http://dctheatrescene.com Washington DC's Liveliest Theater Website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:43:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2009-2010 lorraine@dctheatrescene.com (DC Theatre Scene) lorraine@dctheatrescene.com (DC Theatre Scene) 1440 http://dctheatrescene.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/dcts.jpg http://dctheatrescene.com 144 144 http://dctheatrescene.com/?feed=podcast Lively up close interviews and audio plays Podcasts interviews and audio shows from the Washington DC area theatre scene. podcasts, DC theatre, radio plays, DC Theatre Scene DC Theatre Scene lorraine@dctheatrescene.com no no http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/02/10/theatres-get-ready-for-gala-season-heres-your-invitation-to-join-them/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/02/10/theatres-get-ready-for-gala-season-heres-your-invitation-to-join-them/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:47 +0000 Lorraine Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=32461 http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/02/10/theatres-get-ready-for-gala-season-heres-your-invitation-to-join-them/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/01/03/listen-in-on-mike-daiseys-new-years-eve-monologue/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/01/03/listen-in-on-mike-daiseys-new-years-eve-monologue/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:21:44 +0000 Lorraine Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=31489 http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/01/03/listen-in-on-mike-daiseys-new-years-eve-monologue/feed/ 0 0:09:50 “Let’s face it”, he says, “we are all living in a play that isn’t working.”  - Mike Daisey Monologist Mike Daisey, considered one of the finest storytellers in America,  has a ready home on Woolly Mammoth[...] “Let’s face it”, he says, “we are all living in a play that isn’t working.”  - Mike Daisey Monologist Mike Daisey, considered one of the finest storytellers in America,  has a ready home on Woolly Mammoth’s stage and when he comes to town with pieces such as The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Last Cargo Cult, and How Theater Failed America, tickets sell fast.  New Years Eve 2011 Mike performed When the Clock Strikes for Boston’s First Night before a sold out audience, and has given us permission to share the live recording with you.   Mike Daisey performing The Last Cargo Cult at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Jan 2010. Here’s how he described it: “This is, as the kids call it, freestyling—the monologue was woven in real time in front of the audience, and it touches on death, rebirth, the horrors of the inevitable disappointment of New Year’s Eve, an insane film director in the Ukraine, Samuel Beckett’s face, the pleasures of television, Nazi stormtroopers, theatre as a metaphor for the nature of life, and a survival guide for the coming jaegermeister zombie apocalypse. It concerns the nature of New England Puritans—their origins, feeding habits, and elaborate mating rituals. It is also a document detailing how one might attempt to have a New Year’s Eve that does not suck. “The audio isn’t perfect, and the monologue was written on the wind, but take it in the spirit it is intended—a small gift for the year ahead.” Note –   The set which Mike describes is most likely for Huntington Theatre Company’s production of God of Carnage. Enjoy! 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+0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=5567 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/07/antebellum/feed/ 6 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/13/hell-meets-henry-dito/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/13/hell-meets-henry-dito/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:31:14 +0000 Lorraine Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3934 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/13/hell-meets-henry-dito/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/05/hell-meets-henry-half-way/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/05/hell-meets-henry-half-way/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:14:02 +0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3867 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/05/hell-meets-henry-half-way/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/08/how-theater-failed-america/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/08/how-theater-failed-america/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:21:52 +0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3540 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/08/how-theater-failed-america/feed/ 4 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/18/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind-2/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/18/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind-2/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:10:53 +0000 Leslie Weisman http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3286 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/18/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind-2/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/21/kimberly-gilbert/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/21/kimberly-gilbert/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:28:54 +0000 Joel Markowitz http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2800 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/21/kimberly-gilbert/feed/ 1 0:14:24 An interview with actress Kimberly Gilbert appearing in Woolly Mammoth’s production of Boom by Joel Markowitz Boom, the three actor Peter Sinn Nochtrieb comedy, shifts into high gear with the performance of Kimberly Gilbert. Here she takes us[...] An interview with actress Kimberly Gilbert appearing in Woolly Mammoth’s production of Boom by Joel Markowitz Boom, the three actor Peter Sinn Nochtrieb comedy, shifts into high gear with the performance of Kimberly Gilbert. Here she takes us into the world of her character Jo – an angry woman who would definitely not be a good candidate for an anger management class, and talks about playing opposite her real-life roommate Aubrey Deeker, and being in a play with the hysterical Sarah Marshall. Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb sat in on some of director John Vreeke’s rehearsals. His response to the finished product? “He loved our portrayals. It blew his mind a bit .. the other production was done minimalist, but we really blew the top off (of the play.”)  No kidding – the play has Ms. Marshall on kettle drums, and collapsing set pieces. She’s had memorable roles as a company member of Woolly Mammoth: Cooking with Elvis, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis, Measure for Pleasure, and The K of D. But she’s got a passion for Shakespeare, and gets to play that out in clubs and bars with the always adventurous Taffety Punk. You might come away from Boom thinking about The Big Questions – who are we? why are we here? – or “you might just have a good time. We’re here to entertain you.” The Woolly Mammoth Company’s production of Boom plays through December 7th. Our review of Boom Interviews, Podcasts DC Theatre Scene no no http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/13/boom/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/13/boom/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:51:04 +0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2685 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/13/boom/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/09/machomer/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/09/machomer/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:24:09 +0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2242 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/09/machomer/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/08/25/mariastuart/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/08/25/mariastuart/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:54:49 +0000 Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1938 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/08/25/mariastuart/feed/ 2 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/if-you-see-something-say-something/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/if-you-see-something-say-something/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:22:36 +0000 Leslie Weisman http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1686 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/if-you-see-something-say-something/feed/ 3 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/03/measure-for-pleasure/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/03/measure-for-pleasure/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:01:47 +0000 Steven McKnight http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/03/measure-for-pleasure/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/03/measure-for-pleasure/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/18/stunning/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/18/stunning/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:43:49 +0000 Lorraine Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/18/stunning/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/18/stunning/feed/ 18 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/24/no-child/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/24/no-child/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:18:23 +0000 Lorraine Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/24/no-child/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/24/no-child/feed/ 0