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The puppets are in residence!

May 10, 2018 by Adele Robey

Shows are free and are at 10:30 on Saturday mornings!!

The Shakespeare for the Young puppet show, led by Annie Houston, will be performing at the
Anacostia Playhouse this Saturday, September 22. This theatrical company of puppeteers is dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to young children, ages 2 and up, through a fun and interactive experience. All shows feature group activities after the performance with song, movement and interactive play. Stay tuned for our next show on November 3, 2018! No tickets or reservations are needed.

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Flood City

April 26, 2018 by Adele Robey

Show

Theater Alliance presents

Flood City

by Gabrielle Reisman

Directed by Jenna Duncan

May 10-June 17, 2018

Regional Premiere

“Tall metal beams, endless metal beams, that a dozen men can’t even move that are bigger than any train and we’re all making steel all day and all night in smoke. I know I’m seeing the future.”

In Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, the Great Flood has decimated the vibrant steel town, leaving behind a ragtag crew of survivors, aid workers, and surveyors to assess the damage and speculate what, or who, could be responsible. A century later, at a bar in Johnstown, recently laid off steelworkers ponder their uncertain futures in a town when industry, and the world, seems to have left them behind. Traversing time and space, Flood City is a hopeful dark comedy about disasters, corporate (ir)responsibility, and a community’s resilience in the wake of the unimaginable.

 

Ticket Prices

Adult – $40
Senior, Student, Military – $30

All previews are half price.

Purchase Tickets Here! 

Radical Neighboring Initiative

Name Your Own Price tickets are available for each performance to make sure that he price of a ticket does not stop anyone from seeing live theater. To claim a ticket under the program just show up at the Box Office one hour before the show and there will be a minimum of 10 Name Your Own Price tickets available.

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Auditions for Young Actors!

February 21, 2018 by Adele Robey

Anacostia Playhouse announces auditions for young actors for our spring youth production!

 

 

We are excited to announce this year we will be partnering with REACH Incorporated, a program of professionally-led teen tutors who have published 21 books through their own publishing arm, Shout Mouse Press. Our young actors will be bringing their young authors’ works to life adapting 4-5 of these short stories for the stage. Our director this year is Thembi Duncan, a long-time friend of the Playhouse who directed Yellowman for us in our 2016 summer season. She was also lead teaching artist at Ford’s Theatre, and Creative Programs Director at Young Playwrights’ Theater, with tons of experience bringing young people and their stories to the stage. Thembi is an actor, writer, performing artist and teaching artist and we are super excited to have her on board.

 

Audition info:

 

Saturday, February 24

 

Noon-4pm

 

Anacostia Playhouse

2020 Shannon Place, SE

Washington, DC 20020

 

Ages 6-14

 

No special preparation necessary

 

Five performances April 19-22

 

 

If interested, please email Adele Robey at arobey@fusemail.com. We are seeing actors on first-come first-served basis. No appointment necessary.

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Record Store 24

February 21, 2018 by Adele Robey

All About the Drama Theatre Group, Prosperity Media Enterprise,
Inc., and The Zhanra Group present the premiere stage production of
RS/24, a one act play written and directed by acclaimed actor,
director and playwright, Clayton LeBouef for eight performances –
March 23 rd thru March 31 st 2018 at the Anacostia Playhouse.
Known for his TV roles in NBC’s Homicide Life on the Streets, HBO’s
The Wire, The Corner and Something the Lord Made, LeBouef is a
native of Yonkers, New York and now long-time resident of
Washington, DC. A veteran of the stage, LeBouef plays a record store
owner with a dream that he hopes won’t become a nightmare, in this
intriguing one-act play. He adds his performance in this original stage
production, at the Anacostia Playhouse, to his growing body of work that includes productions on local,
national and international stages.
RS/24 celebrates ancestral wisdom, vintage music and the return of vinyl.

RS/24 at the Anacostia Playhouse for eight performances
Friday, March 23 rd at 8:00PM
Saturday, March 24 th at 2:30 and 8:00PM
Sunday, March 25th at 2:30 PM

Thursday, March 29th at 8:00pm

Friday, March 30 at 8:00pm with talkback

Saturday, March 31st at 2:30pm and 8:00pm

Tickets: https://anacostiaplayhouse.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000004PJ8iEAG
$40 – General Admission
$35 – Seniors and Students
$25 – Groups of 10 or more (contact Anacostia Playhouse @202-290-2328)

$30- East of the River

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The Raid

January 24, 2018 by Adele Robey

Theater Alliance presents

The Raid

by Idris Goodwin

Directed by Colin Hovde

Feb 8 – Mar 18, 2018

Would you die for your beliefs? Is it better to work within the system to change it or take up arms against the system to destroy it?

Idris Goodwin’s The Raid is a fabulation of a debate between two American icons: White abolitionist John Brown and Black abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass. On the eve of Brown’s raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, these men argue the merits of violence and pacifism, order and chaos, and possibility of a nation free of the scourge of slavery. The Raid examines the difference between being an ally and an accomplice, the implications of race in social protest, and the limits of radicalism in the age of #Resistance.

Ticket Prices

Adult – $40
Senior, Student, Military – $30

All previews are half price.

