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July 7 – 24, 2011 Welcome to this year’s Capital Fringe splash page. Use it as an easy reference to all of our Fringe coverage throughout the site. Coming soon – Â meet t…
The press release reads CHERRY RED PRODUCTIONS TO CLOSE FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER, AFTER ONE FINAL NIGHT OF DEBAUCHERY! And on that one final night, August 27th, DC’s smut-loving…
Most interesting read of the morning: ‘White Hot Set’ from WeLoveDC. Jenn Larsen, seeing that minimalist all- white set for Old Times wondered what it took to create and maintain…
When Lean & Hungry Theater imagines its audience, they’re not thinking of  the devotees of the bard, though many of their fans are just that.  They create their versions for …
For about half of this thirty-minute adventure, Adjusting the Volume is as much fun as an (artistic) blind date can possibly be. Visual artist Lee Gainer displays a gorgeous series of images…
On Monday, June 20, 2011, 17 African-American theatre companies across the country will take part in the first annual celebration of African-American Theatre by producing benefit staged read…
Bernadette Peters as Sally (Photo: Joan Marcus) Just announced – the Kennedy Center’s star studded production of Follies, just ending its six week sold-out run here on June 19th,…
For four sold out performances in New York’s Avery Fisher Hall, a star studded cast performed Stephen Sondheim’s Company acompanied by the New York Philharmonic. The recording of…
Attention, all you future Broadway stars. Signature Theatre is ready to discover you. The Tony Award-winning company in Arlington, VA, has just announced that audition slots are now open to …
Welcome to our coverage of this year's 2011 Source Festival. Here’s how this year’s producers describe it: “Every creative journey begins with one bold step. In the spirit …
Due to high box office demand, both Studio Theatre and Woolly Mammoth this week  announced extended runs. Woolly Mammoth’s Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara now closes July 3, 20…
When Amadeus closes this weekend at Round House Theatre, its leads set off on very different paths. Sasha Olinick, who plays the audacious genius Amadeus, goes into rehearsal as Toad in Wind…
Before listeners around the country who were tuned in to NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Thursday heard about the regional Tony Award being presented Sunday night on the t…
Rusty Clauss, who mastered comedy and drama during a lengthy career on Washington stages and who performed in movies and on television, died on June 4th after suffering a stroke following a …
Finland’s best selling novelist writes a play about Estonia’s painful past On June 9th, Scena Theater " which bills itself as "Washington's International Theater" " will host a r…
Elegant and delicate as the gossamer wisps of a spider's web, Spooky Action's Einstein's Dreams is a work of enchantment which might actually be true. For what is scientific advancement if n…
Come to Clark Street Playhouse this weekend, where, for three days (June 10 – 12), twenty years of Washington theater history accumulated by Washington Shakespeare Company will be for …
Why should the kids have all the angst? Â As part of the events surrounding Keegan Theatre’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Blacktop Theatre is joining them to stage a r…
Today on Metro Connection, WAMU 88.5 listeners will learn about the Gary Lee Maker Award and hear from its just- announced first recipient, long time theatre supporter, David Tannous. Metro …
The Gary Lee Maker Award presented to a member of the audience whose love for theatre is an inspiration to all. Selecting the Recipient Creating the Award About Gary Lee Maker 2011 Award rec…
The Gary Lee Maker Award is intended for the mostly unrecognized supporter " the sort of person every theater wants in its audience " one who laughs freely, applauds enthusiastically,…
When we commissioned Washington, DC glass artist Teddie Hathaway to create the Gary Lee Maker Award, we asked that the piece express several things: Â the energy and creativity of live per…
Gary Lee Maker, a gentle, sensitive man, full of warmth and good humor, was a passionate supporter of Washington area theatre. He could often be seen in the audience with his long time partn…
David Tannous can usually be found front row center at just about every production produced in the Washington area. In theatre circles, he is known as the man who attends every show. And he …
The Arlington Commission on the Arts, headed by John Seal, has just released a proposal with recommendations for  Arlington County support of the arts over the next 20 years. Titled 'Arli…
