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Backstage: In ‘House,’ dealing with absent dad, hardships
David Gonzalez uses his childhood experiences to build his play ‘Man of the House.’
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The villager’s perspective on raising children
Charlayne Woodard explores being the non-parent in ‘The Night Watcher’ at Studio Theatre.
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‘Goodnight Moon’: Gobs of fun before the old lady’s ‘hush’
Sprightly production’s run is extended at Adventure Theatre MTC after being shuttered during the shutdown.
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Christine Lahti, acting with ‘Pride’
The actress stars in Signature Theatre’s new comedy by “Really Really’s” Paul Downs Colaizzo.
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Lar Lubovitch’s mostly mild modern dance
The choreographer, whose group performed Friday, may be 70, but he should do a bit more rabble-rousing.
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Theater review: A half-hearted ‘Love in Afghanistan’
Charles Randolph-Wright’s premiere drama runs through Nov. 17 at Arena Stage.
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A tough guy in tights spreads his wings
As Albrecht in Washington Ballet’s ‘Giselle,’ Brooklyn Mack rises above his image of a balletic athlete.
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The Washington Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ (Snippets)
Highlights from a 2004 Washington Ballet performance of “Giselle.”
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A ‘Sister Act’ with a face familiar to local audiences
Florrie Bagel, who has been acting since childhood, returns with the Broadway touring production.
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Dance Place founder Perlo is hard to pin down
Even those who try to honor her are able to slow her down for only a moment or two.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 24-30, 2013.
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Center Stage: Marcus Gardley’s ‘Dance of the Holy Ghosts’
As the flawed Oscar, Michael Genet provides the heft for a play in which almost nothing is happening.
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Molotov Theatre makes ‘Extremities’ equally extreme
Group revives, but oversimplifies, Mastrosimone’s play about a would-be assault victim who goes vigilante
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Backstage: Youngsters breaking in with ‘Appropriate’
A 16-year-old and two 11-year-olds are cast in Woolly Mammoth’s coming production.
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Theater review: The Folger’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Under Aaron Posner’s direction, the heroine in Shakespeare’s tragic love story is one tough cookie.
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Review: ‘Agüita de Viejas’ kicks off Hispanic theater fest
The play’s U.S. premiere showcased top-drawer comic acting. The festival runs through Nov. 24 in Arlington.
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Review: ‘Exit/Exist’ brings music, dance from South Africa
Gregory Maqoma may well provide best live music, dance collaboration that Washington sees in 2013.
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Dance review: Sally Silvers’s ‘Bonobo Milkshake’
Quirky show is a choreographed spectacle of egocentric, convivial, tender and bullheaded behavior.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Kennedy Center
Troupe keep audience constantly engaged, surprised and inquisitive through richly textured performance.
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Folger’s fight-scene props are authentic to the hilt
Maryland swordmakers fill a special order to make Folger’s “Romeo and Juliet” more dramatic.
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All eyes on the radiant Charlayne Woodard
The actress is re-creating her critically lauded solo show, “The Night Watcher,” at Studio Theatre.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem: Strong, but not transcendent
Ballet company showcasing black dancers is at work again, stopping by D.C.’s Harman Center for the Arts.
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An ‘Encounter’ for Shakespeare Theatre’s global strategy
The company will import the innovative Kneehigh Theatre's “Brief Encounter” for spring.
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Donation could have Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site open Wednesday
A trustee plans to give $25,000 so that Ford’s, which has been closed since Oct. 1, can reopen Wednesday.
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Review: ‘In the Forest, She Grew Fangs’ takes on bullies
Stephen Spotswood’s new play at Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint is smart, unsettling and darkly poetic.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 10-16, 2013.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s ‘Casi-Casa’ (Snippet)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancer Quinn B. Wharton in a snippet from”Casi-Casa.” Choreographed by Mats Ek, the piece is set to original music by Fleshquartet.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago branches out
The modern troupe is trying offbeat initiatives to grow its audience, get more dollars in a troubled economy.
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For Christine Lahti, Shirlington has ‘Pride’ of place
A new drama by Paul Downs Colaizzo brings the actress to town for a long run at Signature Theatre.
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VelocityDC festival audience gets samples of dance
Thursday’s performances by 11 troupes featured everything from ballet to folk dance to aerial dance.
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Gags and grievances form this vaudeville double act
The story of two estranged comics reuniting has strong punch lines, but with a whiff of existential angst.
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‘Odysseo’ is full-horsepower spectacle under big top
Cavalia’s equine circus show at National Harbor is a fantasy come to life.
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Theater J scales back plan for ‘The Admission’
The controversial Israeli play will be presented in a workshop run instead of a full production.
