318 stories by "Guest Writer"
About a year ago, I was having dinner with a friend of mine and the conversation turned towards the pros and cons of technology and to what extent technology negatively affects climate chang…
My one grandmother was so important to me, but weren't there supposed to be two? What would it have been like for my dad, to lose his mother at age six? These were questions from childhoo…
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, …
When I was a kid, I loved Saturday morning cartoons (of course), and the old Superman series, but most of all I loved the black-and-white films of physical comedians of yore"Chaplin and Laur…
Close to forty four years ago the Duke Ellington Orchestra made an appearance in Rhode Island on a bleak November evening. I was attending a nearby college and was able to persuade several f…
" Solo performer Christine Demuth responds to some questions from DC Theatre Scene about The Missing Peace. " – Tell us about the moment where you said to yourself: “I just…
My name is Molly Pinson Simoneau and I am obsessed with opera. I often refer to myself as an "opera evangelist." What does that mean? It means I am out to turn as many people int…
There are so many songs about rivers. You can easily google the "Top Ten" river songs followed by another list of ten or more runner-ups. I'm sure you can name several just off the t…
"Our day of marriage shall be yours; one feast, one house, One Mutual Happiness." That line was supposed to close my wedding ceremony, but the officiant forgot. I finally used it many years …
We are pleased to welcome back R. W. Schneider with his admittedly heretical view on the Bard. I plan to bury Shakespeare, not to praise him. The 23rd of this month marks the 400th ann…
We asked our favorite news gatherer who writes for the highly respected DramaBlurbs what’s in his notebook. Here’s what he reported just now. Signature Theatre’s got …
I am sure this statement – and the following article – Â will come as a complete shock to absolutely everyone who knows me or who has seen my work before: I am a feminist. I'll…
We learned yesterday of the touring production of Total Verrückt!, a play about the transcendence of the human spirit in times of pain and suffering. We hope that as many of you as possible…
"Everybody needs theatre." -- Joseph Papp
Theater doesn't have to be difficult, it can be simple -- not boring, but simple.
Starting this week, Nu Sass stages Sartre’s famous play as it was first presented, performing No Exit in a living room size venue with space for just 20 people. Here, director Angela K…
I worry about the people who never enter theaters.
Is success a double-edged sword? Is popular theater still Art?
Her decline as a Broadway impresario was as sudden as her rise.
In 1947, Margo Jones called for a theater of new plays. What about today?
In an industry without a HR department, a sisterhood is exactly what we need.
Public arts funding is in danger because politicians simply don't understand art.
Making classic plays relevant for local audiences.
Orson Welles didn't fear challenging the status quo -- why do we?
In 1933, the Barter Theatre allowed people to trade food for tickets. What about today?
