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Jessica Frances Dukes is currently giving a performance for the ages in Beneatha’s Place at Centerstage where she plays the title role. As if that weren’t enough she is also playing in Clybourne Park in the dual roles of Francine and Lena. Both plays make up The Raisin Cycle which runs at Baltimore’s Centerstage through [...]
‘A Quick 5′ has always said that part of its purpose was to introduce the reader to some brand new talent in the DC area. Today’s column is about just that. Korinn Walfall is currently performing the role of Eponine in Les Misérables at the Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts. Her big number [...]
1. Company at Signature Theatre “…straight forward and honest… needs to go on your run don’t walk list.” -Elliot Lanes, MD Theatre Guide READ Elliot Lanes’ review. Synopsis: On his 35th birthday, Bobby, a commitment-phobic bachelor, searches for the answers to love and life in New York City. While enjoying the company of some lovely ladies, he [...]
Shuler Hensley is currently playing The Critic in the new adaptation of The Guardsman at the Kennedy Center. You might have seen him on tour a few years ago playing the Monster in Young Frankenstein which he also starred in on Broadway and recieved Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award nominations for his portrayal. [...]
Founded in 1971 by Philip Arnoult, Theatre Project serves as a performance venue for local performing artists and theatre companies in Baltimore City. Known as “Baltimore’s Free Theatre,” no tickets were sold; after performances a hat was passed for audience members to donate to the artists and theatre. Theatre Project celebrated its 40th Anniversary during the [...]
Malinda Markland is currently playing the role of Mother in Ragtime at Kensington Arts Theatre. This is not Malinda’s first time at KAT. Previous highlights at KAT include Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Other area credits include Nancy in Oliver at St. Marks Players, James Joyce’s [...]
Robert Richmond is batting 1,000 this season with two stellar stagings at Folger Theatre. Earlier this season he directed Henry V which was one of the best Shakespeare stagings I’ve ever seen, and currently his Twelfth Night is again delighting audiences . Previous Folger Theatre credits include Othello , Henry VIII and Julius Caesar. Regionally Robert’s work has been seen at Roanoke Island Historical [...]
1. Show Boat by Washington National Opera at Kennedy Center “Great music, great cast, full orchestra…… what else do you need?” -Elliot Lanes, MD Theatre Guide READ Elliot Lanes’ review. Synopsis: This spectacular new production of Show Boat, Broadway’s original masterpiece, brings unforgettable songs, dazzling choreography, and an epic story together to make great entertainment and great [...]
Emily K. Townley is currently playing the role of Elizabeth in Skin Tight which makes up half of the two one-act productions at Studio Theatre called Pas De Deux. She previously appeared at Studio Theatre in Rock ‘N’ Roll and The Bright and Bold Design. Most recently Emily was seen in Tryst at Washington Stage Guild. She is a company member of Woolly [...]
1. Twelfth Night at Folger Theatre “…this production of ‘Twelfth Night’ is a wonder and something not to be missed…a tale as timeless as the laughter it induces.” Robert Michel Oliver, MD Theatre Guide READ Robert Michael Oliver’s review. Synopsis: Cast away on the shores of a distant land, lost lovers and their unruly servants converge and [...]
Nancy Opel is currently playing Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! at Ford’s Theatre. She is also making her DC area debut with this production. Nancy recently appeared in Broadway’s Memphis, Paradise Found (London), and The Toxic Avenger (Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics and Lucille Lortel nominations). Other Broadway credits include Gypsy (with Patti Lupone [...]
Francesca Zambello is the Artistic Director of Washington National Opera and the director of WNO’S current production of Show Boat now playing at The Kennedy Center. Previously she has served as its Artistic Advisor. She has directed many WNO productions, including Of Mice and Men (debut in 2001), Fidelio (2003), Die Walküre (2003 and 2007), Billy Budd (2004), Porgy and Bess (2005 and 2010), Das Rheingold (2006), Siegfried (2009), and Salome (2010). [...]
Steve Pickering is currently serving double duty at Shakespeare Theatre Company. He portrays the lead role in Wallenstein and Cominius and a Volscian Lord in Coriolanus. The plays are in repertory through June 2nd. Steve has previously been seen at STC in King Lear. He has been seen on Broadway,on tour and in London in [...]
Kyle Donnelly is the director of Other Desert Cities which is currently playing at Arena Stage. Kyle was the associate artistic director at Arena Stage from 1992 to 1998. Productions at Arena Stage include Ah, Wilderness!, Dancing at Lughnasa (Helen Hayes Award, Best Production), Polk County (Helen Hayes Award, Best Musical) and numerous others. She directed [...]
