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TALES FROM AN UNRAVELING THEATREGOER-PART ONE
Theatre Schmooze    By: Joel Markowitz
Help me. I’m getting paranoid. Is my real name “Job” (pronounced JOHB) not “Joel”?  Every time I go to the theatre, some gum chewing, slow-as-molasses candy opening, coughing, hacking, cell phone ringing, non-stop talking, playbill crunching theatre goer sits in front of me, or next [...]

The Glory Of Living

By: Ronnie Ruff 
The Glory Of Living - Didactic Theatre Company

Didactic Theatre Company is a fresh addition to DC theatre for a number of reasons — the most important is they stick to their mission which includes making us think out side the box. Even though their latest show, Rebecca Gilman’s The Glory Of Living, is [...]

FORTIER, LANE MAKE ELEPHANT MAN FLY

By Tim Treanor
The Elephant Man at Olney Theatre

The Olney Theatre Center does a brave thing in taking on The Elephant Man, a beautiful, seductive, dangerous play…and thanks to stunning performances in the two principal roles and savvy directing, the gamble succeeds.
Bernard Pomerance’s play, on the page, is an extraordinary accomplishment - beautiful, lyrical, full of [...]

A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT

An Interview With Jennifer Mendenhall and review of The Monument
Jennifer speaks about developing the thirst for theatre and how it feeds the soul. Don’t miss listening to what Jennifer has to say —  click on the podcast player above and listen to the interview.
Review and Interview by: Ronnie Ruff 
The Monument –  Theater Alliance 

Beginning with Alexander Strain’s opening [...]

Caroline, Or Change

By Debbie Minter Jackson
Caroline, or Change - Studio Theatre
The podcast available above is audience reaction to the show recorded at an Ushers Theatre Going Group discussion after the May 28th Show
Julia Nixon knows how to play weary. Her first sound as tired, weary Caroline before a song is sung or a word is spoken, is [...]

In The Beginning

By: Ronnie Ruff
Beginnings –  Meat and Potato Theatre
  
In the beginning God created puppets and the puppets were very, very cool. It came to pass that God wanted the puppets to tell us some really great little stories — so God created Meat and Potato Theatre. Stopping by the Playbill Cafe on a Sunday afternoon for a light [...]

Mary Goldwater Awards

The Mary Goldwater Awards ceremony last evening at WSC’s Clark Street Playhouse was a very enjoyable evening for one and all.  There are no losers at this event so the crowd was made up of winners and well wishers, all having a great time. The MC for the evening  Jack Marshall took a tumble over [...]

Frankie and Johnny Were Lovers

By: Debbie Minter Jackson
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune- Quotidian Theater 

“Frankie and Johnny were lovers,” so goes the familiar ballad, and so goes the play by Terrence McNally where a short order cook and waitress connect for an overnight romp of intimacy, exploration, and discovery. The sex comes at you first, before the [...]

Welcome Lorraine Treanor

DC Theatre Reviews has an announcement!  Lorraine Treanor who has been working unheralded  here at DCTR has decided to be an official part of the team. Please welcome Lorraine as our Promotions and marketing Director!
Lorraine will be a wonderful addition to our website and brings a wealth of theatre knowledge and production experience to our staff.
Lorraine Treanor [...]

The Hundred Insights

By Valeria Lamarra with Lorraine Treanor
The Hundred Dresses at Imagination Stage.
Book by Eleanor Estes. Adapted by Mary Hail Surface
In 1944, Eleanor Estes wrote a children’s book called The Hundred Dresses. Set during the Great Depression, it is about a child who stands by and watches as others tease a classmate for being different. Wanda, a [...]

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