Social Strategy Game TWIST Adds New Experiences For December
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
TWIST (twistvirtual.com), a virtual experience centered around a rotating series of social strategy games, has added new offerings for the month of December, including seasonal soirees in celebration of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
TWIST (twistvirtual.com), a virtual experience centered around a rotating series of social strategy games, has added new offerings for the month of December, including seasonal soirees in celebration of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Creative Cauldron Presents DON'T LET THE LIGHTS GO OUT Live Telethon Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
As their end of year fundraising celebration, Creative Cauldron is hosting a multi-cam HD live streamed telethon spectacular featuring musical and theatrical talent from across the DMV, some community voices and special prizes, which will be hosted by Matt Conner.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
As their end of year fundraising celebration, Creative Cauldron is hosting a multi-cam HD live streamed telethon spectacular featuring musical and theatrical talent from across the DMV, some community voices and special prizes, which will be hosted by Matt Conner.
Theater J Launches Israeli Theater Collection, Commissions A New Play By Aaron Posner, and Expands Classes
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
Theater J, the nation's largest and most prominent Jewish theater cancels all previously scheduled in-person programming through May 2021 due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2020
Theater J, the nation's largest and most prominent Jewish theater cancels all previously scheduled in-person programming through May 2021 due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Theatre Lab's Deb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro on Turning a Yearly Event Virtual and How They Have Kept Their Fine Arts Education Organization Going During a Pandemic
by Elliot Lanes - December 08, 2020
Throughout this pandemic, arts in education institutions across the country have had to rethink how they conduct their classes and fundraising events. This Friday evening December eleventh at 7:30, DC’s finest arts education institution The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will turn their yearly Dramathon, a centerpiece event for the organization, virtual via Zoom.
by Elliot Lanes - December 08, 2020
Throughout this pandemic, arts in education institutions across the country have had to rethink how they conduct their classes and fundraising events. This Friday evening December eleventh at 7:30, DC’s finest arts education institution The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will turn their yearly Dramathon, a centerpiece event for the organization, virtual via Zoom.
BWW Review: THE OHIO STATE MURDERS at Round House Theater
by Roger Catlin - December 07, 2020
The third online production in the series, and the second from Kennedy’s Alexander Plays, is a penetrating, seemingly straightforward tale of mid-20th century discrimination in academia, blended with unspeakable crime.
by Roger Catlin - December 07, 2020
The third online production in the series, and the second from Kennedy’s Alexander Plays, is a penetrating, seemingly straightforward tale of mid-20th century discrimination in academia, blended with unspeakable crime.
BWW Blog: A New Decade
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - December 07, 2020
All I can do is draw on my past experiences for guidance, find the people who care about me, and trust in myself that I can do this. I can also make lists.
by Student Blogger: Leah Packer - December 07, 2020
All I can do is draw on my past experiences for guidance, find the people who care about me, and trust in myself that I can do this. I can also make lists.
BWW News: The Theatre Lab 10th Annual DRAMATHON will Stream on December 11th
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2020
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts presents an evening of world-premiere plays, professionally directed and performed live by professional actors and Theatre Lab supporters in the 10th Annual Dramathon online on Friday, December 11 at 7:30pm.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2020
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts presents an evening of world-premiere plays, professionally directed and performed live by professional actors and Theatre Lab supporters in the 10th Annual Dramathon online on Friday, December 11 at 7:30pm.
Theater Alliance's PROTEST IN EIGHT Highlights Requsts Of Black Lives Matter Movement
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2020
In a dynamic debut of online content, Theater Alliance kicks off the theater season with Strategize, Organize, Mobilize: A Protest in Eight. This evening of eight short plays, newly commissioned from emerging playwrights, explores the requests of the Black Lives Matter movement — from banning stop and frisk to considering reparations, and more.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2020
In a dynamic debut of online content, Theater Alliance kicks off the theater season with Strategize, Organize, Mobilize: A Protest in Eight. This evening of eight short plays, newly commissioned from emerging playwrights, explores the requests of the Black Lives Matter movement — from banning stop and frisk to considering reparations, and more.
