Thursday, September 30, 2021
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra to be first local arts organization to perform there.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMSaturday, September 25, 2021
Step-by-step instructions that be used by artists and arts organizations anywhere.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:42AMFriday, September 17, 2021
Celebrate the renewal of 'Arts Emerging' September 25. The curtain goes up on 'Cartography' October 2.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:20PMThursday, April 22, 2021
As the pandemic has left live theater dark for the past year, we have been given an unexpected gift: the opportunity to take in virtual theatrical productions from companies we may not be fa…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20AMWednesday, April 21, 2021
The performing arts, which have been and are dealing with major stressors, need passionate change agents to lead into the future. While that seems clear to me, I wanted to know what might be…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:14AMWednesday, April 14, 2021
MetroStage continues its exploration of the works of the late Terrence McNally with a streaming reading of the multi–Tony Award playwright’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Dire…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21PMMonday, April 12, 2021
What can be discovered if we find the time and ability to have a conversation with our parents about the time before we existed? Think of what we might learn. Think of the unremembered or mi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:30PMSunday, April 4, 2021
You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better… Is it fast enough so we can fly away?… Leave tonight or live …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:50AMSaturday, April 3, 2021
It’s been quite the terrifying year for us connected to the performing arts. An absolute scary time that began in mid-March 2020 as theaters went dark, lit only by their ghost lights. And …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:43PMMonday, March 29, 2021
Set me free why don’t cha babe Get out my life why don’t cha babe ‘Cause you don’t really love me You just keep me hangin’ on These unflinching lyrics floated through my brain as I…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:54PMThursday, March 4, 2021
The question is, Who Tells Our Story? In a response to that question, Better Said Than Done is presenting the 2021 Women’s Storytelling Festival. The virtual event will be live online Marc…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:41AMFriday, February 26, 2021
In a unique public-private partnership, a new world-class performing arts destination is nearing completion in the Tysons-Mclean area of Fairfax County. It is Capital One Center, scheduled t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AMTuesday, February 16, 2021
The joys of a new online musical await: Sing Happy! The Music of Kander & Ebb, an engaging, confidently performed, energy-filled one-hour revue performed by the talent-rich students of G…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07PMWednesday, January 27, 2021
In the midst of our current disastrous COVID-19 pandemic comes a compelling world premiere play centered on Dr. Nathan Wolfe, the renowned virologist who has been warning for over a decade a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:46AMFriday, January 22, 2021
“We have a shared responsibility to keep our communities safe,” Step Afrika! founder C. Brian Williams told me at the top of our phone conversation. With the pandemic continuing to ravag…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:53AMSaturday, January 9, 2021
What does a gay man call another gay man to whom he is committed? The character Cal in Terrence McNally’s Mothers and Sons gropes for the right word: Andre and I were what people called …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:58PMTuesday, December 29, 2020
With the $900 billion coronavirus-relief stimulus bill finally signed December 27, our readers are wondering: What’s in it for the theater community? And what’s in it for individuals? We…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07AMWednesday, December 16, 2020
Social media once again proves invaluable to connect theatergoers with performance. This instance is courtesy of Signature Theatre’s SigWorks: Monday Night Play Readings. Not only was ther…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:03AMSunday, December 13, 2020
As the performing arts grapple with survival during and after COVID, a Washington Post headline drew my attention to what is also critical to our survival, reliable public transportation and…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:33AMSaturday, December 12, 2020
Sure, we theater goers miss live productions. But then again, for the adventuresome, there is a veritable taster’s menu of virtual theatrical events. No need to leave home, no need for Met…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:03PMIke Holter is a trickster playwright so right for our quicksand-ridden times. In his new audio play commissioned by Studio Theatre (he also directed), Holter creates a grand hall of mirrors …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:55AMThursday, December 10, 2020
Virtual connections have become a life force in these days without live performance as the pandemic is reaching its ninth month with us. What was once considered off-putting, if not cold, is…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMFriday, November 27, 2020
As the DC-area theater community reckons with and takes steps to combat racism through open, heartfelt conversations and real-world actions to bring forth equity, diversity, and inclusion, w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:46AMTuesday, November 24, 2020
The headlines tell us to stay put. To not travel so we protect ourselves, our loved ones, our communities and the Nation as a whole—advice that DC-area residents seem to be heeding this Th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23PMThursday, November 19, 2020
Ready for some fun? You’ve earned it. Escape from the messy troubled real world is just a click away with the engaging audio farce from the intrepid folk at Edge of the Universe Players 2.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:17PMWednesday, November 18, 2020
In mid-March DC-area theaters went dark and theatergoers’ calendars emptied of live shows to take in—but light and sound and performances are coming into view by way of Zoom and YouTube.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:46AMMonday, November 9, 2020
As we in the performing arts continue to struggle with finances and other resources in the aftershock of COVID-19, with no end in sight, how can we inform taxpayers and policymakers of the v…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:54PMFriday, October 30, 2020
As the pandemic continues to take its toll on live theater, smaller-budget theaters are staying nimble and daring, thanks to generous support from donors. One of these deft companies is Spoo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PMThursday, October 29, 2020
In these tumultuous times, theatermakers and theatergoers have been working to share a long-time common goal: to reflect upon and engage with the human condition. In a noble effort to contin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:30PMSunday, October 25, 2020
It was a few weeks ago; an unexpected FB post from playwright Bob Bartlett caught my attention. He was posting a teaser about his newest work, which was in an early development stage. He ti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:43PMSaturday, October 24, 2020
Give yourself a musical boost and some warm inspiration for these stormy days. Add plenty of deeply appreciated civility during an unsettled period. These might seem hard to find, but if 2…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:10PM 