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‘Unplugged’: Two one-acts on musicians and the afterlife
Flying V stages “All Apologies” and “Me and the Devil Blues,” both about stars who died at age 27.
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Olney Theatre to try out three ‘mini-seasons’ next year
Instead of a regular season for 2014, Olney Theatre Center will offer three seasons with three plays in each.
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Patrice Chereau, 68, renowned for daring arts productions
The French stage and screen director recast old melodramas in other epochs, often as social commentary.
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In ‘The Two-Character Play,’ kinship and gamesmanship
Tennessee Williams rarity gets a solid production by Spooky Action Theater.
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Riot Grrrls successfully serve up a grisly tale of revenge
The all-female troupe injects heart and horror into Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus.’
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Ford’s ‘Laramie Project’ will go on — but maybe elsewhere
The famous theater and the play are victims of the government shutdown.
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Lively, fun and poignant ‘Lulu and the Brontosaurus’
Judith Viorst’s 2010 picture book becomes a delightful musical at Bethesda’s Imagination Stage.
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When Charles Randolph-Wright dreams, he dreams big
The director of Broadway's "Motown" is back at Arena Stage with a play about love and war in Afghanistan.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Oct. 3-9, 2013.
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Ford’s Theatre’s ‘The Laramie Project’
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Matthew Gardiner. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project from Ford’s Theatre. Through Oct. 27.
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Nothing gray about Synetic's ‘Dorian’
Theater adapts Oscar Wilde's classic novel about a portrait that ages instead of its subject.
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‘This’ actors offer their characters some advice
Round House Theatre tackles production of Melissa James Gibson play about relationships.
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A Brechtian shift for Ford’s ‘Laramie Project’
Despite changes forced by government shutdown, theater puts on a strong production.
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‘Two-Character Play’ benefits from actors’ shared history
The former couple who play a brother-and-sister acting duo say their connection has been an asset.
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Lawns and yawns of ‘Rancho Mirage’
Olney Theatre Center's rolling world premiere tracks three couples on a confessional evening.
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Studio Theatre suits up for ‘Red Speedo’
Lucas Hnath's sports-world play tackles the moral morass of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Dancers bring ‘Latin Sizzle’ to Atlas stage
Local companies Furia Flamenca, Maru Montero and DC Casineros heat up the stage.
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Studio Theatre dives into issues with ‘Red Speedo’
Play asks: Why so much huffing and puffing about performance-enhancing drugs?
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Stepping right out of their frames
The National Portrait Gallery’s “Dancing the Dream” explores generations of American dance.
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‘The Pitmen Painters’: Proficient with ax and brush
Stevie Zimmerman’s production, about miners who become serious artists, is lively and absorbing.
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Play doesn’t ‘Measure’ up to its prologue
An imaginative scene-setter is the highlight of “Measure for Measure” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
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Nuance of Spain gets its chance on D.C. stage
A collaboration of companies get together to exhibit the work of Spanish playwrights
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Parsons and Spinella go head to head in ‘Velocity’
‘The Velocity of Autumn,’ at Arena Stage, asks whether Mom knows best in her golden years.
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At Rep Stage and MetroStage, shows steeped in Americana
The small troupes offer the nostalgic drama “A Young Lady of Property”and the gospel-driven “Gee’s Bend.”
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Dance review: Dynamic start for Fall Festival of Indian Arts
Two of the works in the opening program thrilled with their quicksilver pace.
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Shakespeare will continue at Lansburgh Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre Company, building landlords reach settlement, lawyers tell judge.
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New days for Helen Hayes
The revamped Helen Hayes Awards admirably try to better define Washington theater.
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Ford’s Theatre explores Matthew Shepard’s legacy
“The Laramie Project” documents how a brutal crime led to a national conversation about tolerance.
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With ‘Detroit,’ Lisa D’Amour takes on ‘a real-life moment’
Though not overtly political, the play is firmly founded on the economic meltdown and its repercussions.
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To see or not to see
The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Measure for Measure” comes with a parental warning.
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A ‘Post-Electric Play’ illuminated brightly again
After a stunning world premiere at Woolly Mammoth, “Mr. Burns” is a critical off-Broadway hit.
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‘Cabaret Barroco’: Love in 17th-century Spain at GALA
The playful season opener features comic turns from “Spain’s Golden Age.”
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Newsman Jim Lehrer back to playwriting with ‘Bell’
One-man show about the legendary inventor was created in conjunction with National Geographic.
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The Helen Hayes Awards’ two new divisions
Shows will be nominated in categories based on Equity representation among the cast.
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Helen Hayes Awards will split nominees into two groups
Level of Equity involvement will determine whether shows go into Helen or Hayes pools.
