2013 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL July 12 – 28, 2013 Daniel McCullough’s Fringe tweet wins him a pair of tickets to Miss Saigon
Capital Fringe: Body Armor by Evan Crump
– guest writer is Evan Crump – On April 29th, in Afghanistan, a civilian plane contracted by the military, designated NCR Flight 102 and carrying cargo out of Bagram Airfield, unexpectedly yawed sideways, stalled out, and crashed shortly after takeoff. A ground vehicle’s dash cam recorded the event with disturbing clarity and proximity, so much […]
U. S. premiere of McPherson play caps off Quotidian’s next season
Quotidian Theatre’s 2013-2014 season, it’s 16th, will be composed of three plays by notable Irish or Irish-American playwrights.
Capital Fringe: They Call Me Q
— Guest writer Qurrat Ann Kadwani, from New York City, is an actress, producer, TV Host and founding Artistic Director of eyeBLINK — Part of Fringe Peeks, our “in their own words” series I was born in Mumbai, India and my family immigrated to America when I was three. I saw my first solo play […]
Source Fest Full Length: Perfect Arrangement
Hold on, Millie Martindale (Raven Bonniwell)! You got some ‘splainin’ to do. You’ve just tried to break a date with your husband’s boss’ awful wife Kitty Sunderson (Karen Lange) by pretending you had an appointment with a butcher on U Street – and now Kitty wants to go to the butcher with you! How are […]
In 2014, Olney Theatre offers its diverse audience three new ways to purchase in advance
Olney Theatre Center has resolved the problem of how to satisfy a diverse audience by announcing a nine-play 2014 season (they run on a calendar year) divided in thirds: three for audiences with a taste for the classics, three for audiences who like contemporary plays, and three for family audiences. Memberships (they no longer call […]
Source Artistic Blind Date: Fox Cried
Joseph Campbell once said that a myth was a public dream, and a dream was a private myth. In the mountains of Peru, or else in someone’s mind, there is a myth about a fox, a crow and a hare. It is obscure, bloody and full of remorse, and so is a path to the […]
Source Fest Full Length: Lake Untersee
Four and a half years ago, scientists from the Tawani Foundation decided to test Lake Untersee – a highly alkaline body of water capped by a thick shelf of ice in Antarctica – for extremophile microorganisms, which is to say tiny, living creatures which thrive under extreme conditions. They found some – most notably, an […]
Source Artistic Blind Date: Uncle Cory’s Secret Playtime
The phrase “artistic blind date” is full of implication, suggesting not only that the matchmakers at Cultural DC put these artists together at the outset of their collaboration but that we may be in for a hell of a time, and not always in a good way. After all, we approach blind dates with a […]
DCTS receives $1,750 grant
The DC Council on the Humanities has awarded a grant of $1,750 to DC Theatre Scene for website improvements. “Thanks to the Council on the Humanities, our new site will have a fresh look, a more user-friendly navigation, and improved experience for visitors on mobile devices,” Editor and Publisher Lorraine Treanor said.
Frankenstein – a mixer for the heavy metal and musical theatre crowds. Fear not.
I’ve been instructed to enter GALA Hispanic Theatre from the roof of a neighboring grocery store. I’m on my way to a tech rehearsal for Landless Theatre Company’s world premiere of Richard Campbell’s Frankenstein, and the front door of the theater will be locked. I climb the stairs of Giant’s parking garage, and am loafing […]
Source Artistic Blind Date: Momentum, Interrupted
“Good Christ, we need new forms, new passions, new work, new ideas,” Con rails in Stupid Fucking Bird. “New forms of theater that can actually make you feel like living better or fuller or…more!” Well. For the past five years, no one has done more to promote new forms, new passions and new ideas in […]