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 […]
DCTS Performance Guide for the 2020/2021 theatre season
While planning theatre in the time of Covid requires faith and flexibility on everyone’s part, we thought it valuable to show you the shows our companies hope to present. Some are virtual. Some will be in theatres once that becomes possible. This is a listing of performances. Not included are readings, panels and discussions. We’ll keep […]
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 […]
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 […]
Signature Theatre announces Eric Schaeffer departure amidst allegations of sexual assault
Arlington’s Signature Theatre announced today that Eric Schaeffer, the co-founder and only Artistic Director the company has ever had, will retire from that position and leave the company on June 30. Schaeffer’s retirement comes on the heels of sexual assault charges by two actors, Thomas Keegan and Joe Carlson. Keegan claimed that Schaeffer grabbed his […]
How I got hooked on theatre: Eric Schaeffer
I grew up in a small town in the middle of Amish Country in Pennsylvania. There wasn’t much to do other than ride your bike, go to the pool or count cows. So we had a first grade teacher named Mr. Reid Lessig – who just loved the theatre. He would put on plays in […]
Review: Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes at Signature Theatre
Empty nest syndrome is not an issue for Marian (an expertly controlled and controlling Susan Rome), a contentedly retired wife and mother living in Florida with her second husband Richard (John Leslie Wolfe, a portrait of cordial acceptance). She’s got book club, sunshine, dining out and shopping with friends—not to mention her husband’s pregnant 18-year-old […]
Gun & Powder. Taking back the house. Flo, Sissy, the sisters Clarke and me.
Waiting for Gun & Powder to begin, I was surrounded. To my left, a middle-aged couple, both white, very quiet. To my right, a younger couple, both male. Behind me, three African American friends, two male and one female. I release my breath a little. At least We are here. Scattered scantily around Signature Theatre’s […]
Review: Gun & Powder, a groundbreaking new musical debuts at Signature Theatre
If you love groundbreaking musical theater, I suggest you navigate away from this page for just a few seconds to snap up tickets to Signature Theatre’s Gun & Powder while you still can. (But please come back). The world premiere musical, with book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri and music by Ross Baum, is hands-down […]
Our 20 most memorable shows of 2019
What matters most, when all the theatrical offerings for 2019 have been made, is what lingers in the minds and hearts of the audience. We asked our writers and the Gary Maker Audience Award recipients to think back over the year, and tell us their most unforgettable shows. Here they are in alphabetical order. Ain’t […]
Signature Theatre will produce Mamma Mia! at The Anthem this summer.
The Arlington-based Signature Theatre announced today that it will add a brand new production of Mamma Mia! to its season, and produce the show The Anthem, one of the major concert venues in DC, located in the District Wharf area in Washington, DC.. Mamma Mia! will run for two weeks only from June 25 – […]
In eight months, Emily Tyra went from fighting brain cancer to dancing Denis Jones’ brand new choreography for A Chorus Line
It was March in Los Angeles when actress and dancer Emily Tyra was out jogging and she was unnerved by a feeling she had never felt before. She immediately went home and told her husband, and minutes later, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. “The next thing I remember is waking up in the ER […]
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