Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Brave Spirits Theatre (BST) has recently opened two productions, performing in tandem, to present what they refer to in their press release as "Theatre for the Game of Thrones fan." Calling …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 16, 2017
Arguments have been made that the theater is supposed to be a "safe place" where patrons can go to be entertained, away from the harshness of the world. Yet there is a large(r) number of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:38PM[SHARE]Monday, February 20, 2017
The feminist movement has been on the rise for decades, but with our current political and social climate, saturated with patriarchal overreach into women's lives (and even their bodies), ye…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Howard University presented the powerful new play, Eclipsed, in their black box theater this past weekend. Eclipsed was written in 2015 by Danai Gurira (well-known for her role as Michonne o…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:38PM[SHARE]Monday, January 30, 2017
This past weekend, The Arlington Players opened a solid production of the dark comedy, The Lion In Winter, by Playwright James Goldman. For those unfamiliar with the play, it is a work of fi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Cole Porter's Anything Goes is a show that is equal parts silliness, slapstick, and shenanigans. The Little Theatre of Alexandria opened the old classic this past weekend to a sold-out house…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:17AM[SHARE]Friday, January 13, 2017
Last night, The Kennedy Center presented an inspiring world premiere commission of Bud, Not Buddy. Kirsten Greenidge created the fast-paced and touchingly funny script, based on the book …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:57PM[SHARE]Monday, December 19, 2016
For the 6th year in a row, The Keegan Theatre is paying tribute to the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, with their production of An Irish Carol. Reimagined by Keegan company member, Matthe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Right in time for the Holiday Season, Creative Cauldron has presented another installation from their Bold New Works project with the World Premiere of A Christmas Carol Memory. Adapted from…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PM[SHARE]Monday, December 5, 2016
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka opened at NextStop Theatre in Herndon to a sold-out house this past weekend. The cast included professional actors, alongside local students, which made for a very p…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 22, 2016
This past weekend, The George Washington University's Department of Theatre and Dance presented DanceWorks Fall 2016. The program consisted of nine separate dance pieces, each by a different…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre opened their production of Disney's The Little Mermaid this weekend, and I had the pleasure of seeing their show with my three young boys. The music…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:41PM[SHARE]Monday, September 19, 2016
NextStop Theatre Company has been producing theatre for young audiences for almost 30 years. Their most recent show is a sweet and enjoyable story called Balloonacy from Playwright Barry Kor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 7, 2016
The Kennedy Center's 15th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival took place on Labor Day weekend, with over 50 D.C. area theaters participating. Through free readings and open rehearsals, the F…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Last night, Signature Theatre presented their fifth annual Summer Hummer benefit, Summer Hummer V. Champions. Stronger. Harder. Longer. And was it ever. The event's proceeds go to Taking Car…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:55PM[SHARE]Monday, August 15, 2016
The Heritage Players of Catonsville, MD have created a wonderful production of Snow White, the classic fairytale with a young beauty, an evil Queen, a Magic Mirror, seven dwarves, and a hand…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Urinetown is not what you would call a “feel good” musical. Monumental Theatre Company has mounted this funny and politically-punching show about a town which, due to a catastrop…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The musical Cabaret is one of those shows that checks all of the standard musical theater boxes, of dancing girls, show-stopping songs, and love stories, but also carries with it such a beau…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 10, 2016
Glade Dance Collective presented a beautiful and moving production, Am There I Yet?, at the Elstad Auditorium at Gallaudet University. The piece is described as "an exploration of #adulting …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:35AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 9, 2016
I went on a strange journey in the upstairs theater of the Logan Fringe Arts Space, where As It Were and/or What(ever) Doesn’t Matter, written and directed by Stephen Notes, was being …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:25PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 26, 2016
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) finishes out its 2015-2016 Season with their fourth world premiere production, Jumanji. The adaptation was co-written by Sandra Eskin and ATMTC's Artistic Direc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:46PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Signature Theatre finishes out their 2015-2016 cabaret series with the uproarious and uplifting Make 'em Laugh Cabaret, featuring Happy McPartlin and Tracy Lynn Olivera. The duo bring…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:13PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 12, 2016
Port City Playhouse has undertaken the hilarious dark comedy Stupid F#@*ing Bird, by Playwright Aaron Posner. The show is adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, but with a very modern mak…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Encore Stage & Studio is currently showing their world premiere production of Cul de Sac. The play, written by Amy Thompson, is an adaptation of the popular comic strip of the same name …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:14PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 22, 2016
The Kennedy Center is currently presenting IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture, through June 5, 2016. The festival includes a wide range of events focused on Irish…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:23PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Monumental Theatre Company presented an abridged reading of a brand new musical on Sunday, May 15th at Catholic University in Washington, DC. Life: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts, is a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Adventure Theatre MTC's latest project is based on Hans Christian Anderson's tale, The Emperor's Nightingale. Playwright Damon Chua has created a new adaptation, set in China in the eighteen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:55PM[SHARE]Monday, April 25, 2016
The fairytale of Sleeping Beauty is a beloved classic, and what better way to tell the ancient story then through the timeless art of puppetry? The Puppet Co. Playhouse in Glen Echo Park is …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 24, 2016
Searching for something fun, informative, and meaningful to do with the family this spring? Imagination Stage's current production of Looking for Roberto Clemente is a touching show cente…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 20, 2016
This year, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts began an innovative concert series called KC Jukebox, curated by The Kennedy Center's first proclaimed Composer-in-Residence, Ma…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:42PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 10, 2016
Adapted from the Brothers Grimm classic, originally published in 1812, NextStop Theatre's current family-friendly production of Snow White is by no means an untold story. Yet, this version b…
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