DC Theatre Scene ends its 15 year run today. But we won’t be disappearing any time soon. Thanks to a generous donation, we will be able to remain online for the next 3 years. I know many of you have found our coverage useful, so without us, I ask – what’s your plan? How will […]
Lorraine Treanor – These are the plays that won’t let go
These are the plays that won’t let go. They are there as I drift off to sleep, or, unbidden, come to me during the day. This happens more often now, as work here slows to a close. You probably have your list of best plays and performances. This is not that list. These seem to […]
Tim Treanor reviews his life as a theatre critic
After death, two professionals spring into action. The undertaker applies makeup, and puts formaldehyde in the veins, so that the forgetting may begin after a celebration. If the undertaker is successful, the deceased will float into the corner of your brain which holds Uncle Gus, who died when you were eight and who you didn’t […]
Richard Byrne releases his latest: Flamingo: Why Were We Unprepared for COVID-19?
“I’m a playwright, right?,” DC playwright Richard Byrne told me on a phone call. “I miss people getting into my face with my words.” But the pandemic has pushed this prolific writer and his producers into a series of short monologues for YouTube that have captured a world wide following. The spark for what will […]
Community comes together to celebrate Tom Prewitt and his legacy. Everyone welcome.
It’s always an awkward situation when leadership of an organization transitions. The smartest model, of course, is for the outgoing leader to separate cleanly and to fade quietly into the past. That’s much better then having someone hanging around, creating an awkward situation as the old seems to want to cling while the new feels […]
Keegan’s about to go live (stream) with Trans Am and Gumbo to Mumbo
Live theater is a dangerous place. We know it as a place where audacious ideas and forms – The Seagull, Death of a Salesman, Angels in America, A Strange Loop – saunter their risky walks across the stage. But it’s also a high-wire act, where a catastrophic misstep by an actor or by technical support […]
Local artists lend their unique talents to “Act Out: Vote 2020” on Oct 29
As the theater industry recovers from COVID-19 and considers a social justice reckoning, the 2020 presidential election is high stakes, resulting in “Act Out: Vote 2020,” an online performance livestreamed on Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. According to Chiara Klein (she), the director of artistic producing at Baltimore Center Stage (BCS) who invited theaters to […]
Twins sucked into a video game. A 10 year old’s first play was a winner. He’s working on a new play at Young Playwrights’ Theater
When Bryan Mercado, then 10, was first told he had been signed up for a playwriting workshop after school with Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), a D.C.-based arts education nonprofit and professional theater, he was less than thrilled. “I just wanted to go outside and play with my friends after school,” he said, bemused at his […]
Has 2020 got you stressed and exhausted? Some calming guides from The SoSu Series
Here is my schedule when I was a full-time theatre teacher, while also pursuing my craft: 6:00am- Wake up 6:15am- Shower 6:30am- Dress 7:00am- Make breakfast 7:30am- Morning commute to work 8:00am- Clock into work 8:15am- Staff meeting 9:00am- First class 1:00pm- Lunch break 1:30pm- Back to class 5:00pm- End of workday, commute to rehearsal […]
Billie Krishawn speaks with actor Moses Princien for The SoSu Series
“When the least of us are safe and have a space, all of us do.” True change begins when we decide that a shift is necessary. Inciting change is risky, brave, beautiful and most importantly… necessary. During this interview with The SoSu Series Moses Princien (they/them) speaks out about changes that are long overdue. As […]
Billie Krishawn speaks with actor Erika Rose for The SoSu Series
“I can put all of that energy into speaking up, but first I have to know what I feel. First I have to find a center.” –Erika Rose Every day of our lives we are exchanging energy. Some days we have the capacity to be intentional about the energy we send out. Other days, we […]
Billie Krishawn speaks with artist/activist Temídayo Amay for The SoSu Series
“As you pour into me, a Black Non-Binary Gender Queer person, you pour into yourself.” – Temídayo Amay, talking with Billie Krishawn for The SoSu Series “My non-binary identity is mine and mine alone,” says Temídayo but this gender identity isn’t the only journey that they are claiming. All too often we live an existence […]