Center For The Arts And Hylton Performing Arts Center Delay Spring 2021 In-Person Performances
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2020
The Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA will delay the start of indoor, in-person performances until March 2021, at the earliest.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2020
The Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA will delay the start of indoor, in-person performances until March 2021, at the earliest.
Encore Creativity For Older Adults And AARP Present JOY! A Virtual Holiday Choral Concert
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2020
With hope and cheer, more than 400 singers from across the country will perform in a virtual holiday choral concert, Joy!, produced by Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the nation's largest choral organization for adults over 55, in collaboration with AARP.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2020
With hope and cheer, more than 400 singers from across the country will perform in a virtual holiday choral concert, Joy!, produced by Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the nation's largest choral organization for adults over 55, in collaboration with AARP.
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Makes Transition to Virtual Learning
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is finding that the concessions they have had to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, are not all bad. Fearing a loss of students and having to teach skills that might not translate in a virtual setting, the organization has been pleasantly surprised by how things have panned out.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is finding that the concessions they have had to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, are not all bad. Fearing a loss of students and having to teach skills that might not translate in a virtual setting, the organization has been pleasantly surprised by how things have panned out.
Greenbelt Arts Center Presents GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2020
Gutenberg! The Musical is a play within a play, like Hamlet but even funnier! Wannabe Broadway writers Bud and Deb will share their new musical with an audience, and what better way to share it than through a Zoom call!
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2020
Gutenberg! The Musical is a play within a play, like Hamlet but even funnier! Wannabe Broadway writers Bud and Deb will share their new musical with an audience, and what better way to share it than through a Zoom call!
BWW Review: Studio Theatre's KINGS A Thrilling Earful of Political Intrigue
by Andrew White - November 28, 2020
With their first audio effort, Kings, Studio demonstrates the versatility of Studio’s roster of actors and sound designers. Director Marti Lyons, already a Helen Hayes award winner, establishes her chops in a purely audio medium, and demonstrates the theatre community’s ability to turn on a dime and produce a classic form of entertainment as if they were to the manner born. Stuff like this is truly heartening.
by Andrew White - November 28, 2020
With their first audio effort, Kings, Studio demonstrates the versatility of Studio’s roster of actors and sound designers. Director Marti Lyons, already a Helen Hayes award winner, establishes her chops in a purely audio medium, and demonstrates the theatre community’s ability to turn on a dime and produce a classic form of entertainment as if they were to the manner born. Stuff like this is truly heartening.
WHAT IS LOVE ACTUALLY? Podcast Available Today
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2020
Today, Friday, November 27th, Patrick Flynn (creator of The Original Cast and playwright) & Beth Amann (Managing Director of Monumental Theatre Company) have released the new podcast, What is Love Actually?
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2020
Today, Friday, November 27th, Patrick Flynn (creator of The Original Cast and playwright) & Beth Amann (Managing Director of Monumental Theatre Company) have released the new podcast, What is Love Actually?
BWW Review: DON JUAN IN HELL at Washington Stage Guild
by Barbara Trainin Blank - November 26, 2020
Wit, wisdom, and sometimes overpowering verbosity fill George Bernard Shaws’ Don Juan In Hell, the dream sequence contained within the third act of the Irish playwright’s Man and Superman and sometime performed independently.
by Barbara Trainin Blank - November 26, 2020
Wit, wisdom, and sometimes overpowering verbosity fill George Bernard Shaws’ Don Juan In Hell, the dream sequence contained within the third act of the Irish playwright’s Man and Superman and sometime performed independently.
The Washington Chorus Goes Virtual With Annual Christmas Concert
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2020
For the first time in its 60-year history, The Washington Chorus (TWC) will present its annual holiday concert “A Candlelight Christmas” as a virtual event. Recorded without an audience at the Music Center at Strathmore and streamed from December 18-20 via Vimeo through the TicketSpice platform.
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2020
For the first time in its 60-year history, The Washington Chorus (TWC) will present its annual holiday concert “A Candlelight Christmas” as a virtual event. Recorded without an audience at the Music Center at Strathmore and streamed from December 18-20 via Vimeo through the TicketSpice platform.
