-climbing, deeply flawed, yet popularly beloved wife of...

Bill Cosby at Strathmore

The Cos leaves his audience wanting more Thursday night, the Cos had his audience roaring with knowing laughter with his description of every day life. When he left the stage, two hours and ten...

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans’

Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big With DC Chefs And Their Fans When Washington Post food writer David Hagedorn is doing the asking, big name chefs and restaurateurs...

‘Chéri’ at The Kennedy Center

Revisiting Chéri – and a Baltimore visionary The venerable Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts turned avant-garde last night with the return of modern dance maven, Martha Clark, and her latest (and...

‘Of Mice and Men’ Opens Tomorrow Night at Providence Players of Fairfax by Chip Gertzog

The Providence Players, performing at The James Lee Community Center Theater at 2855 Annandale Road in Falls Church, kicks off their 17th season with the John Steinbeck award winning classic Of Mice...

‘Journeys’: An Evening of Musical Theatre to Benefit Loudoun Interfaith Relief” This Saturday at 8 PM

Don’t pretend you haven’t noticed – the winds are shifting. There are pumpkin flavored things everywhere. You’ve even been forced to unearth your sweater collection from the back of your closet. The...

‘Driving Miss Daisy’ at Ford’s Theatre

It’s time to bring out the sweet tea and church crowns, because Ford’s Theatre has brought a taste of the South to Washington with its spectacular production of Driving Miss Daisy. Authentic,...

$10 Tickets for ‘TOAST’ Tonight at 7:30 PM the Hill Center and on Friday at 7:30 PM at Woolly Mammoth

dog & pony dc is offering a special discount ticket price for Toast! ______ TONIGHT’S DISCOUNT CODE AT THE HILL CENTER The Hill Center is located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Eastern Market Metro...

‘The Tiny House Plays’ at Pinky Swear Productions

TINY HOUSE, HUGE HEART Down a dark alley where cats dodge cars and across from the Glenwood Cemetery is Boneyard Studios, DC’s tiny house community. It feels almost otherworldly or enchanted, stepping...

‘The Reel Deal’: Watch Kyle Osborne’s Movie Review Video of ‘The Equalizer’

https://youtu.be/Qt0GkVZK8zA Here are the Washington, DC area showtimes for The Equalizer. The Equalizer website. LINKS Kyle Osborne’s Video Movie Review of The Maze Runner AND This Is Where I Leave...

‘The Night Fairy’ at Imagination Stage

Imagination Stage presents The Night Fairy, based on the book by Laura Amy Schlitz and adapted by John Glore. Jeremy Skidmore directs this imaginative production full of childhood nostalgia. If you...

‘Hamlet: Believe None of Us’ at Off the Quill

Blending a mix of performance mediums, including modern dance, contemporary music and stage combat, Off the Quill (OTQ)’s Hamlet: Believe None of Us reconceives the original play by Shakespeare,...

‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’ at Washington Concert Opera

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I shuffled past elegantly dressed opera-goers in the cavernous Lisner Auditorium Sunday evening. My experience with opera is mostly limited to Bugs Bunny’s...

DCMTA Scene Stealers-Week Ending 9/28/14

Here are our new DCMetroTheaterArts Scene Stealers. Congrats to all our honorees. ______ The Cast and Orchestra of Children of Eden Performing “The Return of the Animals” at 2nd Star Productions “True...

‘Proof’ at The Potomac Playmakers

The Potomac Playmakers’ production of Proof by David Auburn, now playing at The Potomac Playmakers, and directed by Barb McCormick, is a thought-provoking show. McCormick utilizes every inch of the...

A Tribute to Costume Designer Reggie Ray – An Interview at The Helen Hayes and Videos of His Work

Costume Designer Reggie Ray died in his sleep yesterday and what a loss it is to the local theatre community. Personally, Reggie had always been so kind to me and as a regular Facebook friend we’d...

‘Lobster Alice’ at Flying V

Oh Frabjous Day!! I must say, the toves were slithy! And gyring and gimballing were happening all over the stage! And, this take on the creation of Alice in Wonderland really lived up to its promise....

Remembering Dick Cerri: A Celebration in Song at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

For those who are fans of folk music, there was only one place to be in the Washington, DC Metro area on Saturday night in order to be folkin down memory lane. The World Folk Music Association (WFMA)...

‘Rabbit Hole’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions

“Grief does not change you (…). It reveals you.” John Green’s words rang true but seemed like a huge understatement while watching David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play directed by Stevie...

‘Under the Canopy’ at Arts on the Horizon

Arts on the Horizon presents Under the Canopy, an engaging sensory experience especially envisioned for children ages 0-2. Created and directed by Matt Bassett and Tia Shearer Bassett, this playful...

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at McLean Community Players

The Game’s Afoot, and the evening promises suspense, hilarity, and entertainment for all who brave the McLean Community Players’ romp of a whodunit. Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the...

‘Awake and Sing!’ at Olney Theatre Center

Clifford Odets’ 1935 turbulent drama Awake and Sing! is a stark portrayal of a dysfunctional Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City in the mid-1930s. Set against the backdrop of the Great...

‘Three Decembers’ at UrbanArias

A relatively new opera company UrbanArias stages the touching, beautiful opera Three Decembers by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer based on a play by Terrence McNally. Robert Wood founded UrbanArias in...

‘creature’ at Deviated Theatre at Dance Place

In Margaret Atwood’s futuristic novel Oryx and Crake, the cutting-edge of modern science creates the Crakes, genetically modified human beings whose beauty is only matched by the healing power of...

‘Metamorphosis’ at Big Apple Circus at Dulles Arts Center

Big Apple Circus Soars with its Debut of Metamorphosis Big Apple Circus theatrically unveils its 37th season with the world premiere of Metamorphosis at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia,...

‘Children of Eden’ at 2nd Star Productions

Am I on the Great White Way or am I really sitting in a theater in Bowie, MD? This is what I was thinking as I enjoyed 2nd Star Production’s opening night of Children of Eden now playing at 2nd Star...

Patti LuPone: ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ at ‘Arts by George’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Last night George Mason University’s annual Arts by George! benefit outdid itself as they had Broadway legend and TV star Patti LuPone headline their gala event. LuPone, whose credits span the...