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
Stop by The Studio Theatre’s 3rd Floor Atrium - 1501 14th Street NW, in Washington DC TODAY between 1 and 5 PM for University of Maryland’s MFA 2013 Design Exhibition.
From April 5th to May 12th, Compass Rose Theater ushers in the spring with a fully professional production of Lee Blessing’s glorious and life-affirming play, Eleemosynary. On a stage filled with books, wings and spelling bees, Eleemosynary weaves past and present … Continue reading
Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles at The Studio Theatre opens with an unexpected reunion between Vera, a leftist in her eighties played by Tana Hicken, and her grandson Leo (Grant Harrison), a twenty-something who came to New York from St. Paul on … Continue reading
Life is messy, and sometimes painful, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. For many, love hurts. As our experiences grow and we mature, hopefully it is learned that true love isn’t supposed to hurt. Love is happiness … Continue reading
The Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage has produced a very exciting and provocative new play by Mike Bartlett entitled Contractions The message of this play is that we are often pawns of unfeeling regulations and codes of conduct in the workplace, and that our private autonomy … Continue reading
Here are DCMetroTheaterArts writers’ choices for their favorites designs of production in the the DC Metro Area in 2012. I always felt that Designers never received enough ‘ink’ or credit or respect in reviews and were usually ‘clumped together’ in … Continue reading
BEST SOLO PERFORMANCES Joe Brack in My Princess Bride at DC Capital Fringe Festival. Alex Brightman in How I Paid for College at The Hub Theatre. Mike Daisey in The Agony and The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Kathryn … Continue reading
Here are our choices for Best Director of a Play and Best Actor and Actress of a Play in 2012. Feel free to leave a comment and share your favorites of 2012 with our readers by leaving comment at the … Continue reading
Here are the writers of DCMetroTheaterArts’ choices for Best Plays of 2012 and Best Performances by an Actor and Actress in a Play in 2012 in the DC Metro Area. Congrats to everyone on our list and to everyone who … Continue reading
Here’s our favorite Ensembles from plays and musicals in 2012 on DC Metro Area stages. Congrats to everyone on these lists and to everyone who appeared on our local stages in 2012! BEST ENSEMBLE OF A PLAY OF 2012 A … Continue reading
If you missed the exuberance of Altar Boyz at 1st Stage - you can catch up! Added for one night only: December 31 at 8 PM. Purchase tickets here or call the box office (703) 854-1856. Meet all the Altar Boys up … Continue reading