1,046 stories by "Lorraine Treanor"
With so much good theatre being offered in the Washington area, the question becomes, not should we go, but how often can we possibly manage it? Â And with food and gas prices on the rise,…
Critics and audiences alike are declaring Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick  a triumph in Amadeus at Round House Theatre, which just added three performances, now closing June 12th. Washingto…
Young Artists of America, a new organization based in Montgomery County, has big ambitions: “to provide talented young artists the rare opportunity to learn and perform major works for…
Welcome to the Red Carpet at this year's Helen Hayes Awards ceremony. Here’s what happened on Monday, April 25, 2011 from 6:15-7:45 PM outside of the Warner Theatre! Maryland Theatre G…
Four companies share top production awards: Candide and Oklahoma! take top Musical Awards; Clybourne Park and Hamlet tie for Drama Candide, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s's first ve…
This coming July, the five-play Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University in bucolic Shepherdstown, West Virginia will feature plays from two of America's most wel…
The latest Forever® stamp issued by the United States Postal Stamp will bear the image of Helen Hayes, regarded as “First Lady of the American Theater”.  The first date …
April 18, 2011 – Clybourne Park, a play by Bruce Norris, produced at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in 2010, Â was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama today. The jury's citation praise…
“Google "billionaire theater producer" and you will find no results. In fact, theater is often where investors go to lose money, as Mel Brooks hilariously taught us in The Producers. W…
“All acting (except for solo shows) is ensemble acting, and the folks in this section are among the best at it. You can sense when you're in the presence of an excellent ensemble; ever…
“We sometimes think of actors as men who put on a character, and duplicate whatever gestures and mannerisms the playwright describes or implies. But this isn't true at all; the best ac…
“There are more actresses than actors, and they chase after fewer roles. Thus the women in this section deserve to be celebrated not just for their art, but for their courage, optimism…
Beginning today, DC Theatre Scene will roll out our annual Curtain Call feature to tell you about some of last year’s most exceptional theatre from the best source possible: the artist…
Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Sarah Valente will be signing copies of their new book “My Signature Story” Thursday, April 14th, from 7 – 9pm  in the SignatureR…
Bob Bartlett is a big, friendly, generous guy who easily wraps his arms around every project and everyone. Â As a friend, I’ve had a front row seat in his life for the last 10 years.…
We were stunned, as we are sure you will be, to read that Washington has a new award for theatrical excellence, The Worthy Awards, named in honor of Nationals ballplayer, Bayson Worth, and t…
Armed only with a glass of water, a skeletal outline, and perhaps a rush of adrenaline, monologist Mike Daisey delivers unscripted, hours-long meditations on life, theater, and politics. Emb…
I'm sure you're desperate to hear what I have to say about nontraditional casting, but on the remote chance you'd rather hear how good this production is, let's get to that first: it's fine.…
If you’re around a DC metro stop today and you’re lucky, you could get one of the 10,000 free books by Irish writers being handed out by a hundred volunteers. It’s Solas…
Actor Edward Daniels, creator of DC’s first ever head to head actor competition Monologue Madness, announced the results from the March 13th Selection Sunday held at the Dupont Circ…
Ganymede Arts Artistic Director Jeffrey Johnson is organizing a special benefit concert titled “Go Mama Gone” on Sunday, March 13 in support of the popular home de…
This morning, Arena Stage announced that their groundbreaking production of Oklahoma! returns to the Fichandler Stage for an extended 3 month run, July 8"October 9, 2011 featuring many of th…
Jay Landesman, cultural original, has died at 91 Irving "Jay" Landesman, whose revolutionary musical played for less than a month on Broadway but set a template for The Fantasticks and other…
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE’S 2011-2012 SEASON TO FEATURE CONTROVERSIAL O'NEILL PLAY; TWO VERSIONS OF TWO GENTLEMEN Shakespeare Theatre Company today announced that it will be performing Eu…
By now we hope all fans of the work of Kenneth Tynan have made plans to catch Philip Goodwin's solo performance in Tynan, about to close this weekend at Studio Theatre. While most of the cri…
