Friday, July 15, 2016
There is much that the average theatre-goer does not know about the Grand Guignol, the French Theatre of Horror that originated in the 1800s and is being revived in Molotov Theatre Group's B…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 14, 2016
Disney Magic rarely disappoints and the same can be said for Charm City Players. Their latest full production of The Little Mermaid can be seen now through July 17, 2016 at the gorgeous Harr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 7, 2016
Capital Fringe Preview: H5x7 by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Kevin O’Connell "Suppose within the girdles of these walls," begins Shakespeare's Henry V, "Are now confine…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:15PM[SHARE]Here is Part 5 of 5 in a series of interviews by Sharon J. Anderson, Contemporary American Theater Festival Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director. Meet Playwright Chisa H…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57PM[SHARE]From the Author Wayne Nicolosi: Growing up in New Jersey, every day was filled with natural, working-class comedians and poets. Whether mowing lawns, fixing cars or sitting at the bar, they …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:18PM[SHARE]Award-winning new play examines the heartbreak and humor of death. The story of Coping began with a tragedy; a friend of Playwright Jacob Marx Rice, who had been struggling with depression f…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:47PM[SHARE]Southern Railroad Theatre Company presents DEATH BE NOT LOUD! (a contemporary Southern comedy) By Susan Jackson as part of the 11th Annual Capital Fringe Festival July 7-31, 2016 Southern…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:26PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 6, 2016
5 Questions with 22 Boom! playwright Miranda Rose Hall by Angela K. Pirko and Miranda Rose Hall Angela: What was the inspiration for 22 Boom! Miranda: It was a compilation of plays tha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:58PM[SHARE]Trump's Theatrics Play Out On The Fringe Festival Stage Believe it or not, John Krizel had the idea and title for his play Let Trump Be Trump months before the slogan, a wink to The West Win…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:07PM[SHARE]They may be dead, but the Romanov sisters aren’t letting that slow them down! They’re back and taking the world by storm with a electro-pop concert that sets the record straight …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PM[SHARE]What happens when you combine opera with an episode of Frasier? You get a comedy of operatic proportions. You get Do Not Disturb, which will be presented by The Forgotten Opera Compan…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:18AM[SHARE]What is One Mutual Happiness? Take one totally unqualified wedding officiant, toss in an innovative composer, mix with four weddings and one prolonged illness. Add a generous scoop or two of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21AM[SHARE]Perfect Liars Club: The Smash Hit Storytelling Interrogation Returns to Capital Fringe "…storytelling at its finest " honest." — The Washington Post Maybe you've been to a storyt…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 5, 2016
We knew it had to be the blood eggs. When you're only given four minutes to present your play at the Fringe Preview night, it focuses you. You've been immersed in a rich, funny, tragic, touc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:52PM[SHARE]Take a trip with us through time and space! Grain of Sand Theatre, winner of the Capital Fringe Festival’s Best Drama Awards in 2011 and 2013, returns to the Capital Fringe Festival…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:19AM[SHARE]Monday, July 4, 2016
The life of Edgar Allan Poe is a subject of endless and fascinated discussion and debate. But at the core of our fascination with Poe is the work itself " his poems, and literary criticism, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:14PM[SHARE]Steal A Step World Premieres Kick Before You Drown at the Capital Fringe Festival on July 7-14, 2016 Genre-bending company debuts a provocative show melding contemporary circus and perfor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:43PM[SHARE] Mental illness, addiction, and inherited family trauma: these are the ingredients from which Leah Harris spins her solo performance. Working with Director Regie Cabico, she mined her …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 3, 2016
We might have been on over 100 dates between the seven us " in fact I'm betting that's a low estimate. Myself (creator/director Brett Steven Abelman), assistant director Emily Cohen, and Pla…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:31PM[SHARE]181 school shootings have occurred in the United States since the Columbine shooting on April 20, 1999. 231 young people died from gun violence in their place of education. High school stude…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:26AM[SHARE]You've run marathons in Kuala Lumpur, did the half Ironman in Hawaii, and proved your mettle on the now-quaint Tough Mudder race course as well as its clones. But where to go for your next a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:48AM[SHARE]HUNT: A Political Drama about Power, Blackmail and Tragedy in the U.S. Senate It's hard to believe that the events in this play actually happened, but they did. I started my research when I …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:52AM[SHARE]Sometimes it starts with the title. While taking a graduate research class on qualitative methods, playwright Ward Kay learned about oral histories and thought "That would make a great title…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:23AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 2, 2016
AND 1! a dansical parody by ArasDance Join ArasDance for an exciting summer as they present their newest work, AND 1! a dansical parody. Yes, that is correct, a dansical parody! This will…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:35AM[SHARE]Act Like a GRRRL (ALAG) is an autobiographical writing and performance program that inspires girls (ages 12-18) to write about their lives and transform their thoughts into monologues, dance…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45AM[SHARE]A Spellbinding New Play by Gabriel S. Hudson Sees Its World Premier in the Capital Fringe Festival this Summer Each year, the Capital Fringe Festival showcases innovative and avant garde art…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:23AM[SHARE]Friday, July 1, 2016
Local, middle-aged playwrights become first-time Fringers They're eager. They're excited. They're budding playwrights. Oh, and some of them are retired. Five local playwrights, somewhat olde…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:25AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Here is Part 3 of 5 interviews by Sharon J. Anderson, Contemporary American Theater Festival Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director. Meet Playwright Allison Gregory and…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Here is Part 2 of 5 interviews by Sharon J. Anderson, Contemporary American Theater Festival Trustee/Professional Story Listener and Creative Director. Meet Playwright Christina Anders…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35PM[SHARE]Why BECOMING will challenge everything you think you know about dance Becoming….'to begin to be'….you may be asking yourself, what does that even mean? I wasn't sure either, I ju…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:43PM[SHARE]Monday, June 27, 2016
November 17th, 1983 Dear Capital Fringe: Hello Capital Fringe, I do hope you are doing well, as I am doing just fantastic. Well, I am reaching out to you to inquire about your Thanksgiving. …
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