Washington Area Theaters Go Virtual! 

Washington regional theaters have found creative ways of keeping in touch with their stuck-at-home audiences. From streaming past productions to offering virtual classes and workshops to podcasts and online panel discussions, our incredible Washington theater community has a whole host of offerings that bring the theater experience right into your home. We'll keep updating this list as new events and activities are announced.

If you have a digital class, event, or streaming performance upcoming, please contact us at info@theatrewashington.org with the name of the event, date/time, short description, who it's for, cost, and link to participate or watch.

Updated 12/31/20

Discussions, Panels & Round Tables
Classes, Workshops & Activities
Storytelling & Art
Virtual Tours
Fitness & Health
Streaming Productions, Readings & Events
Podcasts, Audio, and Radio Plays
Benefit Events

DISCUSSIONS, PANELS & ROUNDTABLES

1ST STAGE - Virtual Round Table Discussions
Now streaming
1st Stage's brand new series of Virtual Roundtable Discussions from the fall are now streaming. In these six forums, we'll get a chance to talk and share questions and thoughts with artists, actors, designers, musicians and directors about experiences they have faced as professional artists. Some of the topics included:

• Waiting for Life to Begin, Artists re-imagine their lives in theatre post COVID-19.
• Theatre and Parenting, Raising theatre babies.
• Music to My Ears, Musical Direction: the other sound designer.

COST: FREE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOw-h4o8SP5QnqBBZArZPg

ARENA STAGE - Molly’s Salon
Ongoing, Thursdays (7pm), then streaming
Molly’s Salon (with Artistic Director Molly Smith) will take place each Thursday and will feature artists and leaders of Arena Stage. These half-hour long weekly conversations will include some of our best thinkers and creative firebrands. Molly will sit down with a variety of artists and leaders to discuss new ideas they are excited about and glimmers of hope for the future. Past events now streaming online. Upcoming Schedule:

• January 7 - Eleasha Gamble, actress, Oklahoma; Sarah Rosen Wartell, President, Urban Institute; Ashley Forman and Mauricio Pita, Arena Stage's  Director of Education and Community Programs Manager

COST: FREE
https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/virtual-events/

ARENA STAGE - Civic Dialogues
Past events now streaming
Arena Stage continues their series of community conversations that provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C., community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate — with the goal — that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Previous events are streaming.

COST: FREE, registration encouraged
https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/virtual-events/

FORD'S THEATRE - Cabinet Conversations: Creativity, History and Leadership
Live, bi-weekly (4pm), then streaming
Join Ford's Theatre live as we stream interviews with scholars, artists and other thought leaders as they think aloud about the future of the arts, civics and history. With each conversation, we connect the lessons of the Civil War, Lincoln's presidency, theatre, arts and education to our contemporary life. Cabinet Conversations are offered every other Thursday at 4pm EDT, are 30-60 minutes, and are simulcast on the Ford’s website, Facebook Live, Twitter and YouTube channel. Archived videos also available on the same platforms.

COST: FREE
https://www.fords.org/visit/virtual-events-and-special-tours/cabinet-conversations/

FOLGER THEATRE - Shakespeare Lightning Round
Ongoing on Wednesdays at 5pm
What’s your favorite Shakespeare play? Best disguise in Shakespeare? Most overrated Shakespeare play? Tune in on Instagram Live for a fun, fast-paced, Shakespearean chat show. We ask our guests 30 lightning-fast questions about their favorite—and least favorite—things about the Bard. Past episodes are streaming online. 

COST: Free
https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-lightning-round
 

IMAGINATION STAGE - Playwrights' Voices Series
Streaming
Introducing Imagination Stage's Playwright’s Voices series. The arts can be a great way to express yourself – just ask some of the great playwrights who have worked with Imagination Stage. We asked them about why they write, and how children can make sure their voices are heard.

Some previous offerings:

• Award-winning playwright Miriam Gonzales, continuing her work with Imagination Stage with 10 Seconds, an upcoming play about teens and their encounters with police, and a second ¡Óyeme! play based on the experiences of refugee youth from Central America. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=604819353785452
• Deborah Wicks LaPuma, composer, music director, orchestrator, and choral conductor - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=617234589174396
• Barry Kornhauser, whose honors include the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America’s Orlin Corey Medallion, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Play, Bonderman Playwriting Prize, and three AATE Distinguished Play Awards - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2341330906173941

COST: Free

MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC - Mosaic Alive: Virtual Public Programming
Mondays and Fridays at 4pm, then streaming.
Engage with Mosaic artists, scholars, local and national leaders, and most of all, with others as we explore urgent themes, compelling topics, and behind-the-scenes stories from our soon-to-be-announced new slate of Season 6 offerings.  MOSAIC ALIVE, builds on all the exciting community-building practices that have distinguished the Mosaic experience – an intercultural community engaging with joy and with rigor on some of the most pressing issues of our moment, informed by art of the highest order.

