98 stories by "Lisa Traiger"
Evan Hoffman made his stage debut as a fourth grader: He was cast as a child in a Herndon High School production of The Music Man. Shortly after, he performed in Herndon, Virginia"based Elde…
The new artistic director shares what most excites her about the company. Interview by LISA TRAIGER
For festival of new and recent works by local artists, audience walks from studio to gallery to park to theater along 8th Street. By LISA TRAIGER
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on a feminist company that promises meaty…
The uniquely personal audio experience in a public place was created by Murmuration, a Dublin-based theater collective. By LISA TRAIGER
With some song clips clocking in at barely a minute, it sometimes feels like an episode of 'Name That Tune.'
Cosentino's tribute returns Radner for those who remember her and introduces her to new generations.
Five DC-based dance creatives " Sylvana Christopher, Kyoko Fujimoto, Rachel Lawal, Giselle Ruzany, and Malcolm Shute " share their works.
Longtime public interest lawyer's autobiographical one-man show tackles questions of memory and mortality head-on.
The six dancers conveyed Diane Sharp Nachsin's choreographic ideas with finely executed technical finesse.
Choreographer Sarah Beth Oppenheim knows what she's doing at every moment of this large-scale romp and rumination.
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on the Capital Fringe Festival and its vi…
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on two artists who by happenstance fell i…
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on a nonprofit that teache…
This compelling biographical overview of Gloria Steinem's life recounts not only the successes of the Women's Movement but also those not yet accomplished.
Canadian Native choreographer Sandra Laronde traces her people's origin story in multisensory 'Miigis: Underwater Panther.'
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on two artists who use objects to make th…
While their homeland is fighting for its survival, these dancers rallied to create a unified company in just months, and that sense of urgency is palpable.
In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on a dance school that bre…
In a monthly series entitled 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region. This series is made possible by a ge…
His dance group's newest work is set to the 1960s and '70s hits of pop icon Burt Bacharach.
In a monthly series entitled 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region. This series is made possible by a ge…
A class of acting students act out life-changing dramas.
In a monthly series entitled 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region.
A woman artist wants to paint without having to settle down with a man or win the approval of a man.