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The puppets are in residence!

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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, March 24. This theatrical company of puppeteers is dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to young children, ages 2 and up, through a fun and interactive experience. Annie and her gang have been working on a new show, The Tiny Tempest, that will premier this Saturday, March 24. All shows feature group activities after the performance with song, movement and interactive play. Stay tuned for our next show on April 21, 2018! No tickets or reservations are needed.

Auditions for Young Actors!

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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.

Word Becomes Flesh

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With brutal honesty and raw physicality, Word Becomes Flesh is a series of letters from a young black man to his unborn son. The award-winning performing ensemble, director, and design team will return to Theater Alliance for this encore production that uses hip-hop, dance, and music to explore what it means to be a black man in the 21st century.

Word Becomes Flesh is being presented as part of the Words Becomes Action Festival, a series of new works from local artists, workshops, and conversations that articulate the diversity of the African-Diaspora, asks important questions, invite action, and incite change! Theater Alliance will partner with a number of nonprofits to provide our audience the resources to put words into tangible action and bring real change to our community!

Website:
https://theateralliance.com/portfolio/word-becomes-flesh/

Ticket:
https://theateralliance.secure.force.com/ticket#details_a0S0P000004KMOSUA4

District Community Playback: Sharing stories and dreams

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District Community Playback
Being The Dream…

We’d love to hear what you think it means to live out Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream! As a community, we are now preparing ourselves for what the new year brings. Our city and country are constantly in change, there are new occupants moving into the White House, the Black Lives Matter Movement is still in effect and the work to celebrate  MLK’s dream is still needed. This Playback performance is rooted in the sharing of our stories and dreams. We are inviting people from different walks of life to come out and share their stories.

Please join us at the Anacostia Playhouse Saturday, January 14 at 2pm for an afternoon of improvisational story telling that uses theater to bring your thoughts to life. Hope to see you there!‎

Admission is by donation at the door.

Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020

Winter Holiday Theater Camp!

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What better way to spend holiday vacation from school than making theater, meeting new friends and having fun?

The Anacostia Playhouse will be hosting a week-long winter theater camp, Monday, December 26 to Friday, December 30 for ages 8-13. The day will run from 9:30-4:30 and will be taught by two wonderful theater professionals.

The first half of the day will feature actor, playwright and poet John Johnson who will teach Playback, an improv based theater form that builds listening and storytelling skills. Students learn to listen to a true story and the actually “play it back” using improvisational skills. John has been an improv and Playback practitioner for a number of years, working in spaces all over the region.

The afternoon session will be led by Anya Nebel, a professional actor performing regionally, nationally, and internationally for the past 25 years. She is the artistic director of Winters Lane Productions which she formed to share and train the next generation of actors in the art of the craft of acting. Anya will focus on the traditional craft of acting, helping students learn to develop character, find motivation and listen to each other through scene work.

Parents and families will be invited at the end of the week to a demonstration performance showing off the skills the young actors have learned during the week.

Students will bring a bag lunch and drinks will be provided. All sessions will be at the Anacostia Playhouse and will include attending a performance of Theater Alliance’s Black Nativity and the close of Monday’s session. They will also have a chance to meet and chat with the Black Nativity cast.

Charge for the week is $125.

If you are interested, please email Adele Robey at arobey@fusemail.com. Don’t delay, space is limited!

Art-Drenaline Cafe Now Open for Pre-theater Fine Dining!

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Just around the corner in the Anacostia Arts Center at 1231 Good Hope Road, SE, is our newest neighborhood addition, the Art-Drenaline Cafe. Opening February 19, 2016, Art-Drenaline offers a fabulous fixed price pre-theater dinner menu and will get you in and out in time for curtain at the Playhouse. We’re delighted to welcome the wonderful pairing of art+food.  Art-Drenaline comes from chef Shawn Lightfoot and artist Amanda Stephenson, who in September launched a Hyattsville, Md.–based food incubator called the Fresh Food Factory for underrepresented and undercapitalized entrepreneurs. As the name suggests, art will also play a prominent part in the cafe. Local artists will be represented in everything from the tables to the plates to the paintings on the wall. Sephenson says she hopes to give the place a more “vibrant” look. Both Lightfoot and Stephenson live in Anacostia, and they say they want to succeed in a neighborhood where others have failed. Not only is there a need for fresh options, Stephenson says, “there’s a desire for it.”

Tonight’s Menu (ask about our pre-theater options):
Sweet and Savory Chili 2.5
Roasted Marinated Vegetable Salad (red peppers-artichoke-green beans) 7
Hummus and Black Lava Salt Pita Chips (smooth garbanzo beans-garlic-tahini paste) 5
Ginger Salad w/Cranberries and Pistachios (field greens tossed with citrus ginger) 5
Thai Chicken or Salmon Salad w/ Mango Chutney (sesame and ginger-kale-brussel-broccoli-chicken) 11
Smoked Salmon Flatbread Pizza (pesto-feta-sundried tomatoes) 7

Asian Chicken Pizza (hoisin sauce-shredded cheese and chipotle chicken) 8

Vegetarian Pizza with Mango Salsa (roasted red peppers-baby portabella-artichoke) 7

Wasabi and Cucumber Salmon w/ Lime Scented Whole Wheat Pasta (cream-wasabi-cucumber) 11

Tuna Melt Panini (picked tuna-sauce-bacon-spices-cheese) 6

Southwest Turkey Club (Turkey breast , tomato, pepper jack cheese, Texas petal sauce and bacon) 9

Reservations Strongly Suggested. Call 202.306.5545

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