War and Peas shares their secret recipe: a Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

Ruthie Rado and Pocket Change Theatre Company shares their recipe for Fringe success. Recipe by Pocket Change Theatre Company . Serves hundreds Ingredients: 1 cup of imagination A sprig of s…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 7:45am on June 26, 2015☆⚑

ROGER (Not His Real Name): a Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

I was sitting in a park twenty-five years ago watching my kids on the playground when a gentleman sat down next to me. I didn't really notice him; in fact, I don't even think I said hi to hi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 6:24am on June 25, 2015☆⚑

POWER! Stokely Carmichael: A Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

Responding to a few questions from DCTS, Meshaun Labrone talks about his Capital Fringe piece which talks back to some of the most important issues facing America today. Tell us about the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 6:24am on June 25, 2015☆⚑

Purge: a video Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

Fushion Dance has created a video to express the origin and intent of their Capital Fringe piece, Purge.   Candra Preshong, Artistic Director of fusiondance | IMPACT DANCE, began h…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:51am on June 24, 2015☆⚑

BrouHaHa: a Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

BrouHaHa arose out of our ensemble's desire to make a six person "clown" piece that would be superbly tourable. No set. One costume and one suitcase per performer. This summer is Fringe's 10…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 6:38am on June 24, 2015☆⚑

Salvation Road: A Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

What's so funny about losing control of your life? Well, not much, except somehow a major element in Salvation Road turned out to be humor. It just came out that way. Salvation Road is the s…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 6:28am on June 23, 2015☆⚑

The Eddie Lounge Reunion Tour: a Capital Fringe Peek by Guest Writer

I'm Eddie. Eddie Lounge. And I'm a lounge singer. I had been a retired lounge singer. No longer. Now, I'm back at the Fringe, baby, and I couldn't be happier. Capital Fringe has been good to…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:15am on June 22, 2015☆⚑

Will theatre criticism be around much longer? by Guest Writer

No one ever built a statue to a critic, it was once famously said, but in 2013 two critics received OBE's in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Michael Billington and Philip French, theatr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:02am on April 10, 2015☆⚑

TACT says a musical goodbye with its own Broadway Hit Parade by Guest Writer

On a cool April evening in 1996, a professional production of the musical Lady In the Dark lit up a darkened theater and thrilled audiences for the first time since the show's 1941 run. That…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:40am on March 2, 2015☆⚑

Cops called on Kushner play by Guest Writer

"It was a Tuesday night, our second full read thru, and we were at [producer] Aubri O'Connor's house," recalls Angela Kay Pirko, director of NuSass Productions' spring show, Tony Kushner's A…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 8:37am on February 27, 2015☆⚑

Acclaimed London playwright Doug Lucie, rarely produced in the states. Until now. by Guest Writer

LOUISE: I’m writing a book, you know. I’ve nearly finished. Self-help. A loser’s handbook. It’s dreadfully down-market, I’m afraid, but that’s where the m…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:11am on February 4, 2015☆⚑

I'm non-Equity and I already make a living wage, but thank you anyway. by Guest Writer

I want to thank my friends and colleagues for their vigorous advocacy of non-Equity theatre makers " performers, producers, or both " during the discussion of theatreWashington’s new m…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 2:00pm on January 7, 2015☆⚑

theatreWashington's minimum wage a good start. We should go further by Guest Writer

Currently in the United States there is a great debate over what constitutes minimum wage. Why should the Washington Theatre Community be any different? Many of us are working hard contactin…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 7:34am on December 24, 2014☆⚑

In support of theatreWashington. An actor defends push for living wage by Guest Writer

I am a professional actor in favor of wage increases for artists, and I am at a crossroads. I believe many people in our theatre community are. It has been a tumultuous week that has brought…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:59am on December 23, 2014☆⚑

Helen Hayes wage rules put small theatres at a crossroads by Guest Writer

There's a huge takeaway for small theatre companies in DC following the revised Helen Hayes eligibility requirements and the removal of Ari Roth from Theater J: In DC, at least, theatre is f…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:26am on December 21, 2014☆⚑

Arts in Decline and a Meteor is Headed Our Way by Guest Writer

A recent, oft-cited study from the National Endowment from the Arts showed that there has been a steep decline in theatre attendance. I’m not certain where that ranks among issues such…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:46am on October 24, 2014☆⚑

Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption by Guest Writer

A new feature documentary called Corpus Christi: Playing With Redemption follows a troupe of actors on a five-year journey performing Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi"which notoriously comb…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 9:37am on October 14, 2014☆⚑

It's pretty, but is theatre any longer necessary? by Guest Writer

I make theatre and I like to sail. My theatrical vocation and my nautical hobby permit me to observe that America's distorted version of theatre exactly parallels its distorted vision of lig…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:42pm on September 1, 2014☆⚑

I Do! I Do! by Guest Writer

At home I have a souvenir program from the 1968 tour of I Do! I Do!. In Rochester, New York, that year, my parents saw Broadway greats Robert Preston and Mary Martin in Tom Jones'and Harvey …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:50am on July 22, 2014☆⚑

The Pirates of Penzance by Guest Writer

Ceaseless motion, vibrant energy, rampant silliness, and one superb voice among many good ones. These are the substantial merits of the Toby's Dinner Theatre production of the Gilbert and Su…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 8:13am on July 21, 2014☆⚑

Medea's Got Some Issues, a Fringe Peek at an hilarious tragedy from No Rules by Guest Writer

In Medea's Got Some Issues – written by Emilio Williams and produced by No Rules Theatre Company – Lisa Hodsoll takes on seven roles in an acting tour de force that combines humo…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:59pm on July 11, 2014☆⚑

The Fever, a Fringe Peek at why the show may not be for you by Guest Writer

The Fever was written and first performed by Wallace Shawn. (probably most recognized for his role as Vizzini in The Princess Bride; you know, the gnomey guy who said “inconceivable…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:42pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Drunken Shakespeare, a Fringe Peek at R+J by Guest Writer

Love. Beer. Death. In our production of R+J: Star-Cross'd Death-Match (R+J), we promise plenty of all three. And really, what more could you ask for at a Capitol Fringe Festival production? …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 8:11am on July 9, 2014☆⚑

A noir-ish story to get you in the mood for Not Every Card by Guest Writer

Having the distinct pleasure of sharing the company of the most distinguished Sebastian Martin over the years in leisurely moments as he dutifully tended to his garden, from time to time, a …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 7:09am on July 9, 2014☆⚑

Sometimes murder is a multiplayer game. A Fringe Peek at Ligature Marks by Guest Writer

So what is Ligature Marks, exactly? What will you experience if you set aside 70 minutes amid your busy Fringe schedule to come see it? Well, it's a bit tricky to explain without giving too …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 6:10am on July 9, 2014☆⚑