Rick Hammerly News

The riveting story of 'Lela & Co' occurs in a country that is not named; it could and, sadly, probably is going on in a number of places.

On Saturday September 16, 2017, Factory 449, a Helen Hayes Award-winning theatre company in residence at Anacostia Arts Center, opened the East Coast premiere of 'Lela & Co.' by Cordelia Lynn. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production, which runs through October 1st, below!

Playwright Cordelia Lynn's is well aware of the intense, yet important journey examined in LELA & CO. "I knew that the play could be horrifying and shocking and upsetting - and all those things you can get out of visual violence, without actually showing it," says Lynn. "I want the audience to leave and think there are things happening that I don't see -- maybe because I don't want to see".

For its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly announces the regional premiere in October of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson, one of America's hottest, most produced young playwrights

The exhilarating musical The Gospel at Colonus returns, Lauren Gunderson's fiery genius Emilie makes her DC debut, and Shakespeare's fantastical The Tempest takes the stage by storm

WOWEE WOW WOW!! Junie B. Jones and all of her friends are inhabiting Adventure Theatre this summer for a fun-filled tale of missing gloves, true loves, and fast feet. Fueled by a super colossus performance from pint-size dynamo Megan Graves in the title role and helmed by master director Rick Hammerly, Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook proves that you can enjoy a Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) show at any age.

Today's subject Megan Graves is currently living her theatre life on stage at Adventure Theatre as the title character in Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook. The production runs through August 14th at the company's performance space in Glen Echo Park.

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), recent recipient of three Helen Hayes Awards, brings to the stage Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, directed by Rick Hammerly (founder and producing artistic director of Factory 449) in his first time directing for Theatre for Young Audiences and starring Helen Hayes Nominated Megan Graves as Junie B. Jones. Based on New York Times Bestselling book series by Barbara Park, this hilarious tale of Junie B. Jones losing her beloved mittens is recommended for all ages and opens June 16, 2017. Tickets are $19.50 each and can be purchased online at www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org or by calling 301.634.2270.

Today's subject (click on the name for lots of great music) Josh Schmidt is currently living his theatre life at Signature Theatre as the composer/co-lyricist and orchestrator of the world premiere musical Midwestern Gothic. The production runs from March 14 to April 30.

Actors from all over the country come to the nation's capital each year to share their holidays with us. Both local and visiting performers are here in DC over the holiday season, sharing their talents in Ford's Theatre's A Christmas Carol, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the National Theatre, and Arena Stage's Carousel. We reached out to ask them what holiday songs made the top of their nice list!

Ford's Theatre Society presents its 35th-annual production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, now through December 31, 2016. This 'musically high-spirited' and 'infectiously jolly' (The Washington Post) production is adapted by Michael Wilson, directed by Michael Baronand features Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge. Click below to watch a trailer with footage from the show!

Ford's Theatre Society presents its 35th-annual production of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, November 17 to December 31, 2016. This "musically high-spirited" and "infectiously jolly" (The Washington Post) production is adapted by Michael Wilson, directed by Michael Baron and features Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents a first class production of Alfred Uhry's prize-winning drama DRIVING MISS DAISY. Expertly directed by renowned Washingon, DC-based actor/director Rick Hammerly and starring Karen Grassle from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE in the title role, Riverside's DRIVING MISS DAISY charms and warms the heart.

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is proud to present Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle. Located at 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, performances begin today September 28th and run until Sunday November 6th.

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is proud to present Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle. Located at 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, performances begin today September 28th and run until Sunday November 6th.

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is proud to present Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle. Located at 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, performances begin on Wednesday September 28th and run until Sunday November 6th.

The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is proud to present Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, starring Karen Grassle. Located at 95 Riverside Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, performances begin on Wednesday September 28th and run until Sunday November 6th.

The Kennedy Center hosts its 15th annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival from Today, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work.

The Kennedy Center hosts its 15th annual Page-to-Stage New Play Festival from Saturday, September 3 to Monday, September 5, 2016, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work.

Pinky Swear Productions has announced a thrilling season of murder, mayhem, and melancholy, with source material that spans 600 years, and performing in Washington, DC, and New York. All of our shows this season examine what it means to survive-whether it's surviving a crime, a family tragedy, or the ruinous effects of public infamy.