Purchase Tickets Here!

Radical Neighboring Initiative

Name Your Own Price tickets are available for each performance to make sure that the price of a ticket does not stop anyone from seeing live theater. To claim a ticket under the program just show up at the Box Office one hour before the show and there will be a minimum of 10 Name Your Own Price tickets available.

 

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Encore!: The Very Last Days Of The First Colored Circus

January 4, 2018 by Adele Robey

Kay Kendall and Jack Davies present a final opportunity for you to see Restoration Stage’s Helen Hayes Awards Recommended new musical, “The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus.” Steven A. Butler, Jr.’s redemptive story of love, loss, and family set against the backdrop of the 1927 Charles County Fair features Miles Folley and Ayana Reed. With new songs by director Courtney Baker-Oliver and Christopher Burnett and musical directed by Broadway veteran Wilkie Ferguson, it’s a story you’ll never forget.

Featuring Miles Folley, Ayana Reed, Corisa Myers, and Charles W. Harris, Jr. with Abiola Yetunde, MarQuis Fair, Brittany Timmons, Pat Martin, Sara Hernandez, Nikki Summons, Katy Chmura, Robert Hamilton, Mandrill Solomon and Andrea Gerald
“A hugely satisfying saga bursting with heart, humor, and song.” ~DC Metro Theatre Arts
“Musical sequence in the second act makes you sit up straight.” ~The Washington Post
“Butler has the grit and talent to go far.” ~DC Theatre Scene
“The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus” runs January 18–28, 2018! Visit www.restorationstage.com for tickets.
Directed and Produced by Courtney Baker-Oliver
Music and lyrics by Courtney Baker-Oliver and Christopher John
Production Designer Trystin Kier
Associate Producers Suli Myrie Rikki Lacewell and Dr. Will Cobbs
Musical Director Wilkie Ferguson III
Assistant Director Desire’ DuBose
Choreographer Raquis Da’Juan Petree
January 18–28, 2018
Tickets $45-$55
202.714-0646
www.restorationstage.com

Click Here for Tickets!

 

For additional information on The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus and Restoration Stage, Inc. please contact 202-714-0646 or visit www.restorationstage.org

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When Words Aren’t Enough

December 29, 2017 by Adele Robey

There are moments in life too great to be expressed by mere prose: the start of a new romance, losing a loved one, beginning a new adventure…for these moments, we have the international language of song; the language every heart speaks. ‘When words aren’t enough, there’s music.’

Monday January 15th, 2018

Tickets:$20

Get Tickets Here !

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Forever Soulful

November 27, 2017 by Adele Robey

Treat your loved ones to an evening of holiday cheer by joining some the most talented performers in the DMV!
Forever Soulful is a show filled with songs of Holidays past, present, and everyone sings from the bottom of their souls!
Starring: Tom Flatt as your Master of Ceremonies!
Musical direction by Daniel Flores and performances by:
Steve Cairns
Sean Scriber
Matthew Raiz
Rachel Harvey
Dean Reichard
Meredith Richard
Kenneth L Waters, Jr.
Jon Hamilton and students from the Metropolitan School of the Arts
with Special Guest Headliner: GENEVIEVE WILLIAMS !
Genevieve Williams is a Washington, DC native who has performed internationally. Her most recent theatrical performance as “Deloris Van Cartier” in the musical adaptation of the movie “ Sister Act” garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Non-Equity) 2017  from Broadway World – Baltimore. Other roles have included: “Mama Morton” in CHICAGO, “Ouiser” in STEEL MAGNOLIAS, “Motormouth Maybelle” in HAIRSPRAY, “Evillene” in THE WIZ, “Spider” in JEKYLL AND HYDE and “The Voice of Audrey II” in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. When not performing, Ms. Williams is a fourth grade classroom teacher in the Prince George’s County Public Schools. She would like to thank Anya and the Anacostia Playhouse for this opportunity. Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 18, 8 pm
Tickets are only $20!
Click Here to get your tickets now! 

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The Cool Yule Fundraiser!

November 20, 2017 by Adele Robey

Support our youth and family programming at the Cool Yule Fundraiser!
 
A time for family fun, great holiday music, and bringing a community together. So get your ticket today!
What it includes:
A ticket to  the matinee performance of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
A reception with the cast with yummy holiday goodies to eat and drink
A reading of The Night Before Christmas 
A visit from Santa!
 
A drawing for two ginormous Christmas stockings full of cool stuff will be held!
 
The Details:
Sunday, December 10, 2:30 matinee with party immediately following.
Tickets are $40 adults and $20 14 and under
 
Click here for tickets or call 202.290.2328

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Unsaid by Jared Shamberger

August 21, 2017 by Adele Robey

Unsaid is a brand new solo act written and performed by DC actor/director/playwright Jared Shamberger. Through a dozen different characters, he explores the nature of secrets and the messy, unpredictable, and sometimes comical effects of confession. Join Jared as he discovers if salvation can be found in the things we don’t say.

Dates:
August 25th, 8 pm
August 26th, 8 pm

Box Office- 7 pm
Doors Open- 7:30 pm

Click Here for Tickets!

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