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Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
by Abby Korb - Jul 21, 2026
STC Academy's Summer Repertory wows with their production of Twelfth Night. The cast of young actors, nearing the completion of their graduate training at the Academy, deliver a professional caliber performance of the renowned comedy.
by Abby Korb - Jul 21, 2026
STC Academy's Summer Repertory wows with their production of Twelfth Night. The cast of young actors, nearing the completion of their graduate training at the Academy, deliver a professional caliber performance of the renowned comedy.
Interview: Alec Wild on Directing Macbeth for STC's Academy Rep
by Joshua Wright - Jul 7, 2026
Alec Wild wears two hats at Shakespeare Theatre Company: he directs Macbeth for this year's Academy Rep and leads the STC Academy itself, the one-year MFA intensive that trains actors in classical language and physical, imaginative storytelling.
by Joshua Wright - Jul 7, 2026
Alec Wild wears two hats at Shakespeare Theatre Company: he directs Macbeth for this year's Academy Rep and leads the STC Academy itself, the one-year MFA intensive that trains actors in classical language and physical, imaginative storytelling.
LYSISTRATA Will Come to Dance Loft on 14
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2026
Glass Canon Theatre Company will present LYSISTRATA, adapted and directed by Emma Crane Jaster, at Dance Loft on 14 in Washington, D.C., featuring a physical staging of Aristophanes' classic comedy.
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2026
Glass Canon Theatre Company will present LYSISTRATA, adapted and directed by Emma Crane Jaster, at Dance Loft on 14 in Washington, D.C., featuring a physical staging of Aristophanes' classic comedy.
REVIEW: Heartbeat’s SALOME Raised the Audience’s Blood Pressure--and the Roof--at Irondale
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 14, 2025
The people at Heartbeat Opera--that dazzling reinvention-machine for taking works that you think you might have heard one time too often and making them compelling--must have had a crystal ball when they programmed Strauss’s SALOME long before the current, decadent regime took control in US politics.
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 14, 2025
The people at Heartbeat Opera--that dazzling reinvention-machine for taking works that you think you might have heard one time too often and making them compelling--must have had a crystal ball when they programmed Strauss’s SALOME long before the current, decadent regime took control in US politics.
Heartbeat Opera Announces Radically Staged Adaptations Of Two Classics: TOSCA And LADY M, April 11-23
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2023
Heartbeat Opera returns to Baruch Performing Arts Center with its beloved Spring Festival for the first time since its acclaimed DER FREISCHÜTZ in 2019. Heartbeat has become synonymous with visceral hit productions such as a FIDELIO that recruited real prison choirs as the chorus, and a CARMEN that cut the famous “Habanera” from the opening but inserted it as the harrowing finale—and its Spring Festival promises more bracing surprises.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2023
Heartbeat Opera returns to Baruch Performing Arts Center with its beloved Spring Festival for the first time since its acclaimed DER FREISCHÜTZ in 2019. Heartbeat has become synonymous with visceral hit productions such as a FIDELIO that recruited real prison choirs as the chorus, and a CARMEN that cut the famous “Habanera” from the opening but inserted it as the harrowing finale—and its Spring Festival promises more bracing surprises.
Heartbeat Opera Announces 2022-2023 Season With Radical Reimaginings Of 3 Classics
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2022
New York's Heartbeat Opera has announced its ninth season in 2022-23.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2022
New York's Heartbeat Opera has announced its ninth season in 2022-23.
TFANA Extends REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI Starring David Strathairn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022
Theatre for a New Audience has announced the one-week extension of Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, directed by Goldman, and starring David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley; Nomadland; Good Night, and Good Luck).
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022
Theatre for a New Audience has announced the one-week extension of Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, directed by Goldman, and starring David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley; Nomadland; Good Night, and Good Luck).
David Strathairn to Star in New York Premiere of REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI at TFANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022
Theatre for a New Audience will present Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, directed by Goldman, and starring David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley; Nomadland; Good Night, and Good Luck), September 10 – October 9, 2022.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022
Theatre for a New Audience will present Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, directed by Goldman, and starring David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley; Nomadland; Good Night, and Good Luck), September 10 – October 9, 2022.
