Interviews and Features

Meet the Cast of NextStop Theatre Company’s ‘Into the Woods’ Part...

NextStop Theatre Company opens its production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods next weekend and in between battling witches, wolves, and giants the cast shared with...

‘Inside “Nero/Pseudo” at WSC Avant Bard’ by Dramaturg Alan Katz

WSC Avant Bard’s next production, Nero/Pseudo, is world premiere glam rock musical—with book and lyrics by Richard Byrne, and original music by two indie...

Catch This! McLean High School’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Interviews-Part...

In Part 4 of ‘Catch This! McLean High School’s’ Catch Me If You Can Interviews, meet Choreographer Marielle Burt. Joel: Tell us about your design experience and...

‘Story of My Life: The Freak Flag Chronicles’ at Toby’s ‘Shrek’:...

Let your freak flag wave! Let your freak flag fly! Never take it down, never take it down and raise it way up high!...

Directing Quotidian Theatre Company’s ‘Faith Healer’ by Laura Giannarelli

I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to direct this mysterious and marvelous play. Rashomon-like in the way the three characters narrate...

From Arena Stage to The Booth: ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ Interviews:...

This upcoming Monday night-on April 21st-The Velocity of Autumn by Eric Coble opens on Broadway at The Booth Theatre. It's been an exciting journey so...

An Interview with Colonial Players’ Bat Boy: Ron Giddings

Hold me, Bat Boy! Touch me, Bat Boy! Bring me to the light of Colonial Players' edgy production of the cult classic Bat Boy:...

Catch This! McLean High School’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Interviews-Part...

In Part 2 of ‘Catch This! McLean High School’s’ Catch Me If You Can Interviews, meet cast members Alex Stone, Jack Posey, and Lily Lord. Tell me...

Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger...

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...

An Interview with Guillaume Tourniaire on Directing Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘The...

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...

Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger...

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...

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

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 Beaches. Here...

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company:...

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...

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

“How does one draw a line between Salome and the Kitty Kat Lounge?” A quote from Justice Antonin Scalia made famous during the Supreme...

Tasty Tidings Part 3: An Interview with Shani Hadjian on Spotlighters’...

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...

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

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...

Meet the Director and Cast of ‘Hamlet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company:...

In Part Four of our series of interviews with the cast of Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, meet George Page. Joel:  How did you become involved with this...

An Interview with Open Air Stereo’s Scott Pounds, Appearing Tonight at...

Open Air Stereo is a band full of storylines from taking eleven years to release a debut album, to finding their guitarist through Craigslist,...

Steven Carpenter on Directing ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ at 1st Stage

While Martin McDonagh grew up in England, his parents were native Irish and as a boy he travelled nearly every summer to the west...

‘The Most Happy Fella’: Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical...

Let’s Take It Outside: The Expansive Musical World of ‘The Most Happy Fella’ by David Rohde You can set a musical just about anywhere, and...