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Filichia on Friday: ‘The 2012-2013 Awards Season’ by Peter Filichia

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Guest Author
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Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMetroTheaterArts. This week: The 2012-2013 Awards Season Peter Filichia is the New York-based … Continue reading →

‘The Red Mill’ at The Victorian Lyric Opera Company by Nicole Cusick

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Nicole Cusick
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Lots of catchy numbers, great singing, some punny laughs, and a quick trip to Holland are only a few of the pleasures you will receive from seeing the very entertaining The Red Mill presented by The Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC). … Continue reading →

‘Signs of Life’ at American University by Jessica Vaughan

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Jessica Vaughan
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American University staged a very special reading of a very special musical Signs of Life about an important part of our history. It was billed as a drama with music, and that is the simple truth of this extraordinary piece. A woman named … Continue reading →

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Outside the Wire’ by Jim Stanton

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Guest Author
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Outside the Wire comes to 2013 Capital Fringe Festival July 11-28th! Sergeant Mark Mercer comes home from the war in Iraq only to realize that life will never be the same. Through live theater and video, experience what soldiers and their … Continue reading →

‘The Embroidery Girl’ at The Kennedy Center by Francine Schwartz

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Francine Schwartz
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Last night the Kennedy Center Opera House hosted The Embroidery Girl, undertaken by the China Wuxi Performing Arts Group, and the Agis Center for Arts and Humanities. There was a substantial turnout of the Chinese-American community as well as other arts … Continue reading →

‘Private Lives’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Amanda Gunther
(l to r) Sibyl (Rachel Holmes), Elyot (Michael P. Sullivan), Louise (Stephy Miller), Amanda (Ann Turiano), and Victor (Darren McDonnell). Photo by Ken Stanek Photography.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is. Particularly when one is on one’s honeymoon. Their second honeymoon with their second husband. Especially when one’s first husband is on his honeymoon with his second wife. In the adjoining balcony suite of the … Continue reading →

‘A Delicate Balance’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Amanda Gunther
(l to r) Julia (Joy Baldwin) and Claire (Melainie Eifert). Photo by Ken Stanek Photography.

When daylight comes again, order comes with it. And after a long night in the house of Agnes and Tobias you’ll be praying for just that: order, and anything to make sense of the chaos that goes down when the … Continue reading →

‘The Mikado’ by The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players at Wolf Trap by Erica Laxson

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Erica Laxson
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Wolf Trap’s summer season is in full swing and tonight is the last hilarious performance of The Mikado by the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players. Artistic director Albert Bergeret brought this classic tale of love gone awry into the … Continue reading →

2013 Capital Fringe Preview of Lois Cecsarini’s ‘Eve’s Big Fat Family Reunion’ by Bonnie Williams

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Guest Author
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Lois Cecsarini makes her Fringe debut this year with Eve’s Big Fat Family Reunion, a heartfelt musical comedy. The musical rolls together Cecsarini’s 22-year diplomatic career and recent seminary studies with her songwriting talent, imagination, and humor.Ask her where the … Continue reading →

Tomorrow Night @ 7pm: Join Scena Theatre for THE ILIAD: Book I, The Wrath of Achilles at The Embassy of Greece

Posted on May 28, 2013 by admin
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THE ILIAD: Book I, The Wrath of Achilles  Join Scena Theatre tomorrow night at The Embassy of Greece for a dramatic reading, delicious refreshment, and fascinating conversation.  Robert McNamara will direct DC’s finest actors in Homer’s classic tale of war, passion, pride, and heroism. See … Continue reading →

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Carry a Big Stick’ by Catherine Aselford

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Guest Author
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Carry a Big Stick is not your typical Fringe show, and the story behind it isn’t typical either. Playwright Paul Handy is a judge, not a starving artist. Director Catherine Aselford was planning to produce an all-female cast in a … Continue reading →

‘The Real Thing’ at The Studio Theatre by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins
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Does art influence life? Or, is life imitating the art? What is love and at it what cost? What is right? What is real? It’s all a game of sorts. The Studio Theatre in its final production of the 2012-2013 … Continue reading →

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