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Theater Alliance’S DAY OF ABSENCE

 

 

 

Flood City

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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.

Mobile Art Gallery Community Kick-Off: Ward 8!

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We have partnered with CulturalDC to help promote the Mobile Art Gallery for Anacostia Community Museum! It’s a great opportunity to meet new people and artists in the community. It’s also a great way to enjoy your relaxing  Saturday with friends and family with free food and performances!

  • No admission fee
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  • Anacostia Community Museum (map)

Amanda Burnham has transformed the Mobile Art Gallery for Anacostia Community Museum! Composed of gestural acrylic paintings, “Block Watch” weaves together imagery culled from archival photographs as well as the present physical landscape of Anacostia to create a playful, abstracted representation of the community, its history, and its future. Visitors will be invited to embed their own words and images related to their personal experiences of the community into the work’s three dimensional, collaged layers of drawings, creating a tapestry of voices in vignettes throughout the bold, broad structural lines of the piece.

Pop-Up Books

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Anacostia Playhouse and the high-energy youth acting company the Laugh ‘n’ Learn Players present Pop-Up Books! A wonderful play bringing to life four fabulous tale by the young authors of Reach, Incorporated and Shout Mouse Press. We’re partnering with Reach, whose missions is to develop grade-level readers and capable leaders by preparing teens to serve as tutors and role models for younger students, resulting in improving literacy outcomes for both. Reach’s teen authors contribute to creation of more diverse children’s literature by writing stories that are engaging and relevant to the young readers they serve. This fun filled show is directed by the DMV’s own Thembi Duncan!

Don’t Miss it!

Running from Thursday, April 19th at 7:30 pm to Sunday, April 22nd at 2 pm!

Adults:$10  Kids:$5

Get your tickets here!

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.

Record Store 24

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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

YOUTH AUDITION NOTICE for The Rainbow Fish February 18 and 25

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AUDITION NOTICE

Anacostia Playhouse announces youth auditions for its youth production of THE RAINBOW FISH

Anacostia Playhouse is producing the musical The Rainbow Fish, written by Austin Zumbro, adapted from the book written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister. This production will be directed by Sisi Reid with music direction by Daniel Flores.

We are casting children 7-14.

Auditions will take place Mondays, February 18 and 25 from 5:00 -7:00 PM. No preparation is necessary for auditions. Children will audition in groups in 15 minute blocks.

While walk-ins will be seen, it is preferred to schedule an audition date ahead of time.

Please email: natasha.anacostiaplayhouse@gmail.com with your desired audition date and time.

Performances will be April 25 at 7:30, April 26 at 7:30 PM, April 27 at 2:00 and 7:30, and April 28 at 2:00 PM

Rehearsals generally will be held Tuesday nights 5 PM – 8 PM and Saturday afternoons 12 PM – 3 PM in March, and then Tuesday nights 5 PM- 8 PM, Wednesday nights 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, and Saturday afternoons 12-3 PM in April.

 

Capitol City Symphony: That String Thing! March 2

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Capital City Symphony: That String Thing!
Meet a quartet of string-playing members of the symphony orchestra through this engaging, educational and intimate program for young people.  Learn about the music they play and hear the beautiful sounds come to life. Then, join us for an instrument petting zoo to meet the musicians and see their instruments up close!
March 2, 10:30 AM
Recommended for ages 3-8
For tickets, click here. 

Anacostia Playhouse presents The Rainbow Fish April 25 – 28

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The  Anacostia Playhouse is excited to present its youth acting ensemble in The Rainbow Fish Musical, written by Austin Zumbro, and directed by Sisi Reid.

Come meet a charming school of fish and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean.  When Rainbow Fish refuses to share its vibrant, shimmering scales the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Very unhappy about this, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus who helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. This production will feature musical numbers, dancing, and incredibly fun costumes!.

Five performances only!

  • Performances will be April 25 at 7:30, April 26 at 7:30 PM, April 27 at 2:00 and 7:30, and April 28 at 2:00 PM.

Kids under 12 $5

All other tickets $10

For tickets click here. 

Wondering how to further support the growth of young actors and this production?

To put on professional shows for our youth acting ensemble, we would love any support you can offer. If you would like to support our young actors and this specific production, please consider a donation to our Rainbow Fish Donation, found here.

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.

 

Shakespeare for the Young Returns!

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The Shakespeare for the Young puppet show, led by Annie Houston, will be performing at the

Anacostia Playhouse next on November 3.

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

This theatrical company of puppeteers is dedicated to bringing Shakespeare to young children, ages 4 and up, through a fun and interactive experience.

Annie’s and her gang’s new show, The Tiniest Tempest, will be on stage so don’t miss it!

Based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, four puppeteers bring the characters of Miranda and Prospero, Antonio and Alonso, and Caliban and Ariel to life with their story of hurt and love as well as revenge and forgiveness. The puppets are both large-bodied and shadow puppets with actors also playing the roles of Prospero and Antonio/Alonso.

All shows feature group activities after the performance with song, movement and interactive play.

No tickets or reservations are needed.

Brave Soul Collective & The Catharsis Project present “IMPRESSIONS” April 2

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On Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 at 8:30pm, BSC will join forces with The Catharsis Project to present an evening of theatre, dance & poetry focusing on various issues affecting black gay men & people of color. This one night only performance will be centered on the importance of affirming black gay men within the black community.

Touching on a host of hot button issues including identity, ageism, sexuality, mental health, visibility & much more, this production consists of a series of dramatic & comedic monologues, short scenes and staged readings of works which aim to entertain, educate, and inspire. “IMPRESSIONS” will be a night of artistic performances dedicated to empowering and affirming the lives of Black LGBTQ people and their allies.

 

Date And Time

Tue, April 2, 2019

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Anacostia Playhouse

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