The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics Announces THE GATHERING 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022
The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics (The Lab) will present the return of The Gathering, a 4-day theater festival on Georgetown University's campus.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022
The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics (The Lab) will present the return of The Gathering, a 4-day theater festival on Georgetown University's campus.
David Strathairn to Star in One-Man Show at Presidio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2021
The Presidio Theatre and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics will present Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn in Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, in 11 performances February 16 to 27, 2022.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2021
The Presidio Theatre and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics will present Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn in Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, in 11 performances February 16 to 27, 2022.
BWW Review: REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI, at the Michael R. Klein Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Alexander C. Kafka - Oct 9, 2021
David Strathairn amazes in this tour-de-force one-man play, at Shakespeare Theatre Company through October 17. He portrays the Polish resistance fighter and diplomat who tried to warn the world about the Nazis' decimation of the Jews.
by Alexander C. Kafka - Oct 9, 2021
David Strathairn amazes in this tour-de-force one-man play, at Shakespeare Theatre Company through October 17. He portrays the Polish resistance fighter and diplomat who tried to warn the world about the Nazis' decimation of the Jews.
Heartbeat Opera Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2021
HEARTBEAT OPERA will return to the in-person stage for its eighth season this year. Heartbeat's 2021-22 season kicks off in September with a free outdoor screening of BREATHING FREE, their visual album that connects Beethoven's Fidelio with the work of Black composers and lyricists such as Harry T. Burleigh, Langston Hughes, and Anthony Davis.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2021
HEARTBEAT OPERA will return to the in-person stage for its eighth season this year. Heartbeat's 2021-22 season kicks off in September with a free outdoor screening of BREATHING FREE, their visual album that connects Beethoven's Fidelio with the work of Black composers and lyricists such as Harry T. Burleigh, Langston Hughes, and Anthony Davis.
BWW Review: BREATHING FREE at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Feb 11, 2021
On the evening of February 10, 2021, The Broad Stage presented Breathing Free, an auditory and visual online love letter to freedom produced by Heartbeat opera to tell the stories of those who who have experienced various versions of its absence. Through an inquisitive collaborative process with a diverse community of artists, Heartbeat breaks down traditional barriers to reimagine opera for artists and audiences of the twenty-first century.
by Maria Nockin - Feb 11, 2021
On the evening of February 10, 2021, The Broad Stage presented Breathing Free, an auditory and visual online love letter to freedom produced by Heartbeat opera to tell the stories of those who who have experienced various versions of its absence. Through an inquisitive collaborative process with a diverse community of artists, Heartbeat breaks down traditional barriers to reimagine opera for artists and audiences of the twenty-first century.
Opera Lafayette Announces 2020/21 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2020
Opera Lafayette announce its 26th season featuring its boldest and most creative projects yet.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2020
Opera Lafayette announce its 26th season featuring its boldest and most creative projects yet.
Opera Lafayette's OPERA STARTS WITH OH! Teaches Kids Opera Via Zoom
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2020
Opera Starts With Oh! is an opera education program for children aged 4 to 7, run by the D.C.-based company Opera Lafayette.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2020
Opera Starts With Oh! is an opera education program for children aged 4 to 7, run by the D.C.-based company Opera Lafayette.
Heartbeat Opera Announces LADY M Extension
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2020
HEARTBEAT OPERA extends its LADY M soirées on Zoom after selling out the first 18. 14 more have been added from May 27-June 6.
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2020
HEARTBEAT OPERA extends its LADY M soirées on Zoom after selling out the first 18. 14 more have been added from May 27-June 6.
Heartbeat Opera Announces LADY M, an Online Fantasia of Verdi's MACBETH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2020
HEARTBEAT OPERA-the daring young indie opera company concludes its sixth season with its first adaptation of Verdi: LADY M, a reimagined and re-orchestrated work-in-progress, envisioning the story of Macbeth through the eyes of Lady Macbeth.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2020
HEARTBEAT OPERA-the daring young indie opera company concludes its sixth season with its first adaptation of Verdi: LADY M, a reimagined and re-orchestrated work-in-progress, envisioning the story of Macbeth through the eyes of Lady Macbeth.
New English Translation Of OUR CLASS to Play Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
New English Translation Of OUR CLASS to Play Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
New English Translation Of OUR CLASS to Play Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center
by Julie Musbach - Oct 10, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
by Julie Musbach - Oct 10, 2018
GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland
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