The Ruby Griffith Awards were announced today at the Bretton Woods Country Club. 2nd Runner Up (Outstanding Achievement in a Play) Tie Elden Street Players – Greater Tuna & Silver Spring Stage – Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 2nd Runner Up (Outstanding Achievement in a Musical) Dominion Stage – […]
David Montgomery and Mary Jordan for the Washington Post write about a stolen Shakespearean Folio being recovered by the Folger Shakespeare Library: The man dressed a little flashy for a rare-book guy. British accent. He picked Monday, June 16, to go to the library — the Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill. No warning, no […]
Mike discusses some of the free and inexpensive tools and resources he used to create the sound and effects for NWTG’s The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World.
Jane Horwitz for the Washington Post writes about the 18th Contemporary American Theater Festival: A Greek tragedy turned inside out, hints of impending genocide, fault lines within families, races and social classes, and pig farming — yes, pig farming — will go under the microscope at the 18th Contemporary American Theater Festival. The five-play rep […]
Lisa Kay Morton let us know about a free opportunity to see some of the artists who took part in last month’s Stageworks Festival perform at the Kennedy Center on Thursday evening: The inaugural Stageworks Festival in Indian Head may be over for 2008, but don’t miss the opportunity to see Stageworks artists appear in concert on […]
Listen to Mike talk with Mike Hartsfield about Laurel Mill Playhouse’s production of A Bad Year for Tomatoes [MP3 14:38 6.7MB]; or read the transcript.
Courtney Scites for InsideNova.com writes about Vpstart Crow‘s upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream: William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, will be presented July 11-27 by the Vpstart Crow Productions, Inc. at the Cramer Center, 9008 Center Street in Old Town Manassas. Staged in a present day urban environment, the production features […]
American Century Theater has released their planned 2008-2009 season: Deathtrap, September – October 2008 Harvey, November – December 2008, January 2009 An American Century Christmas, December 2008 – January 2009 Native Son, April – May 2009 Seascape, July – August 2009 Schedule is subject to change due to performance rights conflicts or other issues.
Nelson Pressley in the Washington Post writes about technical effects of the new breed of musicals on Broadway and on tour, including Spiderman, Shrek, Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid: Even if you’ve never seen the musical “The Lion King,” you might have heard rumbles about why for so long it’s been, um, a rather […]
The Underpants Little Theatre of Alexandria Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA $14 to $17 Through June 28th Michael Toscano in the Washington Post writes: Enjoying Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of “The Underpants,” the 1911 lampoon of German bourgeois sensibilities from German satirist Carl Sternheim, might be primarily an exercise in managing expectations. The […]