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Interview: Meet the Cast of ‘The Miracle Worker’ at Rockville Little Theatre. Part 3:...
In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre's The Miracle Worker, meet Brian Lyons-Burke.
Please introduce yourself and...
Interview: Meet the Cast of ‘The Miracle Worker’ at Rockville Little Theatre. Part 4:...
In part four of a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre's The Miracle Worker, meet Jordan Clifford.
Please introduce yourself and...
Center Stage Has A New Name, A New Logo, And A New Website
Center Stage Announces Name Change, New Logo and Website
Center Stage is pleased to announce several changes in advance of its grand re-opening—an updated name,...
Maryland Opera Studio to Premiere University of MD’s Opera Composition Contest Winner ‘The Young...
The first-year members of the Maryland Opera Studio present a semi-staged New Work Reading every year, but this year’s reading is unique. On February...
Review: Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘The Little Humpbacked Horse’ at The Kennedy Center
Movement and merriment abound in Mariinsky’s The Little Humpbacked Horse
Restraint and sutlety are generally not traits associated with Russian comedy ballet, and that proved true...
Review: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ at The Media Theatre
“Two households, both alike in dignity
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny
Where civil blood makes civil hands...
Spine: Love and Wit in ‘As You Like It’ at the Folger Theatre
Now playing at the Folger Theatre, a new adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch and produced in association...
In the Moment: Jewish Plays Project at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
We in DC theater community are constantly on the prowl for new voices with diverse mindsets and new plays on emerging issues to be...
Interview: Co-Directors Serge Seiden and Vaughn Ryan Midder on ‘Hooded, or Being Black for...
I first encountered Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies five months ago, when it was presented at The Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage Festival.
Hearing the play at...
Interview: Meet the Cast of ‘The Miracle Worker’ at Rockville Little Theatre. Part 2:...
In Part 2 of the series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre’s The Miracle Worker, meet Lena Winter.
Please introduce yourself and...
Interview: Meet the Cast of ‘The Miracle Worker’ at Rockville Little Theatre. Part 1:...
In a series of interviews with the cast of Rockville Little Theatre's The Miracle Worker, meet Meredith Abramson:
Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our...
Meet the Cast of Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Sweeney Todd’: Part One: David Benoit (Sweeney...
I was so thrilled when Olney Theatre Center announced that David Benoit and E. Faye Butler were cast as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett...
Review: ‘Treasure Island’ at Children’s Theatre of Annapolis
Children’s Theatre of Annapolis’ production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure story Treasure Island is a rollicking, exciting spectacle. Adapted by Ken Ludwig and...
Review: ‘Our Town’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company
Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of Our Town, their first show at their new location on West Street, is a thoughtful, creative take on Thornton...
In the Moment: ‘As You Like It’ at Folger Theatre
Gaye Taylor Upchurch’s appealing direction gives Folger Theatre’s As You Like It a warm flirtatious essence with buffoonery galore masking over Shakespeare’s initial soulful...
Review: ‘Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies’ at Mosaic Theater Company of DC
There is a laugh track with this show. As in a prerecorded TV sitcom where the studio audience was cued to be amused, there’s...
Review: ‘Mason Bates’ KC Jukebox: Ravishment’ at The Kennedy Center
Virginia’s own Mason Bates is the current composer-in-residence at the Kennedy Center and now playing the second season of his collaborative KC Jukebox series....
Review: ‘The Lion in Winter’ at The Arlington Players
This past weekend, The Arlington Players opened a solid production of the dark comedy, The Lion In Winter, by Playwright James Goldman. For those...
Behind the Scenes of ‘Breathing Under Dirt’ With Director Larry Moss
I was fortunate to recently spend some time with accomplished acting coach and Director Larry Moss to talk about his new role as director...
Review #1: ‘As You Like It’ at Folger Theatre
An updated classic that rocks!
Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, is the icing on the Folger Theatre’s 25th season and its observance of the 400th anniversary...