Deborah Margolin’s Imagining Madoff, the play about a meeting between Bernard Madoff and an influential investor in one of his many funds, had a well received reading at Theater J last spring, and was then chosen to open its upcoming season. However, when Elie Wiesel, who was depicted as the investor, threatened legal action, calling […]
Archives for August 2010
The Savannah Disputation
Some of that old-time religion is dished out in a comedy that is as light and delectable as the banana pudding served by one of the gracious Southern matrons in the second half of Evan Smith’s The Savannah Disputation, an area premiere at Olney Theatre Center directed by John Going.
Friends gathering on Facebook for Jane Pesci-Townsend
Jane Pesci-Townsend, who has touched the lives of so many students, performers, and audiences in our area, is in her final struggle with cancer. She was released from NIH yesterday and sent to her home in Wheaton, MD where she is surrounded by friends and family who are with her around the clock. She may […]
The Fantasticks
Two love-struck teenagers, two mischievous fathers, a bandit, a wall, a mute and a little magic…what could possibly go wrong? You can find out in Infinity Theater Company’s charming production of the romantic musical from a simpler time, The Fantasticks, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.
Arena Stage adds 5 playwrights to its payroll
Is Arena Stage Launching a New Business Model for Playwrighting? Arena Stage, which will be introducing its rebuilt $125-million facility to the Washington public in October, may be putting an even more lasting change into effect by giving five playwrights a salary and benefits. Fueled by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the plan, which […]
America’s Longest Run: A History of the Walnut Street Theatre
What a beautiful book … literally! With its deep red velvet binding, it is such a good looking package that you hesitate to damage it by opening it. But, as they say you can’t tell a book by its cover, you need to delve into its text to appreciate the job that Andrew Davis has […]
Los Treinta
30 Years of the Salvadorean presence in DC Quique Aviles’ floor-blistering one-man show about the Salvadorean diaspora to Washington D.C. hits you like a fireball from a volcano. From the moment Aviles bounds from the aisles onto the stage and alternates English with Spanish, there is no language barrier.
Opening Night at the first DC Black Theatre Festival
The first ever D.C. Black Theatre Festival opened with a sparkling gala event at Howard University Crampton Auditorium Saturday night, July 31st, complete with movie stars, red carpet, and pizzazz. Despite limited media attention, word got out to the faithful and they packed the auditorium, dressed to the nines in colorful regalia and flair to […]