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Filichia on Friday: Take the ‘2015 Broadway University Mid-Term Exam’-Answers Due in by February 3rd!

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. ______ Take The 2015 Broadway University Mid-Term...

“Moving On’: An Interview with Theater J’s Managing Director Rebecca Ende and Acting Artistic Director Shirley Serotsky

Managing Director Rebecca Ende and Acting Artistic Director Shirley Serotsky and their team are ‘moving on’ and preparing for an exciting 2015 season at Theater J. Joel: How do you see your new roles...

An Irish Carol at The Keegan Theatre

Last night, The Keegan Theatre’s fourth annual production of An Irish Carol met a full house ready to experience the play’s impressive reputation. However this time, the Company has a few different...

‘The Imperative to Reconcile’: A Conversation with Ari Roth by John Stoltenberg

In the week following Ari Roth’s firing as Artistic Director of Theater J, I talked with him about his vision of theater. It was a topic that mattered to me personally, because I had come to a deep...

Ari Roth is No Longer the Artistic Director at Theater J-Updated with 2nd Peter Marks Article and Cast Video Reading A Statement from Tony Kushner

Ari Roth is no longer the Artistic Director of Theater J, as reported by Peter Marks in The Washington Post. Read it here. Peter Marks has posted another article. Read it here. Here are other articles...

‘Filichia on Friday’ ‘The New Recording of Roberta’

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This Week: The New Recording of ROBERTA Peter Filichia is the...

Win 2 FREE ‘Earthling’ Tickets to WSC Avant Bard’s ‘A Klingon Christmas’ on December 15th at 8 PM at Theater J

WC Avant Bard is giving away TWO Earthling Tickets to their holiday benefit performance of A Klingon Christmas Carol These tickets will get you into the show and to the reception afterwards!! ENTER...

The Remarkable Backstory of WSC Avant Bard’s ‘A Klingon Christmas Carol’ at Theater J on December 15th at 8 PM by Marc Okrand

WSC Avant Bard will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a one-night-only staged concert reading of A Klingon Christmas Carol—Charles Dickens’s classic tale of ghosts and redemption retold in...

‘The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures’ at Theater J

This is a big play,” the playwright Tony Kushner has said without understatement, and without an argument from anyone. It’s sprawling and sweeping and awesome in depth and breadth. It’s also long,...

Audience Member Barbara Bear Awarded the ‘Gary Lee Maker Award’

Barbara Bear, audience member and theatre patron extraordinaire was awarded the 2014 Gary Lee Maker Award by DC Theatre Scene. She joins past winners David Tannous (2011) in Tom Holzman and Alison...

Magic Time! A Conversation With ‘Yentl’ Playwright Leah Napolin

Leah Napolin’s Yentl would have to be on any short list of best plays about religion and gender—and the production now at Theater J would have to be among its finest incarnations. Based on “Yentl the...

‘Yentl’ at Theater J

In Theater J’s beautiful, eloquent, and thrilling new production of Yentl, such profound new life has been breathed into Isaac Bashevis Singer’s beloved novella that at its heart this retelling is...

Filichia On Friday:’McCasland Takes on Tallulah, Tennessee, Laurette, and Billie’

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. THIS WEEK: McCasland Takes on Tallulah, Tennessee, Laurette,...

Filichia On Friday: Take ‘The 2014 Broadway University Entrance Exam’

It’s an honor to bring Peter Filichia’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. THIS WEEK: I challenge you to take: The 2014 Broadway...

Filichia on Friday: ‘A True Marx Brothers Rediscovery’

It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday’ to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. THIS WEEK: A True Marx Brothers Rediscovery Peter Filichia is the New...

‘Filichia on Friday’: Allie Goes to Texas While Ben Rolls Along Merrily-Y

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: Allie...

The Playwright’s Playground: Playwright Aaron Posner Talks About Inspiration, Adaptations and That ‘Stupid Fucking Bird’

Aaron Posner is a director and playwright whose impact is nationwide, and he is one of the hardest working men in theatre. Posner’s Award-wining play Stupid Fucking Bird (Helen Hayes – Outstanding...

Time to Catch Up! 9 ‘Filichia on Friday’ by Peter Filichia

Where did the time go? Time to catch up on my favorite column ‘Filichia on Friday.” Here are 9 articles from ‘Mr. Prolific’-Peter Filichia from his column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’...

The Playwright’s Playground: The Playmakers CATF 2014: Director Lucie Tiberghien Discusses Process, New Plays, and the Complex, Textured Clarity of ‘The Ashes Under Gait City’

This Special Edition of The Playwright’s Playground continues The Playmaker Series: CATF 2014. In a series of in depth conversations, I speak with the artistic teams associated with the plays at this...

