Wednesday, 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 02:24PMOf the many pitches about online content we have received, the announcement from Pandemic Theatre of how they were presenting Shakespeare’s barbed romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:24PMFriday, May 22, 2020
Bon Voyage! Happenstance Theater $10 rental fee gives 30 day access Click here The lighthearted troupe known as Happenstance Theater brings back their 2017 production of Bon Voyage!. Masterf…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:02PMThursday, May 21, 2020
Signature Theatre has just announced the new dates for their production of the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!. The highly anticipated show, directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Sc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:12PMIn a press release just received comes news of a funding opportunity from the new arts program Emergent Seed. The organization is offering $500 microgrants to emerging writers and composers …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:03PMWednesday, May 20, 2020
Veteran company members Francesca Chilcote and Kathryn Zoerb have been named Co-Artistic Directors of Washington’s Commedia dell’Arte company, Faction of Fools has announced. The women …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMFriday, May 15, 2020
Homebound Round House Theatre Free Series ends June 29, 2020 Click here If you haven’t caught on to this web series yet, there’s time to catch up. Homebound is only 3 episodes into its 1…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:24PMFriday, May 8, 2020
The King and I Lincoln Center’s Tony Award winning production of May 8, starting at 8pm EST through May 10 Free on Broadway HD Click here “This 2015 Broadway revival remains one of the m…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMThursday, May 7, 2020
The New York-based Infinity Theatre Company, which performs its summer season in Annapolis, has announced the cancellation of its 2020 season. The company, which has been the performing in t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:36PMOn August 28, 1968, two iconic intellectuals — author, editor, political commentator and (PBS) television host William F. Buckley for the right and author, lecturer, frequent television gu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:36PMTuesday, May 5, 2020
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which had planned to re-open its campus on May 22, will remain closed through August 9 due to the ongoing impact of COVID–19, according …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:54PMFriday, May 1, 2020
Frankenstein (both versions) National Theatre At Home April 30 – May 8, 2020 London’s National Theatre will present free week long streams of Danny Boyle’s 2011 production of Frankenst…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PMFolger Theatre, operating out of house due to the ongoing multi-year $69 million dollar renovation of Shakespeare Library is scheduling its “On the Road” season in collaboration with loc…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PMAdvice for theatre companies worried about bringing audiences back into their physical spaces has been ‘Go Bold.’ The opera-theatre company, IN Series, which usually performs at Source i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:12PMMonday, April 27, 2020
To celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday, Raúl Esparza organized a concert extravaganza on the 50th anniversary of the opening of Sondheim’s Company, featuring some 45 songs and t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMSaturday, April 25, 2020
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration Free Sunday, April 26, 8pm. Legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim will be toasted with an all-star birthday concert, streami…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:03PMThursday, April 23, 2020
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) and Hamilton have launched EduHam at Home, a free digital program for students and their families to explore the world of Hamilton and …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:54AMThursday, April 16, 2020
Imagine this. At last the great day has arrived. No new cases of the COVID-19 have been reported for twenty days; people are recovering in the tens of thousands; our health system is adequat…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:03PMFriday, April 10, 2020
Just announced – Psalmayene 24 will join Mosaic Theater’s Senior Artistic Staff where, over the next three years, the DC playwright and director will create new works, participate in Mos…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:32PMCurating the DCTS Guide to Podcasts and Streaming Channels, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time searching out content from the thousands of at-home viewing options now availabl…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:03AMThursday, April 9, 2020
Olney Theatre Center (OTC) will present a robust 83rd season, making space for 18 plays, concerts and presentations, even as renovations continue to the intimate Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab.…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMMonday, April 6, 2020
Broadway.com is hosting a livestreamed reading of Terrence McNally’s 1991 play Lips Together, Teeth Apart. View it on Broadway.com and Broadway.com’s Facebook and YouTube channels at 8p…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:18PMFriday, April 3, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber has established a YouTube channel “The Shows Must Go On!” and plans to release one movie adaptation of his musicals per week. They will all be free to view, starting …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:42PMMonday, March 30, 2020
Like many area companies, while performances are closed due to the pandemic, Olney Theatre Center (OTC) has developed programs to deepen their connection with audiences through online platfo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:32PMFriday, March 27, 2020
Like most Americans, our staff are spending most of their time at home now. Some busy themselves with spouses, children and pets. Some with their art. Some have salaried jobs and easy transi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:03PMTuesday, March 24, 2020
Ford’s Theatre: All performances of Guys and Dolls have been canceled and the production will be rescheduled for spring 2021. The musical Man of La Mancha, originally announced as the spri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:36PMMonday, March 23, 2020
4615 Theatre Company, like all theatre companies, has seen its season destroyed, a casualty of the coronavirus. However, this made way, Artistic Director Jordan Friend told DCTS, for a long-…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:24PMSunday, March 22, 2020
Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday is today. While tributes to his great musicals and greatest songs have been written, we are paying tribute to his greatest roles. The fifteen book musica…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:18PMFriday, March 20, 2020
theatreWashington, which produces the Helen Hayes Awards and helps to promote theatre throughout the Washington area, today announced that it will make available $115,000 in assistance to th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:24PMThursday, March 19, 2020
While we are keeping track of closing notices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is the potential good news that we’ll hopefully be together again before too long. Check back for …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:02PMWednesday, March 18, 2020
Washington DC’s Council has passed a bill which could provide relief for theatre professionals who have lost work as a result of the COVID-19. The legislation, DC Act 23-247, provides that…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:36PM 
