This year, 530 voters took on the challenge of nominating the final 5 finalists in all categories for the 2012-2013 season Audience Choice Awards. This audience of voters showed they appreciate the work of the large venues as well as the small houses, placing MetroStage, Theater J, Round House Theatre, Keegan Theatre, Signature Theatre, and […]
Surprises mark Audience Choice winners
Angels, Hairspray among top local productions; Flint wins Favorite Actor The 2009-2010 DC Theatre Scene Audience Choice Awards yielded some surprising results which tended to confirm the warm place which small theaters hold in the hearts of DC Theatre Scene readers.
Last minute questions on how to vote for the Audience Choice Awards
Aug 18, 2010 — As the chance to register to vote in this year’s Audience Choice Awards draws to a close – deadline is tonight at midnight – we are getting a lot of questions from readers confused by our new voting procedure. Since we don’t want anyone to be disappointed, we’ll do our best […]
Looking back on the Hispanic Theatre season
Looking back at the excellence in the 2009-2010 Hispanic Theatre season is really looking forward to more to come. This summer, after working in a coffee community, a voluntary collective of “fincas” (small farms), and living with a family in El Salvador, I emerge ever more wide-eyed and aware of the great need for more […]
Audience Choice Award Nominations announced
This year, DC Theatre Scene writers and staff have given 212 nominations to the work of 42 area theatre companies and 118 performers and an additional 25 nominations for touring, (non-resident produced shows) for professional productions which opened in the DC area from August 15, 2009-August 1, 2010 You will find the list of companies […]
Best Musicals and Best Musical Performances of 2009-2010
Musicals are my life and I saw a lot of them on DC-area stages in the past year – in professional theatres, community theatres, family theatres, children’s theatres, high schools, and programs that train young actors.
Casting Challenge: Pick your favorite musical and play and cast the leads
Question #3 in our series, getting ready for voting for the 2010 Audience Choice Awards. (In case you haven’t been following along, #1 is here, and #2 is here.) This fun exercise was dreamed up by Steven McKnight: Casting Challenge: Pick your favorite musical and play and cast the leads.
Who were the most memorable characters you saw portrayed this season?
Here is the second in our series of questions thinking back over the past season as we get ready for the 2010 Audience Choice Awards. Again, Steven McKnight came up with it. Who were the most memorable characters you saw portrayed on a DC stage this season?
Best Plays and Performances of 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 ends awash in melancholy, with the death of a great Washington theater leader following (by mere days!) the death of a promising young actor and singer. These tragic events serve as punctuation for a season we will remember with some sorrow.
Favorite New Plays debuted this season
In describing the DC theatre scene to friends around the country, I emphasize the depth and diversity of the offerings here. That point is brought home each year when I look back on the season, particularly the new and original works which debuted in the DC area.
New Audience Choice Awards voted by invitation
DC Theatre Scene’s Audience Choice Awards, now in its fourth year, are the only awards to cover the Washington area’s professional theatrical season – which begins and ends in August – and which allows audiences to make the final decision as to who receives the final awards, based on nominations by the DCTS writers and […]
Audience Choice Awards – 2008/09 Season
Audience Choice Awards Winners 2009 Announced
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