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2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Mark Twain’s Riverboat Extravaganza!’ at Pointless Theatre by John Hamilton

Guest Author 2013-06-03

After wrapping up our first official show The Sleeping Beauty in Summer 2010, Director Matt Reckeweg started talking about the future of Pointless Theatre. At the time, it seemed as if our puppet...

‘The Real Thing’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2013-05-28

Does art influence life? Or, is life imitating the art? What is love and at it what cost? What is right? What is real? It’s all a game of sorts. The Studio Theatre in its final production of the...

University of Maryland Design Exhibition Today at The Studio Theatre From 1-5 PM

Joel M. 2013-05-13

Stop by The Studio Theatre’s 3rd Floor Atrium – 1501 14th Street NW, in Washington DC TODAY between 1 and 5 PM for University of Maryland’s MFA 2013 Design Exhibition.

‘The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby’ at Lumina Studio Theatre by Max Johnson

Max Johnson 2013-05-07

First and foremost: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens is a very, very long novel and play, and is filled with some difficult Dickensian language, numerous plot twists,...

‘Prelude to a Kiss’ at Arts Collective @ HCC by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-05-05

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective closes its 18th season with their production of Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss. Directed by Darius K. McKeiver, this odd romantic comedy takes the audience...

“Prelude to a Kiss” Opens at Arts Collective @HCC This Friday, May 3rd by Santina Maiolatesi

Guest Author 2013-05-01

Changing Everything With One Kiss in Craig Lucas’ Romantic Comedy Prelude to a Kiss: May 3rd through 19th Think back on your youth, of the things you never had the chance to do. If given the chance to...

‘The Lady Becomes Him’ at Faction of Fools by Justin Schneider

Justin Schneider 2013-04-20

I’m going to start this review with two important facts. The first fact is that the night I went to see Faction of Fools’ The Lady Becomes Him, it was raining. Hard. One of those awful DC storms that...

HCC’s Arts Collective Presents ‘A Cabaret,’ This Friday & Saturday 4/12&13 by S.G. Kramer

Guest Author 2013-04-11

Featuring Broadway’s most beloved favorites and the unfamiliar, PLUS original numbers from locally produced musicals. This show is STACKED with moving and unforgettable performances by the area’s most...

[title of show] at AU Players at American University by Colleen Sproull

Colleen Sproull 2013-03-30

How is it that we can dream and then get in our own way of achieving the very same dreams? A relevant question raised by the AU Players in their production of [title of show] at American University....

‘4000 Miles’ at The Studio Theatre by Rick Westekamp

Rick Westerkamp 2013-03-25

Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles at The Studio Theatre opens with an unexpected reunion between Vera, a leftist in her eighties played by Tana Hicken, and her grandson Leo (Grant Harrison), a twenty-something...

‘I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts’ at DC Arts Center (DCAC) by Nicole Cusick

Nicole Cusick 2013-03-23

One man, one hour, one mission: to figure out where in the world does he belong. Although B. Stanley pulled himself out of hell as Jack in I, Jack, am the Knave of Hearts, he pulled the audience right...

The Studio Theatre Announces its 2013-2014 Season by Liz O’Meara Goldberg

Guest Author 2013-03-13

THE STUDIO THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS 2013-2014 SEASON AND NEW PLAY COMMISSIONS – British Invasion Festival celebrates UK writers under 40 – Michael Kahn directs at Studio for the first time – Commissions...

Arts Collective @HCC Announces Auditions for “Prelude to a Kiss” February 18 & 19, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2013-02-14

Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring production of Prelude to a Kiss, a romantic comedy by Craig Lucas, directed by Darius McKeiver....

‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2013-02-07

Picture an aging theatre company whose has-been actors just won’t call it quits; a daughter desperate to break away from it all, a loony mostly deaf grandmother who just adds to the lunacy and to top...

Arts Collective @HCC Announces Auditions for “Prelude to a Kiss” February 18 & 19, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2013-02-06

Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring production of Prelude to a Kiss, a romantic comedy by Craig Lucas, directed by Darius McKeiver....

‘The Motherfucker with the Hat’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2013-02-05

Life is messy, and sometimes painful, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. For many, love hurts. As our experiences grow and we mature, hopefully it is learned that true love isn’t...

Arts Collective@HCC Announces Auditions for “A Cabaret” on February 11 & 12, 2013 by Susan G. Kramer

Guest Author 2013-02-05

Howard Community College’s Arts Collective Announces Auditions for “A Cabaret”, February 11 & 12, 2013 Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective (AC) proudly announces auditions for its Spring...

Part 3: Wanderlust Theater Lab: Meet the Cast of ‘Butterfly’ by Tom Block and Roselie Vasquez-Yetter

Guest Author 2013-02-02

THE CAST OF WANDERLUST’S BUTTERFLY Wanderlust Theater Lab comprises a growing collection of theatrical talent to draw from for its productions. It augments its repertory actors with open calls for...

‘The Bald Soprano’ at The Nomadic Theatre at Georgetown University by Francine Schwartz

Francine Schwartz 2013-01-18

The Nomadic Theatre’s production of The Bald Soprano by Eugène Ionesca is a very funny play and a wonderful production. Lorrie Damerau’s surrealistic set consists of a frieze of over 50 teacups, a...

‘The Tempest: Such Stuff as Dreams are Made on’ Part 6 – ‘Opening Night Reflections’ by Caroline Brent

Guest Author 2013-01-12

So…after countless hours rehearsing, processing videos, recording voiceovers, constructing a giant chessboard, and studying dream theory, WE’VE MADE IT! Pallas Theatre’s The Tempest: Such Stuff as...

