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Looking back on the Hispanic Theatre season

August 17, 2010 By 2 Comments

Looking back at the excellence in the 2009-2010 Hispanic Theatre season is really looking forward to more to come. This summer, after working in a coffee community, a voluntary collective of “fincas” (small farms), and living with a family in El Salvador, I emerge ever more wide-eyed and aware of the great need for more Hispanic theater. [Read more...]

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Blumenfeld’s Dictionary of Musical Theater

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Last May I told you about an “Encyclopedia of Theater” that was interesting but not very useful as a reference work. Well, I’ve found a useful volume to fill the need. In fact, two volumes filled with easy to find entries for the words/titles/names a theatre lover needs to check from time to time. [Read more...]

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Audience Choice Award Nominations announced

August 17, 2010 By 28 Comments

This year, DC Theatre Scene writers and staff have given 212 nominations to the work of 42 area theatre companies and 118 performers and an additional 25 nominations for touring, (non-resident produced shows) for professional productions which opened in the DC area from August 15, 2009-August 1, 2010  You will find the list of companies and their total nominations at the end of this article. [Read more...]

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Separated at Birth

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When the lights come up and the bodies start to crowd, do you come off as a scowler or a smiler? The rush hour platform’s peppered with both populations. On the one hand: Metro commuters who want nothing more than uninterrupted solitude on their ride from point A to point B. On the other hand: [Read more...]

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