Victor Shargai Memorial Celebration Produced by theatreWashington July 27, 8pm Click to watch on YouTube Victor Shargai, generous benefactor, friend and advocate for theatre in the Washington DC area, passed away on December 24, 2019. His husband, Craig Pascal, invites everyone to a virtual Victor Shargai Memorial Celebration to honor the life and legacy of […]
J. J. Johnson talks about WANNABE, his comic play about growing up Black in a White VA town
J. J. Johnson, who extends his talents as a DC stage actor (recently, Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of A Native Son) into film and and commercial work, now adds playwright to his resumé with the debut of WANNABE. Produced by 4615 Theatre Company, the Zoom performance can be seen starting this Thursday, July […]
Recommended watching and listening for this week
We hope you will take time to watch DC Theatre Scene’s first virtual discussion, held Friday night. An honest, personal sharing of the affects of racism on these important members of our theatre community. (Click image to view on Facebook.) Our recommended performances for this week start with three locally produced events. Desiderium by Ricky […]
First live performances in the area start July 25 at ASC. Here’s how they’re making it happen.
American Shakespeare Center joins only a few companies in the country to have obtained permission from authorities for live performances this summer. ASC will perform Othello and Twelfth Night in rep, starting July 25. Calling it their “SafeStart” season, the company developed protocols in strict accordance with VA Commonwealth, VDH and CDC guidelines to protect […]
Review: Synetic Theater’s The Decameron, Day 4.
Day 4 of Synetic Theater’s series of short pieces devised by members of the company’s roster of artists shows much of the same agility and demonstrable translation into forms of physical theater from a classic text that marks the Synetic style. One has to ask, however, whether the individuals are really going as deeply into […]
Tune in and listen up. This week’s list of recommended shows and podcasts
Ride Share by Reginald Edmund Produced by Black Lives Black Words International Project July 9 – 12 $16.96 Click for tickets Ride Share follows an young African American Uber Driver as a series of events begins to threaten his very humanity. Accompanied by his dark rider, a specter passenger that steers him forward as he […]
First Equity-approved shows open this summer in the Berkshires. Any hope for DC area?
Actors Equity has greenlighted two live productions in the Berkshires this summer. While there have been some non-Equity performances around the country, this is the first approved by the union of 51,000 actors and stage managers since the COVID-19 shutdowns in March. “We’re not trying to stop people from doing theater, but we are trying […]
Review: Round House Theatre’s Homebound ends with “Reopening”
At first glance, the title of Homebound’s final episode, “Reopening,” seems misleading. As we all know, America’s state by state reopenings have been a set of fits and starts leading to re-closings in multiple states. The DMV will face a reckoning in time, too, but neither Maboud (Maboud Ebrahimzadeh) nor Craig (Craig Wallace) will be alone […]
Stories that reveal who we are. Digital theatre to watch this week
Not all the fireworks are in the air. These theatrical works blaze as brightly and linger longer. Hamilton Disney Plus $6.99 for one month subscription Click to subscribe The original Broadway cast, filmed June 2016, including Lin-Manual Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Leslie […]
Recommended shows to catch this weekend
May 22, 2020 Arena Stage Free View below or view later Arena Stage adds filmmaker to its accomplishments with May 22, 2020, a filmed docudrama, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith, which captures one day in the life of our region. Playwrights, including Audrey Cefaly and Psalmeyene 24, interviewed ten D.C.-Maryland-Virginia people ranging […]
Bring an artist’s performance into your home, or at least to your driveway.
Have you ever wished that your living space could be re-imagined by a set designer? Or that you could gift a personalized greeting or concert by a favorite performer? Or that a theatre artist could help out your landscaping with a new rock garden design? Or maybe you’d like to cheer up a friend or […]
Watch Hamilton movie trailer ahead of its July 3 premiere on Disney+
The film version of the Broadway musical phenom, Hamilton, will premiere on streaming service Disney+ starting July 3. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda first posted the trailer on his Twitter account Sunday, with the note: “May you always be satisfied.” Originally scheduled for a theatrical release in 2021, the film captures live Broadway performances over several […]