‘Contractions’ at The Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage by David Friscic

David Friscic 2013-01-07

The Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage has produced a very exciting and provocative new play by Mike Bartlett entitled Contractions The message of this play is that we are often pawns of unfeeling regulations...

‘An Iliad’ at The Studio Theatre by Mark Dewey

Mark Dewey 2012-12-29

Bravura Performance at The Studio Theatre Early in Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s An Iliad, the Minstrel/Poet says he hopes he never has to tell this story again, meaning, I suppose, he hopes...

‘The Aliens’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2012-11-20

“you may not believe it but there are people who go through life with very little friction or distress.” – excerpted from Charles Bukowski’s poem, “The Aliens” What makes ordinary people and ordinary...

Part 2: An Interview With “Master Harold” … and the boys’ Michael Anthony Williams by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2012-11-10

This is Part 2 of my series of 3 interviews with the cast of “Master Harold”. . . and the boys at Bay Theatre Company. Next: Part Three with Baakari Wilder. The fascinating and multi-talented Michael...

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at American University by Colleen Sproull

Colleen Sproull 2012-11-09

Glengarry Glen Ross at American University’s Katzen Arts Center was a wild ride. First off, special consent was given by David Mamet for a bold twist – seven women play the men’s roles. With direction...

NNPN Commissions Works by Paige Hernandez, Jacqueline E. Lawton, Stephen Spotswood & Gwydion Suilebhan by Jojo Ruf

Guest Author 2012-11-01

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country’s alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces the commission of...

Meet The ‘Big Kids’ by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2012-10-26

As Big, The Musical-TYA concludes its run this weekend at Adventure Theatre-MTC, I had a chance to interview the five talented young members of the cast: Brendan DeBonis, Marley McKay, Maya Brettell,...

Doing the Timewarp: Meet the Cast of Washington Savoyards’ ‘The Rocky Horror Show’: Part Three: Aaren Keith

Joel Markowitz 2012-10-24

Here’s Part Three of meeting the cast of The Washington Savoyard’s The Rocky Horror Shows. Today: meet Aaren Keith. I am Aaren Keith. I recently graduated and made the move to DC to be a part of...

‘Dirt’ at The Studio Theatre Theatre by David Friscic

David Friscic 2012-10-23

Dirt may be the main scenic component of The Studio Theatre’s World Premiere production of Dirt now playing at their Studio Lab, but Scenic Designer Debra Booth has supplied twinkling stars in the...

‘Far Away’ at Georgetown University by Francine Schwartz

Francine Schwartz 2012-10-12

‘War and Peace’ and it’s many manifestations has proven a fertile subject for film and theater. Far Away, a dystopian fable written by the famed British playwright Caryl Churchill, and beautifully...

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ At Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore by Amanda Gunther

Amanda Gunther 2012-09-25

Go go go – to Toby’s Dinner Theater of Baltimore for their dazzling production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. You may have seen this show before...

Director Jason Loewith on ‘Time Stands Still’ at Everyman Theatre by Joel Markowitz

Joel Markowitz 2012-09-25

Jason Loewith is directing the critically acclaimed production of Time Stands Still at Everyman Theatre. Jason talks about his vision for the production, and how his cast and design team brought his...

‘Invisible Man’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins 2012-09-12

‘I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.’ – Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Everyone at some time has walked into a room and felt invisible. Who hasn’t had a moment of...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Medieval Story Land’ by Anne Tsang

Anne Tsang 2012-07-21

Medieval Story Land (Written and Co-Produced by Scott Courlander) is this uproariously funny story of an innocent and naïve elf with a heart of gold named Todd (Forrest Rilling) who meets the...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Making Love Legal’ by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2012-07-18

Making Love Legal is clearly a labor of love. Sara Schabach, a first-time director, and her cast infused every odd-ball scene with enthusiasm. It is an ambitious and sensitive topic to explore and...

Coming to The Capital Fringe Festival: ‘Stone Age Recreation: An Operetta.’ by Rick Westerkamp

Guest Author 2012-07-17

Imagine you’re at your local diner with six of your closest friends. It’s your circle’s ‘Cheers Bar’ or Central Perk. Then all of a sudden, one of you creates a hypothetical situationin which you’re...

‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ at The Studio Theatre by David Friscic

David Friscic 2012-07-17

With a randy impudence and audacity – occasionally bordering on the sophomoric – Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson pokes fun at our seventh president of the United States with the anarchistic verve of a...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Comedy of Mirrors’ by Mike Spain

Mike Spain 2012-07-16

The Pallas Theatre Collective production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Mirrors does exactly what a comedy is supposed to do, make you laugh. The laughs come often from the talented casts’...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘HeHEE! or “What It’s Not Glee?” by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2012-07-16

HeHEE! or “What It’s Not Glee? is a production of The Comedy Academy, Inc., which is a non-profit that teaches middle and high school and college students to write sketch comedy. I know, watching...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Girls Who Think They’re Hot’ by Julia L. Exline

Julia Amis 2012-07-15

“What you have just seen may be called by the easily-shocked, ‘shocking.’” Ritchie Porter directs this madcap mockumentary where 1950’s princess Poppy Topp (Clare Lefebure) finds herself intrigued by...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady’ by Grace Kim

Grace Kim 2012-07-14

Dreams In The Arms of The Binding Lady is a deliciously dark and weird (in a good way!) performance by Izumi Ashizawa and her performers, Izumi production members Nick Horan, Raechel Nolan, Vanessa...

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Where in the World? The Untold Story of Camilla Sanfrancisco’ by Jessica Vaughan

Jessica Vaughan 2012-07-13

Where in the world is Camilla Sanfrancisco? is pure, well-produced fun. Jeff Vonch is both co-writer and producer, with fellow writers Patrick English and J. Adrian Verkourteren. Under the sure...

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: 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...