8,108 stories from DC Theatre Scene
Above a certain age, there is a community of smart phone, computer and digital technology users who can remember the first time they used an emoji or a gif. And, it stands to reason in this …
Usually, the phone tree process for any corporate call-in help line is either migraine-inducing or so frustrating you find yourself spewing rancid obscenities at the robotic prompts until yo…
"When the least of us are safe and have a space, all of us do." True change begins when we decide that a shift is necessary. Inciting change is risky, brave, beautiful and most importantly 
Steam Punk as a style launches viewers into a futuristic universe while it casts a glance backwards nostalgically to a simpler, more elegant world. Miranda: A Steam Punk VR Experience create…
The Helen Hayes Awards were last night, so I slipped into my good tux, straightened my black tie, and took the Metro down to the waterfront. I hoofed it to the Anthem; saw some buddies; shoo…
"I can put all of that energy into speaking up, but first I have to know what I feel. First I have to find a center." "Erika Rose Every day of our lives we are exchanging energy. Some days w…
Remember going to the theatre in 2019: the greetings and hugs with casual acquaintances in the lobby, the smiling faces of front of house staff checking your tickets, happily taking your sea…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg well earned the sobriquet "Notorious." Everything about her seemed to live in happy contradiction. She followed her mother's "dueling" advice: always to be a lady and…
Statehood for the District of Columbia has always been a fraught enterprise. It wasn't until 1961 that Washington residents could vote for President; and before 1973, Congress appointed DC g…
Perhaps a bit long and convoluted " with a plot that switches back and forth between the 1930s and 1980s " Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink collected generally favorable reviews in early stagings i…
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. S…
Any planning for live theatre, in this time of pandemic, calls for faith and flexibility. And a search for answers to the unknowable. What will audiences want to see? When can rehearsals sta…
John Morogiello yearns, lives and breathes theater.  Stories I May Not Tell is a sneak peek in the mind of a playwright so stuffed with story ideas that characters and scenes cascade …
"As you pour into me, a Black Non-Binary Gender Queer person, you pour into yourself." " TemÃÂdayo Amay, talking with Billie Krishawn for The SoSu Series "My non-binary identity is mine an…
Tweeting "And there goes the last ten years of my life," Charlene V. Smith, Artistic Director of Brave Spirits Theatre, announced the cancelation of the company's Shakespeare's Histories. Pe…
If you are inclined to self-righteousness " and, really, who isn't? " you might be prepared to look down your nose at the various Senators, House Members and other political high rollers who…
Public health officials are recommending Zoom Thanksgiving festivities this year, but you can celebrate early with a boisterous and bittersweet sit-down with the Blake family, the proud and …
Joshua Henry, who is the theater world's most unlikely Annie, sang "Tomorrow" ("The sun will come out tomorrow…") at Miscast, followed by Heather Headley singing "Endless Night" from the L…
On Thursday, October 29, GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights will most likely become the first DC area theatre company to open its doors for indoor performances since the pandemic caus…
DC Theatre Scene, Inc. has opened a search for a new Editor. Now in its 15th year, DC Theatre Scene has published nearly 10,000 articles covering Washington area's theatre scene as it grew f…
I went to the theater in New York for the last time the day after they shut down Broadway on March 12th, six months ago today. My theatergoing on Friday the 13th Off-Off Broadway (which was …
Things are looking up for the Apple family, but not for me, as the characters talk to one another on a Zoom call yet again. Richard Nelson's third play in four months about the same set of c…
As theatre companies create virtual versions of stage performances, multi-talented DC artist Meshaun Labrone has signed a partnership with film producers to turn two stage plays into fully e…
This is it! The last of the live Zoom presentations of the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards. You are invited to be part of the audience. Closing in on the last of the virtual presentations of theÅ
Learning about performance companies leaping into bold adventures and rediscovering the impulse of sharing their art in new creative ways has never been more welcome. Opera Lafayette, a comp…
