A taste of Scottish culture and an extraordinary journey can be washed down with an ice-cold beer, courtesy of a traveling troupe of actors who will perform in one of D.C.'s popular bars. Bi…
The rest of the country is starting to notice Ro Boddie. Our favorite headshot of Ro Boddie A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Boddie made an auspicious Washington debut in…
- This is a two part look at the new production of Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece musical My Fair Lady at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. - It was only a matter of time …
Dirt. It’s in us, around us. We spend time, money and effort to reduce it or get rid of it. We also produce it. Heaps of trash crowd landfills, and serve as both food and an environmen…
- Best known in our area as the choreographer of those show-stopping numbers at Arena Stage for Oklahoma! and The Music Man, Parker Esse returns to give back to the talented students at Cath…
Molly Smith is helping to light the fuse of an explosive new play headed to Broadway. The Artistic Director of Arena Stage will be making her Broadway directorial debut with The Velocity of …
The Conference of the Birds is a theatrical event that has traveled from an "empty space," to villages in Africa. Now it comes to the stage of the Folger Theatre. Aaron Posner in action Dire…
Illuminating a dark chapter in Poland's history, Our Class at Theater J features a strong acting ensemble and assured direction by Derek Goldman. On July 10, 1941, nearly all the Jews in the…
What happens when an actor is cast as a master cook and famous gastronome? In the case of Nick Olcott, he digs in to some cookbooks and heads for the market. Nick Olcott (Photo: courtesy of …
It all started with the voice. As a child, Randy Johnson listened intently to a recording of George and Ira Gershwin's "Summertime." Little Randy was not listening to an opera album or a cas…
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen gets set to open Ford's Theatre’s season. Ricardo Khan is a man of the theatre. He is the co-founder and former artistic director of the Tony Award-win…
How does a 2012 Tony Award-winning regional theatre open up their newest season? Doing The Government Inspector is a great way to start. As the Shakespeare Theatre Company prepared to open t…
William Shakespeare penned memorable words and characters and fashioned them into some of the most renowned stage works in the Western world. The comedies still delight; the history plays co…
Constellation Theatre Company's impeccably cast production of Alan Ayckbourn's Taking Steps delivers buckets full of laughs. A clever twist of a British farce, the show is presented at Sourc…
A ruined city. A populace scarred by a despot and the ravages of war. American soldiers whose lives are forever touched by violence and its after effects. And the ghost of a majestic Bengal …
Thomas Holzman and Alison Drucker have been married for many years. They have shared many aspects of their lives. They have raised two children, now grown, and they are both attorneys. Now, …
"Arlington has a Whorehouse in it, Lord have mercy on our souls!" Don't call the authorities. But you can call to get tickets, at least if it doesn't sell out. Eric Schaeffer, Signature Thea…
Page-to-Stage is free, open to the public and offers a chance to see theatre companies showcasing new plays and musicals. Incubator, buffet, or new play superhighway? That just about covers …
 Guide to the 2012 Page-to-Stage Festival Sept 1 – 3, 2012 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC Saturday, Sep. 1 from 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday, …
I hereby issue the following challenge: Find your grumpiest friend or relation and bring them to Shear Madness. If they do not give in to the experience, have a great time and turn their fro…
Taking Care of Our Own was created to assist Washington area theatre professionals experiencing personal emergency situations. The life of a theatre artist can be rewarding in ways other pro…
Comedy is serious business. And for a little production tucked away in the Kennedy Center for the last 25 years, the serious business of making people laugh has been instrumental to the succ…