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Video: Psalmayene 24 Speaks with Idris Goodwin About DC Premiere of BARS AND MEASURESby Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2023
Watch Mosaic Theater's Andrew W. Mellon Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24 speak with playwright Idris Goodwin about the DC premiere of his play with music, Bars and Measures.
Review: BARS AND MEASURES at Mosaic Theaterby Roger Catlin - Feb 7, 2023
The clever title of Idris Goodwin's play 'Bars and Measures' at the Mosaic Theater refers both to components of musical notation as well as the harsh realities of the American justice system.
Review: DANCE NATION at Olney Theatreby Martrese Meachum - Oct 5, 2022
Dance Nation, Olney Theatre's 22-23 Season opener, is a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama by playwright and performer Clare Barron and directed for Olney Theatre by Jenna Place. The play follows a 'tweenage dance team from Liverpool, Ohio, more is at stake than a first-place trophy.' Its about the battle between self doubt and self belief as well as the devotion required in order to be truly great at something.
Video: Cast Members of DANCE NATION at Olney Theatre Center Discuss Their Approach to Playing Tweensby Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022
Dance Nation by Clare Barron and directed by Jenna Place opened Olney Theatre Center's 84th season in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. The production is scheduled to run through Sunday October 30, 2022. See the actors discuss their approach to the roles here!
DANCE NATION Opens Olney Theatre's Season This Monthby Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2022
Dance Nation by Clare Barron and directed by Jenna Place opens Olney Theatre Center's 84th season in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. Preview performances begin Wednesday, September 28.
BWW Review: 'Arena Riffs' Offers Psalmayene 24's Compelling THE FREEWHEELIN' INSURGENTSby Andrew White - Mar 31, 2021
Playright Psalmayene 24’s contribution to Arena Riffs is “The Freewheelin’ Insurgents,” a day in the life of four actors as they cope with the pandemic and the forces arrayed against them, both as artists and African-Americans.
THE BAND'S VISIT Tour Wins Helen Hayes Award for 'Outstanding Visiting Production'by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2020
On September 25, the 36th Annual Helen Hayes Awards concluded, after a series of virtual events celebrating Washington's dynamic and diverse theatre community.
THE BAND'S VISIT, JITNEY, And More Nominated for 2020 Helen Hayes Awardsby A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2020
Tonight, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery for theatreWashington's announcement of nominees for the 36th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 18 at an event at the Anthem.
Photo Flash: First Look at Folger Theatre's MERRY WIVES OF WINDSORby Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2020
Folger Theatre concludes its successful 2019/20 season with The Merry Wives of Windsor. Aaron Posner (King John, The Winter's Tale, Twelfth Night at Folger Theatre) returns to the Folger to direct Shakespeare's delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women, set here in the early 1970s.
A 1970s Take on THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR is Coming to Folger Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2019
When the mischievous Falstaff overestimates his own scheming prowess and underestimates the savvy wives in the town of Windsor, hilarity is ahead. Folger Theatre concludes its successful 2019/20 season with The Merry Wives of Windsor. Aaron Posner (King John, The Winter's Tale, Twelfth Night at Folger Theatre) returns to the Folger to direct Shakespeare's delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women, set here in the early 1970s.
