Longtime stage and screen star Stacy Keach is no stranger to the Shakespeare Theatre Company, having appeared at STC (and won three Helen Hayes awards) as Richard III, Macbeth, and King Lear. He has never before, however, had a blog. Currently in town to play the massive role of Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, […]
Archives for March 12, 2014
Stevey Yockey and Michael Dove discuss Pluto
Forum Theatre in Silver Spring is currently running a production of Steven Yockey’s Pluto, directed by Forum’s artistic director Michael Dove. Pluto is a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, which received productions at Actors Express in Atlanta and Know Theatre in Cincinnati before opening at Forum, and is also currently running at the […]
Playwrights producing – The Welders find their grail with Allyson Currin play
“Already I feel like this is the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” says Allyson Currin, local playwright. The Welders, the D.C-based, playwright-run collective previously profiled by DCTS here, is kicking off their innovative project – in which the five founding writers will take turns as artistic director of the company, staging one […]
Rep Stage announces its upcoming season
Two acclaimed new plays, The Whale, one of the most talked about plays to emerge from the Humana Festival and Sunset Baby, winner of this year’s Kennedy Prize for Drama will receive their area debuts as part of the Rep Stage 2014/2015 season.