High Court Rules for French at Agincourt
March 18, 2010 by Tim Treanor
Filed under News and Views
A dazzling collection of judicial talent headed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Chief Justice – unanimously ruled that King Henry V’s slaughter of French prisoners of war was legally unjustified and awarded unspecified damages to the POW estates at Shakespeare Theatre’s annual mock trial.
Reston Community Players and Silver Spring Stage dominate the 10th annual WATCH Awards
March 15, 2010 by Joel Markowitz
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Reston Community Players sweeps the 10th annual WATCH Awards with 11 wins for its production of Kander and Ebb’s Curtains.
Shakespeare’s greatest speeches – vote your favorite
March 2, 2010 by lorraine treanor
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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’s wordless theater festival returns to DC area
February 28, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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Quest: Arts for Everyone, a Maryland-based organization “committed to using the arts to…enable individuals who have been marginalized to realize their full potential” will collaborate with The Theater Project and Creative Alliance of Baltimore and Washington’s Gallaudet University to stage QuestFest 2010, a two-week festival of primarily non-verbal theater, in the two cities. The [...]
Arena Stage to return home with a 45-project 60th season
February 25, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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Arena Stage announces its 60th season which will inaugurate the Mead Center for American Theater in October, 2010.
Skidmore heads up new DC theatrical agency
February 24, 2010 by lorraine treanor
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Washington DC gets a new theatrical firm, Capital Talent Agency headed by noted director/producer Jeremy Skidmore and his partner Roger Yoerges.
Shakespeare Theatre announces its next season
February 18, 2010 by lorraine treanor
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Shakespeare Theatre 2010-2011 6-play season announcement includes the rarely produced musical, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, and their first production of Cymbeline.
Memorial service for Marianne Philbin to be held at Arena Stage
February 18, 2010 by lorraine treanor
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The sad news spread quickly this past weekend throughout the theatre community that Marianne Philbin, longtime Arena Stage head house manager and friend to audience members and staff as well, passed away on Saturday 13, 2010.
Charter ends its season
February 13, 2010 by Tim Treanor
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The recession claims another theatre company: Charter Theater which has had an extraordinarily successful ten-year run of producing new plays cancels its season.
Some shows open tonight
February 11, 2010 by lorraine treanor
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Thurs – Feb 11, 2010 — We’re melting! We’re melting! Here are the sad news/glad news confirmations we’ve received. Check back for more updates. Looks like you’ll get one more DCTS Jib Jab. Coming later today.










