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Spotlight on the Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre

By • Mar 22nd, 2011 • Category: Interviews

Mike talks with Dan Stapula, Artistic Director for the Metropolitan Performing Art Theater and Director of their upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors.




An Analysis of the 2010 WATCH Awards

By • Mar 14th, 2011 • Category: News

The WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) Awards were announced a week ago. Since then I’ve been looking through the nominations and awards for any obvious trends. I’ve compiled three charts that are a slightly different way to look at the WATCH Awards process.




Spotlight on Adventure Theatre’s Mirandy and Brother Wind

By • Jan 28th, 2011 • Category: Interviews

Michael Bobbitt, Adventure Theatre’s producing artistic director talks with ShowBizRadio about Mirandy and Brother Wind.




Thunderous Productions Casting for And Then There None

By • Nov 10th, 2010 • Category: News

Rick Starkweather of Thunderous Productions asked us to post this announcement: Actors and actresses needed for a production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians) which will be produced by Thunderous Productions next May. We will be presenting four performances over Memorial Day week-end at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Rehearsals […]




Georgetown Theatre Company Gianni Schicchi

By • Nov 10th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Despite some problems with the energy levels of this farce, Georgetown Theatre Company’s Gianni Schicchi was a pleasurable show.




Vienna Theatre Company The Prisoner of Second Avenue

By • Oct 29th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Watching a couple self-destruct could have been tedious, but outstanding acting from Chuck Dluhy and Jessie Roberts combined with Rosemary Hartman’s directing mark The Prisoner of Second Avenue as a very entertaining play.




Reston Community Players Wonderful Town

By • Oct 22nd, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Despite a long first act, Wonderful Town was swell, with knockout singing, dancing and acting.




Fauquier Community Theatre Little Shop of Horrors

By • Oct 19th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

In general, FCT’s season opening production of Little Shop of Horrors was a fun show, but serious theatre-lovers will be extremely frustrated by the sound problems.




Elden Street Players Theatre for Young Audiences Excalibur!

By • Oct 18th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Excalibur! was a fun piece, just long enough that young audience memebrs can get an introduction to the theatre and be entertained without being spoken down to.




Castaways Repertory Theatre The Miracle Worker

By • Oct 13th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

All in all, Castaways’ The Miracle Worker was enjoyable, but still needed some work.