At a key moment in the Dirty Dancing musical, currently kicking off its national tour at the, er, National, Samuel Pergande’s Johnny struts through the audience, mounts the stage, walks confidently up to a table and delivers the line the audience has been waiting for since they entered the theater. Hell, since they bought their […]
Archives for September 4, 2014
UpClose: Jayne Houdyshell and Delaney Williams from The Shoplifters
Last week, in the Molly Smith Library, a high-ceilinged first-floor room at Arena Stage looking out onto Maine Avenue, Jayne Houdyshell and Delaney Williams spent their lunch break talking to me during a day of rehearsal for the world premiere of The Shoplifters. Williams is familiar to DC audiences, having performed at nearly every major […]
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The Folger Theatre on Capitol Hill performs modern reworkings of Shakespeare classics. As the bard’s bastion in D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library is one of the foremost research centers in the world. Folger Theatre has staged over half of the plays in William’s First Folio, earning numerous Helen Hayes Awards and a reputation for fresh interpretation. […]