Tuesday, April 7, 2020
With theatres shuttered for the foreseeable future and all of us practicing social distancing during the pandemic, the connection between artists and audiences has been broken. That’s why …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:24PMFriday, March 20, 2020
With theatres closed around the US, times are tough for fans of the arts. But, thankfully, we live in an age of streaming and online content. From clips of scenes to recordings of full music…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:06PMThursday, December 12, 2019
In the 1980s, my parents fled the Soviet Union to begin new lives in the United States. Though they spent years learning English and acclimating to American culture, their identities remaine…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:06PMTuesday, December 10, 2019
Romantic comedy movies can be saccharine, especially when they’re set during the holidays. Some people love these fluffy flicks, and others love to riff on them. But no matter how someone …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:32AMMonday, July 15, 2019
Thomas Edison was really good at selling himself. Media attention and ruthlessness helped him claim sole credit for inventing the light bulb. In reality it was the work of many scientists. E…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24AMWednesday, May 1, 2019
In 2001, a group of Mexican migrants were left stranded in the blistering desert heat east of Yuma, Arizona. Smugglers, whom they had paid for safe transport to the border, promised them tha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:48PMThursday, April 11, 2019
P.Y.G. or the Misedumacation of Dorian Belle follows Blacky Blackerson, a.k.a. Black, (Seth Hill) and Alexand Da Great (Gary L. Perkins III) who are the Petty Young Goons (P.Y.G.), a Black r…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:35AMMonday, March 11, 2019
It amazes me how much the We Happy Few theatre company is able to accomplish through their signature, minimalist approach, and their production of Macbeth exemplifies this. With a cast of fi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:39PMWednesday, February 13, 2019
Twentieth-century Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno wasn’t afraid to criticize Spain’s government. Though Irma Correa’s El viejo, el joven y el mar is a fictional depiction of Unam…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:48AMTuesday, November 20, 2018
It’s no shock that Hollywood is full of secrets. In the era of #MeToo, it’s clear that much is hidden from the public under a facade of glamour and glitz. Though it takes place during th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:36PMMonday, November 12, 2018
As the cast dances in the aisles of Keegan Theatre, it’s difficult not to catch the contagious, rose-colored energy from this musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It by Sha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:12PMMonday, October 29, 2018
You’re a fifteen-year-old boy named Will, and your eighteen-year-old brother has been shot. Shawn was your friend, your protector, and your teacher ever since your father was killed, a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PMDarkness, corpses, catacombs, and cats: welcome to the world of Edgar Allan Poe. His stories embody the spirit of Halloween, which is why it’s fitting that We Happy Few is performing his…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PMMonday, September 24, 2018
“I like to write about the things that matter, whether they matter emotionally, or whether they matter dramatically, or whether they matter politically. If you can get all those in one, th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:36PMTuesday, July 31, 2018
Contemporizing Shakespeare’s plays, abridging them, moving them to different locations, or having them center around different cultures: these are all fun ways to mold classical theatre in…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:18AMMonday, June 25, 2018
Happiness is Imagination Stage’s production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: a musical that’s adorned with the silly antics and sticky-sweet nature of childhood. Director Aaron Pos…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMTuesday, May 29, 2018
Family members are complicated. They can comfort during tearful times and lunge at the flick of a few cruel words. NextStop Theatre Company’s Bad Jews is a powder keg of familial tension t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMFriday, April 6, 2018
It’s simply magical when a family-friendly comedy show can make children and adults laugh wildly in their seats. Throughout Potted Potter, J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world serves as the ba…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:39AMSunday, March 25, 2018
Holding onto a gleaming crystal trophy, actor Vaughn Midder beamed as he stood at the center of the Miracle Theatre’s stage. He had just been named Monologue Madness 2018 Champion, winning…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PMFriday, March 23, 2018
Last night at the Miracle Theatre in DC, actor/produced Edward Daniels led 32 contestants through the eight performance brackets of Monologue Madness, all vying to take home the crystal Mono…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:38PMThursday, March 8, 2018
With the sounds of shuffling headshots in the background, actors stretched and conducted vocal exercises outside of an Arena Stage rehearsal hall Sunday. It was a standard scene for an open …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:27PMMonday, March 5, 2018
During my formative years in the suburban south, it seemed that the word “pro-life” extended beyond political headlines and chants: it was ingrained in the teen culture. Friends invited …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:17AMMonday, February 19, 2018
Dreams often come with wild, cartoonish images. We wake up remembering their eccentricity and wonder: “How did my brain come up with that?” Watching The Lathe of Heaven is like stepping …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AMWednesday, January 31, 2018
When a play grips your thoughts and continues to cling to them past the curtain call, then you know you’ve witnessed a treasure. The elements of 4,380 Nights blend together to generate a c…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25AMTuesday, January 23, 2018
History books shroud World War II with specific imagery: soldiers, Nazi salutes, atomic bombs, Rosie the Riveter, and a victorious kiss from a sailor in Times Square. But See Rock City break…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:20AMSunday, January 21, 2018
Brilliant ideas are charming on paper. They coax professors to smile and experts to furiously nod in agreement. Ideas that you think, when executed, would fly without a falter. But brilliant…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:47PMSaturday, December 23, 2017
It’s the top of Les Misérables. The lights dim, silence stretches through the audience, and a powerful blow of orchestration begins. From the very first sounds, you can tell you’re …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMSaturday, December 9, 2017
Picture this: Jacob Marley taking part in a bro handshake, Tiny Tim gabbing with his sickly friends, and Ebenezer Scrooge snagging a giant TV on Black Friday. These are just a handful of t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PMFriday, December 8, 2017
As I flipped through the program of An Operetta Holiday, I was struck by director Nick Olcott’s quote at the top of his note: “Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.” In a way, these…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:12AMMonday, November 13, 2017
Imagine if the comedy from a charismatic SNL sketch was intertwined with poignant writing from the Spanish Golden Age of theatre. The result: The Dog in the Manger. This sparky rendition of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:36AM 
