Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that a regiment of Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of the enslaved peoples of Texas. On January 1, 1980, Texas became the first state to declare Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day and Freedom […]
Music for the movement: Skin on the Drum, Michael Franti & Spearhead
Recommended by Anastasia Wilson, DC actor now based in Atlanta. “And as the pepper gas clears And police and protestors go home Just as the morning dew are tear drops of the night My emotions are always there for you And will never leave you dry.”
5 performances to watch this weekend
Twilight: Los Angeles Great Performances, PBS Free Click to view In response to the national crisis in the aftermath of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (Brunswick, GA), Breonna Taylor (Louisville, KY), and George Floyd (Minneapolis, MN) THIRTEEN’s Great Performances resumes free streaming of Marc Levin’s film adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith’s play Twilight: Los Angeles, originally aired […]
Billie Krishawn hands out help while photographing the Black Lives Movement on the streets of DC.
Billie Krishawn is a DC area actor and photographer whose work will soon appear on our pages. This weekend she is back on the streets, adding to her extensive photo coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests on the streets of Washington, DC. As the protests have grown and shifted, she has expanded her work […]
Music for the movement: Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
“It’s been a long, long time coming But I know that change is gonna come” – Sam Cooke, 1964 Recommended by Pamela Jafari. “I am a Washingtonian senior who is Black, lesbian, a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother. I have a 26 y/o grandson, and 3 y/o great-grandson, who I am always concerned about […]
DC poet John Johnson performs a poem of protest, “Coffeeshop”
Native Washingtonian poet and playwright John Johnson told us: “I am inspired to create art because I was born a artist it goes along with my breathing and heart beat, it is like a vital organ, it is my contribution to the planet. Moreover, every time I look in my children’s eyes I see infinite […]
Music for the Movement: Stereotypes by Black Violin
Kev Marcus and Wil B, musicians from Florida, are Black Violin. Stereotypes run deep in our psyches. From who we represent that we are to each other, to what we wear, to our age, even to the stereotype of a musical instrument, such as the violin.
Statement from DC Theatre Scene on the murder of George Floyd
DC Theatre Scene stands in solidarity with all people fighting for racial justice in this country. We stand in witness to the righteous anger and despair brought on by the killing of George Floyd last week and the many deaths which preceded his. But standing in silent witness is not enough. We each must do […]
5 exceptional shows to watch free this weekend
Macbeth Folger Theatre Through July 1, 2020 Click for details I lapped this one up like cream – Folger Theatre’s rebroadcast of Macbeth as reimagined by the gifted magician Teller and Aaron Posner reminded me of how mystical and good-scary this play could be and the performances were so vivid it felt like 3-D. – Jayne […]
Pandemic Theatre gets all-out playful with Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Of the many pitches about online content we have received, the announcement from Pandemic Theatre of how they were presenting Shakespeare’s barbed romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, struck us as especially unusual: a changeable presentation style, a cast taking on differing roles depending on their preferences, released once a week over 5 weeks, and […]
When will theatres reopen? Actors Equity lays out its core conditions
Hope that Washington DC area stages will be able to produce a fall season this year has dimmed with the release by Actors’ Equity Association of the four core principles which would need to be met for its members to return to live performance. The announcement was made at a press conference held over Zoom […]
Bring theatre home: 5 shows to watch this weekend
Bon Voyage! Happenstance Theater $10 rental fee gives 30 day access Click here The lighthearted troupe known as Happenstance Theater brings back their 2017 production of Bon Voyage!. Masterfully filmed and brilliantly conceived – here a ladder believably stands in for the Eiffel Tower and clever contraptions add to the fun and folly. If what […]