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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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
 DANCING CLIMATE CHANGE: Merging Ballet, Science, and Film in MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet's "GLACIER" at the 2016 Capital Fringe Festival This groundbreaking, multimedia production puts a…