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By K. J. Moran On Monday evening, June 22, 2020, the Board of Flying V Theatre Company terminated Cofounder and Artistic Director Jason Schlafstein following a weekend of sexual misconduct a…
Interview by Roberta Alves Spooky Action Theater's livestreamed New Works in Action play-reading series concludes Sunday, June 21, at 3 pm with Transferal by Jack Novak. Directed by B…
By Christopher Lancette I sit down at Ford's Theatre a few months ago"back when there was no coronavirus and the world was normal"to watch a play. I have never been much of a theater guy. No…
Interview by Roberta Alves Spooky Action Theater's New Works in Action play-reading series continues livestreaming Sunday, May 31, at 3 pm with We Victorians by out queer playwright Matthew …
By Olivia Hampton If the corona virus has a lesson for the arts community, it's that what's small can still be mighty. Without a house to fill and lavish sets and costumes to maintain, Washi…
By Gwydion Suilebhan In 1960, a Turkish immigrant named Erol Onaran arrived in the United States with a whopping $32 in his pocket and a fair bit of skill as a television repair person. Erol…
Welcome to the fourth installment of Artists Who Inspire! During this unprecedented shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways …
10. "Don't Kiss Me Kate" 9. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Lab Coat" 8. "How to Succeed in Business without Leaving Your Couch" 7. "Freeze Rent" No pay, not today 6. "The Lonely King" 5…
 By Julianne Brienza Founding Director, Captial Fringe When planning began for the fifteenth annual Fringe Festival, no one could have imagined a pandemic with such fast, global rest…
What follows is an extraordinary conversation. It started as a Facebook post by award-winning playwright Audrey Cefaly. It was joined by her dear friend, acclaimed actor Elliott Bales, who d…
"In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times." "Bertolt Brecht (motto to Svendborg Poems) When I saw the blooming cherry blossoms this…
Review submitted by Leslie Robinson of Severna Park High School Music, mayhem, magic and the mob! Â "Matilda the Musical" delivers allthis, plus a little chocolate cake! Marvelously telepo…
By Kelly Hanson Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina, a beloved fairy tale about a tiny girl searching for a place to belong, has been captivating children for hundreds of years. Though this…
By Kelly Hanson William Shakespeare's Richard III is a masterpiece rife with intrigue, violence, and dark humor. Undertaking such a complicated and beloved production is a bold choice, and B…
Review submitted by Caroline Wilking of Notre Dame Preparatory. Charles Schultz's beloved Peanuts characters were brought to life in a bright and amusing new way in Glen Burnie High School's…
Review submitted by Grace Brehm of Notre Dame Preparatory School. Rivaling families, action-packed fight scenes, and chemistries beyond compare are what await you at Perry Hall High School's…
Review submitted by Evan Howard of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. The dim mountains were illuminated with green lights and strangedesigns. The bright and…
Review submitted by Margarita Gamarnik of South Lakes High School. Perhaps considered to be one of Thornton Wilder's most evocative works,Our Town at S…
Review submitted by Annabelle Derrick of Indian Creek High School. Attention all townsfolk! Mayhap the most enthusiastic and phenomenal production of "Spamalot" this squire's laid eye upon w…
By Norman Yeung That Theory has gained urgency and relevance since I wrote the first draft in 2009 is uncanny and alarming. Over ten years of innumerable workshops, readings, and productions…
By Kyle Starling The School of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies (TDPS) and The Clarice at the University of Maryland, College Park will be premiering their main stage production of …
We just found an amazing discovery during the demolition of our newhome: a 40-year-old wall-length mural of an all-black Last Supper by D.C. artist Akili Ron Anderson. Â D.C. residents mig…
By Brianna Lau See the greatest show with Britches and Hose Theatre Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream! Magic and mayhem run rampant in this William Shakespeare comedy, and th…
By Frankie Lewis The British Players' ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of The Ruby Griffith Awards for Excellence in Community Theatre was held at the Bretton Woods Recreation Center in Ger…
By Rebecca Kurtz Perhaps it is a matter of personal preference that at Fringe I am often more taken by the comedies than by the dramas. The intensely self-involved process of making and perf…
