Wednesday, August 12, 2020
A few area theatre companies are beginning to offer live performances. One of them is Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA which is presenting its summer cabaret season for at-home viewing …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMFriday, August 7, 2020
Foolish Fridays Faction of Fools Friday, Aug 7, 7pm Free Click to watch Faction of Fools, Washington’s commedia dell’Arte theater company, resumes its Foolish Fridays beginning tonight a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:06PMWednesday, August 5, 2020
Subtitled “The Future of Theatre,” Rorschach Theatre’s annual Klecksography (Klex20) project comes along just as we are all pondering exactly what that future will be. Klecksography 20…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:42PMMonday, August 3, 2020
There’s a new show in town, one shot straight from the heart of Signature Theatre to digitally connected musical theater fans everywhere. It’s called THE SIGNATURE SHOW and it’s free t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:03PMSaturday, August 1, 2020
This week we’re highlighting some local works, plus a few others we couldn’t pass up. And hang on, at the end, for a fun quiz. For a robust list of viewing beyond our area, we recomm…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:36AMThursday, July 30, 2020
One distinction of a Quotidian Theatre production has always been its set pieces and props, expertly chosen and carefully placed in its single set rooms adding airs of authenticity to such n…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:18PMMonday, July 27, 2020
We hope you can tune in to YouTube tonight as the Washington theatre community comes together in loving tribute to Victor Shargai, long-time leader of theatreWashington, and generous friend …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMWhile a survey done by Shugoll Research shows that Washingtonians are chary about returning to theater while the coronavirus rages, one company is prepared to put live actors on the stage wi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMFriday, July 24, 2020
Victor Shargai Memorial Celebration Produced by theatreWashington July 27, 8pm Click to watch on YouTube Victor Shargai, generous benefactor, friend and advocate for theatre in the Washingto…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMTuesday, July 21, 2020
J. J. Johnson, who extends his talents as a DC stage actor (recently, Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of A Native Son) into film and and commercial work, now adds playwright to his resumé wi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:24PMFriday, July 17, 2020
We hope you will take time to watch DC Theatre Scene’s first virtual discussion, held Friday night. An honest, personal sharing of the affects of racism on these important members of our t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PMWednesday, July 15, 2020
The short videos from Synetic on this sixth day of content give us three worlds and stories through the language of dance. In classical ballet’s repertoire there is no greater or more phys…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:32PMTuesday, July 14, 2020
American Shakespeare Center joins only a few companies in the country to have obtained permission from authorities for live performances this summer. ASC will perform Othello and Twelfth Nig…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:18PMMonday, July 13, 2020
Day 4 of Synetic Theater’s series of short pieces devised by members of the company’s roster of artists shows much of the same agility and demonstrable translation into forms of physical…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:06PMFriday, July 10, 2020
Ride Share by Reginald Edmund Produced by Black Lives Black Words International Project July 9 – 12 $16.96 Click for tickets Ride Share follows an young African American Uber Driver as a s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:48PMWednesday, July 8, 2020
Actors Equity has greenlighted two live productions in the Berkshires this summer. While there have been some non-Equity performances around the country, this is the first approved by the un…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:36PMTuesday, July 7, 2020
At first glance, the title of Homebound’s final episode, “Reopening,” seems misleading. As we all know, America’s state by state reopenings have been a set of fits and starts leadin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:36PMFriday, July 3, 2020
Not all the fireworks are in the air. These theatrical works blaze as brightly and linger longer. Hamilton Disney+ $6.99 for one month subscription Click to subscribe The original Broadway c…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMFriday, June 26, 2020
May 22, 2020 Arena Stage Free View below or view later Arena Stage adds filmmaker to its accomplishments with May 22, 2020, a filmed docudrama, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Moll…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:36PMThursday, June 25, 2020
Have you ever wished that your living space could be re-imagined by a set designer? Or that you could gift a personalized greeting or concert by a favorite performer? Or that a theatre artis…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:24PMMonday, June 22, 2020
The film version of the Broadway musical phenom, Hamilton, will premiere on streaming service Disney+ starting July 3. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda first posted the trailer on his Twi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:18PMFriday, June 19, 2020
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that a regiment of Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of the enslaved peoples…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:54PMWednesday, June 17, 2020
Recommended by Anastasia Wilson, DC actor now based in Atlanta. “And as the pepper gas clears And police and protestors go home Just as the morning dew are tear drops of the night My emot…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:32AMFriday, June 12, 2020
Twilight: Los Angeles Great Performances, PBS Free Click to view In response to the national crisis in the aftermath of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (Brunswick, GA), Breonna Taylor (Louisvil…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:36PMSaturday, June 6, 2020
Billie Krishawn is a DC area actor and photographer whose work will soon appear on our pages. This weekend she is back on the streets, adding to her extensive photo coverage of the Black Liv…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:06PM“It’s been a long, long time coming But I know that change is gonna come” – Sam Cooke, 1964 Recommended by Pamela Jafari. “I am a Washingtonian senior who is Black, lesbian, a�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMThursday, June 4, 2020
Native Washingtonian poet and playwright John Johnson told us: “I am inspired to create art because I was born a artist it goes along with my breathing and heart beat, it is like a vital o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMMonday, June 1, 2020
Kev Marcus and Wil B, musicians from Florida, are Black Violin. Stereotypes run deep in our psyches. From who we represent that we are to each other, to what we wear, to our age, even to the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PMDC Theatre Scene stands in solidarity with all people fighting for racial justice in this country. We stand in witness to the righteous anger and despair brought on by the killing of George …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PMFriday, May 29, 2020
Macbeth Folger Theatre Through July 1, 2020 Click for details I lapped this one up like cream – Folger Theatre’s rebroadcast of Macbeth as reimagined by the gifted magician Teller and A…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMWednesday, May 27, 2020
Hope that Washington DC area stages will be able to produce a fall season this year has dimmed with the release by Actors’ Equity Association of the four core principles which would need t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:24PM 