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Theater review: A high-minded, low-comedy ‘Don Juan’
Matthew R. Wilson’s adaptation of Molière’s comedy runs through Oct. 6 at Gallaudet University.
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Dance review: ‘Times Bones’ is a creative reworking of past
Margaret Jenkins culled her earlier productions to produce a new and rewarding work.
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Woolly Mammoth takes a dark trip to the suburbs
Lisa D'Amour's raucous tragicomedy of suburban secrets is well-played at Woolly Mammoth.
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Shakespeare Theatre’s tenancy fight
A development group encouraged the troupe to come downtown, where its continued tenancy is in question.
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‘Mirror and Music’ makes for a hard night at theater
The dance program at Kennedy Center has plenty to leave an audience uncomfortable
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‘The Velocity of Autumn’ speeds to Arena Stage
Eric Coble’s drama, with Estelle Parsons, detours to D.C. after Broadway plans fall through.
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At Fall Festival of Indian Arts, a trove of dance experience
Veteran dancers Astad Deboo and Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan will put the power of gray on display.
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In Theater J’s ‘After the Revolution,’ a lefty clan crumbles
A first-rate Washington play — set elsewhere — about a powerful secret.
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STC’s ‘Measure for Measure’: Leave the kids at home
Play is set in a world of excess — featuring naughty schoolgirls and even naughtier nuns.
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Duo performs comic wizardry to Potternalia
Two comics’ wacky, satirical distillation of all seven Harry books will delight purists and not-so-purists.
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Four-actor troupe tackles ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Saint Joan’
Bedlam production at Olney Theatre Center takes turns at Shakespeare and Shaw plays.
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Museum of Women in the Arts meets $50 million goal
The institution dedicated to female artists succeeded in doubling its endowment by its 25th anniversary.
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Backstage: ‘After the Revolution,’ ‘Agnes Under the Big Top’
Two plays deal with a secret past and the hardships of immigration.
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Theater review: ‘Agnes Under the Big Top’
Aditi Brennan Kapil’s play, staged by the Forum Theatre, tells stories of immigrants’ lives.
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Studio Theatre ignites Fierstein’s ‘Torch’
“Torch Song Trilogy,” Harvey Fierstein's classic comedy, is staged by Michael Kahn at Studio Theatre.
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Fear won’t keep ballet star David Hallberg from the Bolshoi
American dancer spoke at the Kennedy Center about his journey to the top of his profession.
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‘If’ it’s a hit, ‘Then’ there’ll be cheers
The Broadway-bound "If/Then," with Idina Menzel, could spark a revival for D.C.'s National Theatre.
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Innovation — and staples — abound in fall 2013 dance schedule
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Tiler Peck gets her pointe shoes ready for ‘Little Dancer’
The New York City Ballet star wins the title role in the Kennedy Center’s new musical, inspired by Degas’s art.
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Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, other stars to honor Carol Burnett
Julie Andrews, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence will also honor comedian at Mark Twain Prize celebration.
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In this ‘Miss Saigon,’ there’s no chopper, just chops
The 1989 pop opera, set in Vietnam and based on “Madame Butterfly,” is revived at Signature Theatre.
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Signature’s ‘Miss Saigon’ has a big nick-of-time moment
The theater's most technically complex show to date has a last-minute cast glitch.
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Author awaits onstage arrival of ‘Lulu’
“Lulu and the Brontosaurus” will premiere at Imagination Stage in Bethesda.
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West African dancers mark 30 years of joyous rhythm
DANCE REVIEW | As the KanKouran troupe took the stage to celebrate, it was instantly clear why it has thrived.
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‘Nijinsky’s Last Dance’: An introspective, in-your-face play
The production, at Flashpoint’s Mead Theatre Lab, has a post-breakdown ballet star flashing back on his life.
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Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival returns for 12th year
The showcase of new works from 40-plus local theaters is all about the future, organizers say.
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At a Baltimore mansion, echoes of modernity’s rise
Evergreen Mansion was a typical Victorian castle until Ballets Russes artist Leon Bakst got down to work.
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Immigrants’ experiences merge in ‘Agnes Under the Big Top’
A metaphorical subway is the vehicle to tell tales of divergent characters in Forum Theatre season opener.
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Backstage: Woolly Mammoth hosting ‘Till to Martin’ town hall
Company says event fits in with issues explored in its stage productions.
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‘Neverwhere’ puts Rorschach’s inventiveness on full display
All the details are well planned and the apparitions seem never-ending in the sprawling fantasy.
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Theatre Alliance’s ‘Broke-ology’ christens Anacostia Playhouse
The popular, straightforward drama about a black family in Kansas City is a solid fit in the new theater.
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Underground artists
Acts escalate from Metro stations to the Kennedy Center stage.
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