Tonya Beckman News

36 Stars Slated for Mosaic Theater's Inaugural Season

by BWW News Desk — August 24, 2015

Mosaic Theater Company of DC announces 36 actors so-far cast in the 2015-16 inaugural season: "The Case for Hope in a Polarized World.

The Kennedy Center to Host 10th Annual MFA Playwrights' Workshop This Summer

by Tyler Peterson — June 30, 2015

The Kennedy Center, in association with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the National New Play Network (NNPN)-the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays-and with Stanford University's National Center

BWW Reviews: PASSION PLAY presented by Forum Theatre

by Keith Tittermary — March 25, 2015

When Sarah Ruhl was a student at Brown University, she embarked on a journey that would culminate in her sprawling epic, Passion Play, which was first performed at Arena Stage in 2005.

BWW Reviews: Taffety Punk's TEMPEST Another Triumph For the 'Riot Grrrls'

by Andrew White — February 9, 2015

Taffety Punk's current production of The Tempest demonstrates how Shakespeare's work is infinitely elastic in terms of creativity and casting.

Cincinnati Playhouse Stages SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB, Now thru 10/4

by BWW News Desk — September 6, 2014

The world's most famous fictional sleuth adds a novel chapter to his repertoire with playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's electrifying new whodunit SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB, which opens the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 55th season.

Cincinnati Playhouse to Stage SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB, 9/6-10/4

by Tyler Peterson — August 12, 2014

The world's most famous fictional sleuth adds a novel chapter to his repertoire with playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's electrifying new whodunit SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB, which opens the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 55th season.

BWW Reviews: STEEL MAGNOLIAS Ushers in New Season, New Direction at Totem Pole Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers — June 1, 2014

Producing Artistic Director Rowan Joseph shows what Totem Pole's got with a new production of the classic STEEL MAGNOLIAS featuring 'Little House' star Melissa Gilbert as M'Lynn

BWW Reviews: Taffety Punk's BLOODY POETRY

by Andrew White — May 19, 2014

It is the stuff of great drama when people with incredible charm and talent behave like monsters: idealists with a clear vision of the future, leaving human wreckage in their wake.

BWW Reviews: Taffety Punk's CHARM - Not Your Standard Historical Literary Fare

by Jennifer Perry — May 11, 2014

Entertaining and well-acted, this one is worth your time.

BWW Reviews: Theater J's YELLOW FACE is Entertaining and Thought-Provoking

by Audrey Liebross — February 9, 2014

YELLOW FACE, appearing at Theater J, is a serio-comedy by David Henry Hwang, based on his involvement in the casting controversy in 1990 regarding Cameron Mackintosh's insistence on having a white actor play a non-white role.

Tracy Olivera, Jenna Sokolowski & More Set for SEPARATE ROOMS Reading at Kennedy Center's Page-To-Stage Festival, 9/2

by Tyler Peterson — August 27, 2013

On Labor Day, September 2 at 7:30pm, the 12th Annual Kennedy Center Page-To-Stage Festival will host force/collision for a reading of Joe Calarco's new play Separate Rooms.

BWW Reviews: LOVE'S LABOURS LOST By Taffety Punk Excites Washington

by Nisha Tracy — August 7, 2013

Taffety Punk's Bootleg version of LOVE'S LABOURS LOST promised to be a show full of action and excitement.

BWW Reviews: TWELFTH NIGHT is Perfect at the Folger

by Jeffrey Walker — May 8, 2013

Folger Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT is simply perfection.

Photo Flash: First Look at Taffety Punk Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT

by BWW News Desk — February 18, 2013

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.