A bustling, happy crowd buzzed around Wolf Trap’s open air Filene Center Thursday night. Conversations swelled and quieted, mixing with the sounds of tuning instruments and chirping cricke... Read more
Nothing gold can stay. So ends the Frost poem and begins our protagonist’s panicked search for a poet to immortalize the orange blossoms in his gardens. But who will be able to write poetry... Read more
As the pandemic drags on, the performing arts have worked hard to adapt to a safe and accessible format. Theatres have hosted outdoor shows and online staged readings. Performances from well... Read more
Walking into the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, you are greeted by an ivy-encased orchestra pit, wooden cutouts of Truffula Trees, and a giant red and white striped hat. The curtains will even... Read more
Ready to embrace spooky season, I headed to Kentlands Mansion to see A Taste For Murder’s (ATFM) newest production, Dean Fiala’s “Deadline.” ATFM has a unique approach to theatre... Read more
If you were at The Kennedy Center on Thursday night, you likely noticed the commotion outside the Terrace Theater just before 7:30. Everyone in what promised to be a packed audience was gath... Read more
In 1965 a group of Walter Johnson High School students from Bethesda decided to put on a show over the summer. Lacking adults to supervise their summer theatrics, the teens decided to go it... Read more
Trey Sorrells lit up the room. From his first song of the evening, he radiated energy, moving to the music coming from his saxophone and throwing himself fully into his performance. Sorrells... Read more
As Christmas rolls around, popular culture is teeming with references to Scrooge and other Dickensian characters. But what would A Christmas Carol be without Marley’s haunting voice or Tiny... Read more