Reviews by Lorraine Treanor

Lorraine Treanor is editor and publisher of DC Theatre Scene. She has produced plays and concerts in her home town of Chicago, and twice in the Capital Fringe Festival. Her daughter Nina Norris is an artist working in Chicago. She lives in a log house in Waldorf.MD with her funny and talented husband Tim Treanor.

Next to Normal, Happy Now?, Present Laughter

March 5, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under NY Theatre Buzz

In the early spring of 2008 I caught the first New York production of Next to Normal, off Broadway at Second Stage. I reviewed it favorably in this column.  Now, eight months into its run in a revised form, back on Broadway, I visited it again recently.

Shakespeare’s greatest speeches – vote your favorite

March 2, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under News and Views

Here’s a chance to revel in some of Shakespeare’s most beautiful words, nominated by five of our favorite Shakespeareans. Then vote for your favorite.

QuestFest 2010

February 27, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under In MD, Onstage Now

QuestFest 2010, an international visual theatre festival produced by Quest in partnership with Gallaudet University in Washington and the Theatre Project and Creative Alliance in Baltimore, returns to the Baltimore/Washington area March 1-14, 2010, with a two-week long festival of performances and workshops featuring an international roster of deaf and hearing artists.

Show-n-Tell A New Musical

February 27, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under In DC, Kids Stages, Onstage Now

Broadway veteran and Dr. Oz dance fitness guru, Stepp Stewart presents the World Premiere of Show-n-Tell, his brand-new high-energy soul-stirring musical for kids … and for the kids that still live in the hearts of their parents.

Skidmore heads up new DC theatrical agency

February 24, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under News and Views

Washington DC gets a new theatrical firm, Capital Talent Agency headed by noted director/producer Jeremy Skidmore and his partner Roger Yoerges.

Some Girl(s)

February 23, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under In DC, Onstage Now

No Rules Theatre Company brings Neil LaBute’s dark comedy Some Girl(s) to the H Street Playhouse.

Mauritius

February 22, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under In MD, Onstage Now

Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think. After their mother’s death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous [...]

Intersections . A New America Arts Festival

February 19, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under Uncategorized

For the next three weekends, that gorgeous lobby of the Atlas Performing Arts Center will truly come alive  as musicians, dancers, actors, and poets join with their audiences to celebrate their individuality and commonality with INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival.

A Theatregoer’s Guide to the English Monarchs

February 19, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under Reference

A Theatregoer’s Guide to the English Monarchs (Post-Hastings)
as compiled by Tim Treanor
Poets, madmen, geniuses, buffoons — the monarchs of England seem to have been designed for playwrights. Here’s a list of them, their entrances and exits, and how our playwrights (and other artists) made art from them.

Shakespeare Theatre announces its next season

February 18, 2010 by lorraine treanor  
Filed under News and Views

Shakespeare Theatre 2010-2011 6-play season announcement includes the rarely produced musical, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, and their first production of Cymbeline.

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