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‘Proof’ of Success for Local Actress
Alex Keiper, Fairfax native, stars in professional production of Tony-winning "Proof."
Making it in the competitive world of professional theater is no easy feat. Many have dreams but a precious few have the spotlight shine on them.
Elden Street Players Present "Glengarry Glen Ross"
"What a great play with wonderfully rich characters," said Rosemary Hartman, director of the Elden Street Players upcoming production of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Young Masters to Perform at GMU
Special event to benefit Mason School of Music Scholarships.
Showcasing the talents of four scholarship recipients, George Mason University's School of Music will be presenting The Young Masters Concert on Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. "We know our audience will enjoy these terrific performances, and we congratulate and commend these four outstanding students." said Linda Apple Monson, Associate Director for Academic Affairs.
Art Matters as Elden Street Players Present ‘Red’
"Red" puts the audience in the center of Rothko's life and studio at the zenith of his career.
McLean Drama Company Moves to Different Venue
McLean Drama Company Moves to New Venue
Not standing still, the McLean Drama Company (MDC) has broadened its mission and will soon produce its annual festival of new, award-winning 10-minute plays in a new location: the Woolly Mammoth Rehearsal Hall in Washington, D.C.
Life-affirming Comedy
Reston Community Players presents "The Savannah Disputation."
The Reston Community Players will soon bring the D.C. area community theater premiere of "The Savannah Disputation" to audiences. The play was written by emerging award winning playwright Evan Smith.
Real Life Stories Told for a Critical Cause
"The Goddess Diaries" at George Mason University.
Local Oakton playwright Carol Lee Campbell has taken stories of real women's journeys from adolescence through later stages of life and used them to make a theatrical production called "The Goddess Diaries."
Swept Along by ‘Legally Blonde’
Reston Community Player present “Legally Blonde: The Musical”
"An adrenalin rush of a musical with lots of fun. Yet a show that the audience can get into finding its essential message behind the sweetness," said award-winning musical director David Rohde of the Reston Community Player's (RCP) production of "Legally Blonde: The Musical."
Provocative, Edgy Humor Comes to McLean
‘Big and Tall’ come to the Alden Theatre.
Late night, cheeky stand-up comedy, with plenty of sharp pointed takes on contemporary times will be front-and-center at the Alden Theatre.
Providence Players Open the Season with 'Calendar Girls'
Opening its 18th season, the Providence Players are in a heartfelt, uplifting comic mood presenting “Calendar Girls.”
Reston: Hilarity Without Bounds
Reduced Shakespeare Company returns to CenterStage.
They are back. The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) is returning for its regular appearance at Reston’s CenterStage.
Fairfax: Mischief and Spies
Providence Players present comedy ‘Red Herring.’
Just in time to help divert an audience to escape from the real world comes “Red Herring” from the Providence Players.
Reston: Celebrating Pinter, Poetry Month
Reston’s CenterStage celebrates Harold Pinter and National Poetry Month with actor Julian Sands.
Be smitten by the works of Nobel recipient Harold Pinter who wrote romantic verses to his wife such as this; "You are my life, And so I live."
Fairfax: Award-Winning ‘in a word’ Receiving Area Premiere
A dark comedy at Fairfax’s Hub Theater.
Fans of new plays have an opportunity to take in a “beautiful and funny play” about regular people trying to make sense of a family mystery, said Helen Pafumi, artistic director, Fairfax’s Hub Theatre.
Fairfax: Magical, Fictional ‘Almost, Maine’
Providence Players present a romantic-comedy aimed directly at the heart.
Love can be so utterly complex, yet so invigorating as the unexpected comes into view. But then what?
Unforgettable Medal of Honor Stories Comes to Reston
Stephen Lang to perform ‘Beyond Glory’ at Reston Community Center.
Stories of ordinary military service members doing extraordinary deeds during war-time will be presented at Reston’s CenterStage.
World Premiere at Hub Theatre
“Leto Legend” a heartfelt comedy about a supermom.
“I am intrigued by the modern day super-heroines. There has been a shift in superheroes that have gifts simply bestowed on them to ones who have to work and train really hard to become heroes, and these hard workers tend to be female,” said Helen Pafumi, artistic director, Hub Theatre.
‘Old Wicked Songs’ at Tysons 1st Stage
Masterful production to run through May 3 at Tysons.
High accolades are due for the 1st Stage production of “Old Wicked Songs,” a play powered by a heart-tugging premise, precise high-caliber acting, with an evocative set and piano music from composer Robert Schumann that opens anyone’s heart to tenderness.
Tennessee Williams With a Humorous Attitude
Providence Players to Present “The Glass Mendacity.”
“The Glass Mendacity,” the name alone draws quizzical smiles with its off-kilter, double-take title. It is a parody play created by mixing and mingling Tennessee Williams’ iconic dramatic characters and situations into a lighthearted comic production.
A Powerful Musical on Reston Stage
Reston Community Players producing “Sunset Boulevard.”
“It is a huge production, but at the very heart it is an intimate story of people in conflict,” said Mark Hidalgo, director of the Reston Community Players’ upcoming musical “Sunset Boulevard.” “The characters are all struggling with the impinging outside world.”