How to hold an awards ceremony that has always been as much about bringing the community of theatre makers and theatre supporters together as it was about the awards themselves, during a pandemic? While other awards have settled for abbreviated online shows, The Helen Hayes Awards, now in its 36th year of recognizing excellence on […]
Romantics Anonymous, once headed to DC, to be livestreamed from Bristol Old Vic
Shakespeare Theatre Company announced today that the Wise Children production of Emma Rice’s Romantics Anonymous will be streamed live from Bristol Old Vic for five performances, September 22 – 26. The arrival of Rice’s chamber musical about love between two shy French chocolatiers, had been eagerly anticipated here. Fresh off its run at Bristol Old […]
Creative Cauldron keeps performers working with live and virtual concerts
A few area theatre companies are beginning to offer live performances. One of them is Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA which is presenting its summer cabaret season for at-home viewing and live from Creative Cauldron’s new outdoor setting. The virtual viewings will be Thursdays starting at 8pm. Silver Spring singer/songwriter Chris Urquiaga kicks off […]
Theater J offers classes to help audience members embrace changes coming to area theatres
Changes which might come about in theaters once the plague is over may affect ways in which audiences see and experience the art. To prepare patrons for these changes, Theater J will be offering the series “How to Become a Raised-Consciousness Audience Member” for four Thursdays, beginning August 13. Rachel Grossman, a DC director, collaborative […]
Find what you’ve been missing. This week’s recommends include Fringe, Fools, music and puppets
Foolish Fridays Faction of Fools Friday, Aug 7, 7pm Free Click to watch Faction of Fools, Washington’s commedia dell’Arte theater company, resumes its Foolish Fridays beginning tonight at 7 PM. Greg Benson, the host of Bar None Podcast, will host – or toast, the company says – the initial broadcast, which will focus on the […]
Save Our Stages bipartisan bill calls for $10 Billion in rescue funds.
When the pandemic struck America, Congress was quick to help out the airline industry (to the tune of $50 billion) and cruise ships – two businesses which were financially devastated by the coronavirus. But what about the performing arts? Theaters and music venues uniformly shut down in March, and are slated to be the last […]
Rorschach’s Klecksography and the future of theatre
Subtitled “The Future of Theatre,” Rorschach Theatre’s annual Klecksography (Klex20) project comes along just as we are all pondering exactly what that future will be. Klecksography 2020 opens Sunday night, August 9 at 7pm. Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach called the childhood game he later developed into his inkblot test, Klecksography. For the past decade, Rorschach […]
Signature Theatre launches THE SIGNATURE SHOW on YouTube
There’s a new show in town, one shot straight from the heart of Signature Theatre to digitally connected musical theater fans everywhere. It’s called THE SIGNATURE SHOW and it’s free to view on YouTube. Episode 1 is available now. Editor James Gardner’s quick-cut montage sets up the fast paced half hour of clips, interviews and […]
DCTS recommended viewing starting July 31
This week we’re highlighting some local works, plus a few others we couldn’t pass up. And hang on, at the end, for a fun quiz. For a robust list of viewing beyond our area, we recommend TDF Stages Home. A Kids Play on Racism Starts August 1 Log in to Broadway On Demand and create […]
John R. Lewis’ last remarks in support of Black Lives Matter marchers
“Without the arts, without music, without dance, without drama, without photography, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.” – John Lewis The Honorable John Lewis wrote his last remarks to the nation to be published posthumously upon the day of his funeral in Atlanta, Georgia on July 30, 2020. Originally […]
Quotidian Theatre’s closing its warehouse with a huge sale. Auction starts Aug 3
One distinction of a Quotidian Theatre production has always been its set pieces and props, expertly chosen and carefully placed in its single set rooms adding airs of authenticity to such notable productions as Conor McPherson’s The Veil and Chekhov’s Lady with the Little Dog. Leaving the theatre, if you think of that perfect garden seat […]
Live performances of Othello and Twelfth Night at American Shakespeare Center have begun.
While a survey done by Shugoll Research shows that Washingtonians are chary about returning to theater while the coronavirus rages, one company is prepared to put live actors on the stage with a live audience in the seats – now. The American Shakespeare Center, in tiny Staunton, Virginia, will be producing Othello and Twelfth Night […]
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