Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater and producer Brian A. Moreland have partnered on a two-week intensive workshop of playwright Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man. Directed by Taye Diggs, with choreographer Jenny Parsinen, associate director Shannon Stoeke, and music and vocals by Madison McFerrin, the piece takes a raw and honest look at the limitations, stereotypes and obstacles that the world attempts to place on men of color through their discussions of love, race, education, family, and history.
43 1/2: THE GREATEST DEATHS OF SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDIES, a 2013 Capital Fringe favorite from Nu Sass, is back again with its enthusiastic original cast for a third run. Sun King Davis directs the zany, bloody production, with a new batch of gruesome fight scenes thrown in to keep things fresh.
Imagination Stage creates a vivid production that, thankfully, gives its young audiences a glimpse of a world that exists beyond current events, and revels in magic and stories.
Taffety Punk Theatre Company presents Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Michelle Shupe and choreographed by company member Erin Mitchell, featuring company members Tonya Beckman, Daniel Crane, Daniel Flint, Kimberly Gilbert, and Esther Williamson. The production plays Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street SE, Washington, DC, now through February 23, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
In a town where there seems to be a Shakespeare play going on nearly every month, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. Taffety dares to be different and it pays off.
Last night before a crowd of 200 theatre makers and theatre lovers, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 28th Helen Hayes Awards. The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery set the scene for the announcement of nominees in 26 categories for artistic excellence and the announcement of the recipient of the 2012 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company. The Helen Hayes Awards is one of the most prestigious honors for artists and theatre companies in Washington's vibrant theatre scene.
We're mixing old and new for an exciting week of readings with our monthly Duke Ellington School showcase right in the middle! For advance tickets to the readings, click here. Pay What You Can tickets will be available at the door (Theater Alliance readings only. For Ellington tickets, please click on separate link below).
Totem Pole Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, last appeared on stage at the Playhouse as sportswriter, Mitch Albom, in Tuesdays With Morrie, a touching and poignant story about a career-driven young man who reconnects with a former college professor suffering with ALS.
Totem Pole Artistic Director, Ray Ficca, last appeared on stage at the Playhouse as sportswriter, Mitch Albom, in Tuesdays With Morrie, a touching and poignant story about a career-driven young man who reconnects with a former college professor suffering with ALS.
