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Thursday, January 6, 2022

COVID surge prompts Ford's to cancel 'The Mountaintop' by News Desk

Full run of Dr. King drama called off. Next show, 'Grace,' still on.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:39PM[SHARE]

Kennedy Center to celebrate '50 Years of Broadway' by News Desk

A star-studded concert for two performances only.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 5, 2022

As omicron surges, Dominion Stage postpones 'Firebringer' by News Desk

The Stone Age musical comedy to be rescheduled later in 2022 as conditions allow.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:34PM[SHARE]

Ford's 'Christmas Carol' raises $22K for Theatre Washington Taking Care Fund by News Desk

Fund provides grants to theater professionals who face financial hardship including wages lost due to the pandemic.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:24AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 3, 2022

Actors' Center to hold open call monologue auditions by News Desk

Members and non-members alike can register to audition in person or virtually.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 31, 2021

DCMTA 2021 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Community Theater Productions by News Desk

Here are some of the community theater productions that made an indelible impression on our writers this year.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:11AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Colonial Players to stage 'The Lost Boy,' about Peter Pan creator by News Desk

A heartwarming, fictionalized story based on the author James Barrie.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:15AM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Adventure Theatre's 'Winterfest' is a three-in-one celebration by News Desk

Productions feature stories about the magic of Chanukah, a heartwarming Christmas journey from the Philippines, and the connecting power of snow.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Meshaun Labrone's harrowing film 'Spook' to premiere on Tubi by News Desk

Based on the haunting one-man play that debuted at Capital Fringe, a visceral exploration of American race relations, policing, and the criminal justice system.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:47PM[SHARE]

For DEI in the arts, pay a living wage, says new AEA report by News Desk

A national study of state and local arts agencies finds most grants lack wage requirements.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:08AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

'Backstage at the Helen Hayes Awards' interview series debuts by News Desk

A personal look into the lives that have made DC the second largest and most successful theater community in the nation.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:26PM[SHARE]

NextStop Theatre slates five shows for winter/spring 2022 by News Desk

'Every Brilliant Thing' | 'The Legend of Georgia McBride' | 'Nat Turner in Jerusalem' | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' | 'Lucky Stiff'

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:48AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 1, 2021

'A Christmas Carol' at Ford's to benefit Theatre Washington Taking Care Fund by News Desk

Inspired by the theme of charity in Dickens's holiday classic, financial assistance to DC-area theater professionals in times of unforeseen hardship.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:14PM[SHARE]

In honor of World AIDS Day, historic 'Normal Heart' to screen Saturday by News Desk

A Q&A afterward will feature Emmy Award-winning director Paris Barclay and members of the predominately BIPOC and LGBTQ cast. 

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:11AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Imagination Stage begins in-person season with safety paramount by News Desk

Five live productions to bring joy to the young and very young.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:40PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 22, 2021

Avant Bard to stage August Wilson's 'How I Learned What I Learned' by News Desk

An autobiographical solo play originally performed by Wilson himself.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:44PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

All-local cast to play 'Our Town' at Shakespeare Theatre Company by News Desk

'It feels like a sort of homecoming for artists and audiences alike.' " Director Alan Paul

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:19PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 7, 2021

Reginald L. Douglas named Mosaic Theater artistic director by News Desk

Mosaic's mission to produce transformational art that reflects DC's diverse voices aligns with Douglas's vision and hope for theater,

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:14PM[SHARE]

4615 Theatre returns to stage with 'Housewarming Theatre Festival' by News Desk

Featuring six short plays, a new interactive piece, musical performances, and more, the site-specific event will run four days in December.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:11PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 4, 2021

Solas Nua to present U.S. premieres of digital theater from Belfast by News Desk

Streaming November 18"21: four new works from Prime Cut Productions, one of Ireland's leading theater companies.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Imagination Stage's '10 Seconds' to debut at MLK Library (Nov 18) by News Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 22, 2021). Imagination Stage, Bethesda, Md., debuts its stage play, 10 Seconds, at a premiere event on November 18, 2021 at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 1, 2021

National Chamber Ensemble gets romantic with a new season by News Desk

The company's 2021-2022 season includes masterworks that have rightfully earned their status as highlights of the classical repertoire.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:47PM[SHARE]

YAA to put on 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'  by News Desk

Featuring over 80 artists, the production kicks off Young Artists of America's 10th-anniversary season with a return to live theater.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:32PM[SHARE]

'The Oresteia' comes to Zoom via Virtual Repertory Theatre Collective by News Desk

The classic Greek tragedy revisioned to reflect the turmoil and cloak-and-dagger of present-day DC.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:55AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Dominion Stage's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' opens Nov. 5 by News Desk

A biting comedy about the societal label of being "too much" that diminishes women.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:29AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Happenstance Theater announces first post-Covid production by News Desk

The comedic ensemble returns with 'BrouHaHa', an existential escapade for a two-week run at the Baltimore Theater Project

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:20PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 15, 2021

Diverse, multi-abled Omnium Circus to debut under big top in Tysons by News Desk

The world's most inclusive and accessible circus opens live November 18.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:24PM[SHARE]

Colonial Players to present Lynn Nottage's 'By the Way, Meet Vera Stark' by News Desk

This spritely, sly satire is a sharp take on race and culture in the past and today.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:11AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Maryland's AngelWing Project takes audiences to Beale Street by News Desk

A 1950's family drama, the play follows two Black cousins in Mississippi who struggle to make a life for themselves in spite of secrets threatening to invade and interrupt their peace.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:46PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Rorschach Theatre plots next immersive mailbox story, 'Chemical Exile'  by News Desk

Following the success of 'Distance Frequencies,' a new season-long experience. 

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:59AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 4, 2021

We Happy Few presents 'A Midnight Dreary Episode 3: Etched in the Wall' by News Desk

Chilling audio plays adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM[SHARE]

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