David Hilder News

With over 30 shows opening on DC area stages, there's lots to choose from for local theatregoers and visitors in February. There's a 'mash-up' festival, a puppet 'slam!', a Tom Stoppard play, the beginning of The Edward Albee Festival, and so much more! So come visit the Nation's Capital and join us for some outstanding theatre.

With 'a crash of drums, a flash of light,' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat explodes on stage at Olney Theatre Center as its first production of Season 2011. This traditional biblical parable is set to unfold in a very untraditional, musical manner.

Manuel Igrejas' new play HASSAN AND SYLVIA is set to premiere at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre July 14 through July 17. The play is presented as a part of The Fresh Fruit Festival, now in its 8th year.

Manuel Igrejas' new play HASSAN AND SYLVIA is set to premiere at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre July 14 through July 17. The play is presented as a part of The Fresh Fruit Festival, now in its 8th year.

Manuel Igrejas' new play HASSAN AND SYLVIA is set to premiere at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre July 14 through July 17. The play is presented as a part of The Fresh Fruit Festival, now in its 8th year.

The Drilling Company Theatre welcomes Reverie Productions for its second annual festival of new play development, WET INK, including a workshop production of URGE FOR GOING by Mona Mansour, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman. The festival also includes MONDAY NIGHT SEX, a night of steamy one-acts from Reverie's writers lab, as well as staged readings of new plays by Michael Bettencourt, Fengar Gael, Katharine Clark Gray, and Laura Marks.

The Drilling Company Theatre welcomes Reverie Productions for its second annual festival of new play development, WET INK, including a workshop production of URGE FOR GOING by Mona Mansour, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman. The festival also includes MONDAY NIGHT SEX, a night of steamy one-acts from Reverie's writers lab, as well as staged readings of new plays by Michael Bettencourt, Fengar Gael, Katharine Clark Gray, and Laura Marks.

The Drilling Company Theatre welcomes Reverie Productions for its second annual festival of new play development, WET INK, including a workshop production of URGE FOR GOING by Mona Mansour, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman. The festival also includes MONDAY NIGHT SEX, a night of steamy one-acts from Reverie's writers lab, as well as staged readings of new plays by Michael Bettencourt, Fengar Gael, Katharine Clark Gray, and Laura Marks.

The Drilling Company Theatre welcomes Reverie Productions for its second annual festival of new play development, WET INK, including a workshop production of URGE FOR GOING by Mona Mansour, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman. The festival also includes MONDAY NIGHT SEX, a night of steamy one-acts from Reverie's writers lab, as well as staged readings of new plays by Michael Bettencourt, Fengar Gael, Katharine Clark Gray, and Laura Marks.

DownTown Theatre Company has released opening night photos for the World Premiere of Daddy. The opening night party and celebration took place on January 31 at TBG Arts Center (312 West 36 St.) in NYC.

DownTownTheatre Company proudly presents the World Premiere of Daddy, written by Dan Via and directed by David Hilder.

DownTownTheatre Company proudly presents the World Premiere of Daddy, written by Dan Via and directed by David Hilder. Daddy runs from January 28 - February 13, 2010 in a limited engagement at TBG Arts Center Mainstage Theatre, located at 312 West 36th Street on the 3rd Floor, between 8th & 9th Avenues in NYC. Previews begin January 28 for a January 31 opening. Performances are Wednesdays-Mondays at 8pm.

DownTownTheatre Company proudly presents the World Premiere of Daddy, written by Dan Via and directed by David Hilder.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Reverie Productions for its inaugural festival of new play development, WET INK, including workshop productions of Beyond the 17th Parallel by 'Army Wives' staff writer T.D. Mitchell, directed by Robert Egan, and a new translation and stage adaptation of Beowulf by Colin D. Young, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Reverie Productions for its inaugural festival of new play development, WET INK, including workshop productions of Beyond the 17th Parallel by 'Army Wives' staff writer T.D. Mitchell, directed by Robert Egan, and a new translation and stage adaptation of Beowulf by Colin D. Young, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman.

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the opener of its new Family Series DAISY IN DISGUISE, an original musical for children and families performed by adults with music by SIMON GRAY and book and lyrics by STACIE LENTS and direction by DAVID HILDER featuring ANGIE PEREZ, ROSS HEWIT, NORMAN PAYNE, STEPHANIE TORNS, BETHANY JAMES, and REBECCA LIEB WALSH.

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the opener of its new Family Series DAISY IN DISGUISE, an original musical for children and families performed by adults with music by SIMON GRAY and book and lyrics by STACIE LENTS and direction by DAVID HILDER featuring ANGIE PEREZ, ROSS HEWIT, NORMAN PAYNE, STEPHANIE TORNS, BETHANY JAMES, and REBECCA LIEB WALSH.

heAtrainplays are a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train, from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back. On Tuesday evening, June 24th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train. Before each of the teams begins their journey, they pick a number between 3 and 5 to set the number of characters, then they choose headshots from a blind draw to determine who is in each piece. When the librettists reach the Far Rockaway stop, they randomly select, through another blind draw, their collaborative lyricists, composers, directors and choreographers, who have been awaiting their arrival at a nearby McDonald's with two playwrights joining them and just beginning their journey. Two directors will meet the creators of the now finished plays at 207th Street and they all proceed to Columbus Circle where they meet the pre-selected pool of actors, decipher their scribbles, copy the scripts and begin rehearsals. They have until show time THE NEXT DAY, Wednesday night, June 25th at 8:00PM to develop these works into six exciting new musical experiences to be shared with the audience at New World Stages on the set of the hit musical Altar Boyz.

'theAtrainplays' returns to Off-Broadway, with the latest incarnation, theAtrainplays vol. XXII, performing for one night only on Wednesday, June 25th at 8PM at New World Stages.

theAtrainplays, a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train (from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back) returned to Off-Broadway's New World Stages last night.