BWW Review: SLEEP DEPRIVATION CHAMBER at Round House Theatre
by Hannah Wing - November 24, 2020
Round House Theatre’s “Sleep Deprivation Chamber,” directed by Raymond O. Campbell, is a tale of injustice, which echoes stories of police brutality in the news, wrapped in dreamy surrealism.
by Hannah Wing - November 24, 2020
Round House Theatre’s “Sleep Deprivation Chamber,” directed by Raymond O. Campbell, is a tale of injustice, which echoes stories of police brutality in the news, wrapped in dreamy surrealism.
Ike Holter World Premiere For Studio Theatre Explores A World On The Brink
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2020
As the world collectively plans to close the door (and maybe throw away the key?) on 2020, Studio Theatre offers a reflection on this complicated, unexpected, and consequential moment in history with the world premiere of I Hate It Here: Stories from the End of the Old World, a Studio-commissioned audio play written and directed by Ike Holter.
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2020
As the world collectively plans to close the door (and maybe throw away the key?) on 2020, Studio Theatre offers a reflection on this complicated, unexpected, and consequential moment in history with the world premiere of I Hate It Here: Stories from the End of the Old World, a Studio-commissioned audio play written and directed by Ike Holter.
National Philharmonic Partners with Pretrial Justice Institute to Raise Awareness
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2020
The National Philharmonic has announced a partnership with Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) in hosting Harmonic Justice, an online event that combines classical music with raising awareness on racial justice in classical music and beyond.
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2020
The National Philharmonic has announced a partnership with Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) in hosting Harmonic Justice, an online event that combines classical music with raising awareness on racial justice in classical music and beyond.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Temporarily Closes to the Public Due to the Pandemic
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2020
Due to rising regional and national cases related to the coronavirus pandemic, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site will temporarily close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 23. Virtual programming such as the scheduled monthly Cabinet Conversations (Dec. 17), Virtual Play Readings (Dec. 10) and distance-learning events will continue.
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2020
Due to rising regional and national cases related to the coronavirus pandemic, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site will temporarily close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 23. Virtual programming such as the scheduled monthly Cabinet Conversations (Dec. 17), Virtual Play Readings (Dec. 10) and distance-learning events will continue.
Brave Spirits Theatre Announces Its Closing
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2020
Brave Spirits Theatre has announced its closing. BST was in the middle of a historic project to stage Shakespeare's eight history plays in repertory.
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2020
Brave Spirits Theatre has announced its closing. BST was in the middle of a historic project to stage Shakespeare's eight history plays in repertory.
Voting Now Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Voting is now open for the BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Our local editors have set the categories, our readers have submitted nominees, and now YOU get to vote for your favorites!
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Voting is now open for the BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Our local editors have set the categories, our readers have submitted nominees, and now YOU get to vote for your favorites!
Mosaic Theater Artistic Director Ari Roth Resigns
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company has resigned, after he created the company almost six years ago. The theater shared: Artistic Director Ari Roth will be leaving Mosaic to pursue new opportunities.
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company has resigned, after he created the company almost six years ago. The theater shared: Artistic Director Ari Roth will be leaving Mosaic to pursue new opportunities.
Folger Consort Presents CHRISTMAS WITH THE FOLGER CONSORT: A VIRTUAL CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2020
Folger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will make available a virtual holiday-themed concert for on-demand streaming via the Folger Shakespeare Library starting Friday, December 11, 2020 through Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2020
Folger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will make available a virtual holiday-themed concert for on-demand streaming via the Folger Shakespeare Library starting Friday, December 11, 2020 through Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
BWW Review: THE JOOKJOYNT at Woolly Mammoth
by Roger Catlin - November 18, 2020
As the astronauts of the SpaceX Dragon must be learning currrently, in their mission to the International Space Station, this battered planet may not the greatest place to be right now. So it is with the Black in Space collective who proclaim to have shot off to a new galaxy 'far, far away from Planet Earth and the Rona' to set their new production The JookJOYnt currently streaming from the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
by Roger Catlin - November 18, 2020
As the astronauts of the SpaceX Dragon must be learning currrently, in their mission to the International Space Station, this battered planet may not the greatest place to be right now. So it is with the Black in Space collective who proclaim to have shot off to a new galaxy 'far, far away from Planet Earth and the Rona' to set their new production The JookJOYnt currently streaming from the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
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