You really don't need to know anything about Chekhov or his work to enjoy Arena Stage's hilarious production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the 2013 smash hit by comedy playwright e…
As a writer for this website, I've had the privilege of seeing shows at The Kennedy Center and The National Theatre, Arena Stage and Ford's, Sidney Harmon Hall… a big budget, an elegant sp…
Norway is one of those small, gentle countries that we may not think of too often. In its Scandinavian quiescence, it hums along with its cold weather and sterling social services. But in C.…
When did you first get the 'theatre bug' and what are some of your earliest experiences and memories of appearing on the stage? Any favorites? I’d always been the entertainer of the fa…
When did you first get the 'theatre bug' and what are some of your earliest experiences and memories of appearing on the stage? Any favorites? As a kid with a loud voice I was often the narr…
"Contemporary Opera" or even "Original Opera" are not categories that immediately reveal their meanings to the average consumer of theatre. Sure, we may know and love the likes of RENT, Swee…
"Synetic" is a word that has come to mean more, at least in the parlance of DC theatre, than the Crystal City-based company which it names. It has come to mean a theatre that is physical, se…
There's a reason they call it "Broadway's Sure Thing." Chicago: The Musical has been consistently wowing audiences for four decades with its jazzy tunes, cynical humor and slow cooked sexual…
What do sea lions, circus freaks, and 19th century gang violence have in common? Nothing. But they all feature prominently in Spooky Action Theater's intriguing, baffling, and brilliantly…
A salty sea breeze is in the air this season, at least in DC area theatres. A few weeks ago, Shakespeare Theatre Company closed its phantasmagoric production of The Tempest, directed by Etha…
Introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us the kind of work that you do. Tell us a bit about UrbanArias. Wood:Â UrbanArias is a five-year-old company dedicated to producing short (defi…
Michael: Introduce yourself to our readers, and tell us the kind of work that you do. Robert: I work to realize the artistic vision and mission of Arena Stage in our practical day-to-day bus…
This Saturday, January 31st, Shocked & Amazed Presents: Strange For Hire will perform at the Artisphere in Rosslyn. Accompanying the performance art will be a pop up gallery art show …
Think that sword swallowing, fire eating, and burlesque are all lost entertainments of a bygone era? Think again. Strange for Hire, presented by Shocked and Amazed! and Ripley's Believe It O…
Sideshow is one of the oldest and most intriguing forms of performance. Think it's a 19th century relic? Think again. On Saturday, January 31, 2015, Shocked & Amazed Presents: Strange…
Making theatre is hard. Making any kind of art is hard, but the challenges that accompany mounting a live production " logistical, administrative, financial " are far more complicated than m…
At the heart of Tarel Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy, the new play at Studio Theatre, is the question of what it means to be a man. Actually, it's less of a question than a command. Set in the f…
You'll laugh! You'll cry! There's even a serious issue (spoiler alert: it's the Holocaust). Such is the sales pitch that the fictional playwrights Bud Davenport (Ryan Burke) and Doug Simon (…
There are times when I savor getting all dressed up, going to an opening night gala at Arena Stage or The Kennedy Center, and mingling with the 0.1% who fund Washington theatre. But sometime…
In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast and director of Shakespeare Theatre Company's The Tempest, meet Director Ethan McSweeny. Michael: I think a lot of people around town kn…
Just so we're clear: Natsu Onoda Power's new devised performance piece is neither an homage to Ted Cruz nor a biography of Michelle Bachmann. In fact, as mentioned in one of several deliciou…
This is Part Three of Three of a discussion with the cast of Terminus at The Studio Theatre: Nanna Ingvarsson, Katie Ryan, and Dylan Myers, and their director Tom Story. Micha…
In Part Three of a series of interviews with the cast of Shakespeare Theatre Company's The Tempest, meet Rachel Mewbron. Michael: Introduce yourself to our readers, and tell them where they …
This is Part Two of Three of a discussion with the cast of Terminus at The Studio Theatre: Nanna Ingvarsson, Katie Ryan, and Dylan Myers, and their director Tom Story. Michael…
In Part Two of a series of interviews with the cast of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s The Tempest, meet Clifton Duncan. Michael: Introduce yourself to our readers, and tell them wher…