‘Abominable’ at The Hub Theatre

There’s no question: puberty can be a bitch. Or, more to the point, a beast… It is the latter metaphor that is explored extensively in The Hub Theatre’s intriguing new play, Abominable. Playwright and...

Preview of ‘Abominable’ at The Hub Theatre by David Siegel

Hub Theater is producing the world premier of Abominable written by Playwright and Hub Artistic Director Helen Pafumi. The director is multi-Helen Hayes Award nominee Kirsten Kelly. The Hub describes...

‘The Prostate Dialogues’ at Theater J

Theater J’s finale to its fine 2013–2014 season turns out to be a surprisingly poignant solo performance about a man’s privates. Storyteller Jon Spelman is our genial guide; the genitals in question...

‘An Evening With Danny Kaye’ With Brian Childers Returns to The American Century Theater July 16-August 18th

The American Century Theater (TACT) wishes to announce a change in its scheduled production lineup for July/August 2014. In place of The American Century Songbook, TACT is thrilled to welcome Helen...

‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘Welcome, 2014-2015!’ 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: Welcome...

‘Freud’s Last Session’ at Theater J

If conversation were kindling, this two-hander would combust. If argumentation were edible, this debate would be delectable. If a supersmart script played by two stellar actors were a spectator sport,...

Filichia on Friday: ‘The 2014 Broadway University Exam’

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: The...

Theatre Lab’s DRAMATHON Tonight at 10:30 PM at Theater J

Theatre Lab’s DRAMATHON is Tonight at 10:30 PM at: Theater J-1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, in Washington, DC I hope you will go and support Theatre Lab! Actors participating in The Theatre Lab’s 2014...

Filichia on Friday: The Outrageous Tony Snubs – of 1963-64 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: The...

‘The Admission’ at The Studio Theatre

In playwright Motti Lerner’s provocative and relevant play, The Admission, now playing at The Studio Theatre (as originally produced by Theater J), the question of when does the personal become the...

Filichia on Friday: April’s Leftovers and May’s Brainteaser

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: April’s...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Making Sure THE BUNGLER Isn’t Bungled’ 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: Making...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Act One: The Musical’ 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: Act...

‘Golda’s Balcony’ at Theater J

There’s not a long list of great actors who, through their indelible bravura depiction of a great historical figure in a solo performance, warrant substituting the word “is” for “as,” in billing like...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Six Shows in Six States’ 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: Six...

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...

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...

Filichia on Friday: ‘What Needs to Be Said about ROCKY’ 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. I just recently...

‘The Admission’ at Theater J by John Stoltenberg

As many who follow local theater news know, Theater J’s production of The Admission has been preceded by an offstage drama—a who’s-right/who’s-wrong argument, a...

Filichia on Friday: ‘HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOST HAPPY FELLA’S REACQUAINTANCE’ 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: HAPPY...

Filichia on Friday: ‘EXITS AND ENTRANCES’ 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: EXITS...

Filichia on Friday: ‘Paging Marsha Norman’ 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: Paging...

Filichia on Friday: ‘February’s Leftovers and March’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:...

Filichia on Friday: “Many DINNERS WITH FRIENDS” 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: Many...

‘We Are Proud To Present’… at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

How far is too far? Do different rules apply when you’re discussing the subject of race? Can you truly ever walk a mile in someone else’s shoes? Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues to boldly push...

Filichia on Friday: “There Is Always LITTLE ME” 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: There...

An Interview With Dawn Ursula on ‘We Are Proud to Present…’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

As Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues on its way with Season 34, America’s Tell-Tale Heart, their newest production, We Are Proud to Present… follows the overall season theme quite well....

Filichia on Friday: “Erin Maguire: Married, but in DIVORCE” 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: Erin...

Director José Carrasquillo on ‘La Señorita de Tacna’ (The Young Lady from Tacna) at GALA Hispanic Theatre

La Señorita de Tacna (The Young Lady from Tacna), by the Peruvian Playwright Mario Vargas Llosa, opens tonight at GALA Hispanic Theatre. I asked Director José Carrasquillo about the auditions and...

‘Yellow Face’ at Theater J by John Stoltenberg

If there was an open casting call for the role of you, who should get the part and who shouldn’t? Must the actor be descended from a gene pool that arose in the same area on the globe that yours did?...

Filichia on Friday: ‘January’s Leftovers and February’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:...