• Mondays are Peace Cafe conversations to discuss readings, play excerpts, and other writings that illustrate how our playwrights are writing at the front line of conflict zones and the ways our current moment is reflected in the work.
• Fridays are Creative Conversations, discussions are recorded and posted for viewing ahead of time, or as part of the Round Table Happy Hour group viewing parties and discussions that follow.
• Mosaic Alive Book Club. We’ll gather to discuss a specific book, script or other pieces of literature relating to the plays from Season 6

COST: FREE

https://www.mosaictheater.org/alive
 

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER - Streaming Saturdays: Artists Envision the Future
Now streaming
Olney Theatre Center presents “Streaming Saturdays: Artists Envision the Future,” a new series of live, online discussions that will feature the perspectives of a wide range of theatre makers locally and across the country.  On alternate Saturdays on OTC's Facebook and YouTube pages, Washington Post Chief Theatre Critic Peter Marks will host a live-streamed discussion with artists in different parts of the industry, and Olney Artistic Director Jason Loewith will talk with Olney-affiliated artists with productions slated for the 20-21 Season. Panelists include Michael R. Jackson (winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for A Strange Loop), Lauren Gunderson (I and You), Stephen Brackett (Be More Chill), Tracy Lynn Olivera (Matilda: The Musical), Sandra Mae Frank (DeafWest’s Spring Awakening) and Alexandria Wailes (also DeafWest’s Spring Awakening). See website for panelists and dates.

COST: FREE
Info: https://www.olneytheatre.org/whats-playing/streaming-saturdays-artists-envision-future
Viewing: https://www.facebook.com/olneytheatre/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLDkljLr1qM-mbcXvawQCwQ

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE - Virtual Town Hall “What does it mean to be a citizen?”
Now streaming
To continue the conversation on issues explored in the recent virtual presentation of American Dreams, you're invited to join Round House for a virtual Town Hall exploring the immigrant experience. Moderated by retired ABC-7 News Anchor and Marriott executive Kathleen Matthews, this live roundtable discussion asks a panel of experts and advocates to share their stories, weigh in on immigration rights in the US, and answer the question: “What does it mean to be a citizen?” Panelists include Leila Buck, writer and co-creator of American Dreams; Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service; Elizabeth Schmelzel, staff attorney at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition; and more. A community question and answer session will follow the panel discussion.

COST: Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmlfsXa4qJw

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE - Playwrights on Plays Discussions
Now streaming
Join Round House for a weekly online discussion series featuring Round House-affiliated artists. Literary Manager Gabrielle Hoyt will interview celebrated theatremakers about their own work and a play of their choice that has inspired them. This LIVE and interactive virtual event will give you the chance to ask questions of the playwrights and Gabrielle. Past episodes are posted on their website and include Martyna Majok on The Weir, Rachel Chavkin on Lear, Octavio Solis on Edward II, J.T. Rogers on Julius Caesar, Charly Evon Simpson on A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sarah Ruhl discussing Paula Vogel's The Baltimore Waltz, Tim J. Lord discussing Iphigenia 2.0 by Charles L. Mee, Aaron Posner discussing George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman, Mfoniso Udofia, and Caleen Sinnette Jennings.

COST: Free
https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/RHathome

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY - Shakespeare Hour LIVE!
Ongoing (7:30pm); Previous episodes available streaming
Join Artistic Director Simon Godwin and Resident Dramaturg Drew Lichtenberg for Shakespeare Hour LIVE!, an online tour through every corner of the Shakespeare universe. Each week, Simon and Drew will examine the world of Shakespeare and our own by discussing two plays from the Shakespearean canon which speak to each other thematically, dramaturgically, and historically. Special guests and friends of the STC extended family will also drop by. In Shakespeare’s lifetime, the theaters were closed  periodically due to plague outbreaks. These live conversations will take place online on Zoom. Access links will be shared with ticket holders in their order confirmation email. Upcoming dates and Special Guests: 

COST: Free for STC members and subscribers; $10 for non-members
https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/shakespeare-hour-live/

SIGNATURE THEATRE - The Signature Show
Ongoing
Signature Theatres's The Signature Show is a biweekly half-hour digital experience featuring performances by acclaimed artists, interviews, celebration of new musical voices and tributes to the past, present and future of Signature Theatre. Watch for new episodes every two weeks on Signature’s YouTube channel – sigtheatre.  View past episodes - or catch the latest, which features performances and interviews with Felicia Curry, Christian Douglas, Nkrumah Gatling, Adam Gwon, Mark G. Meadows, Bobby Smith and more.

COST: FREE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQqea-D2oLE&feature=youtu.be

SPOOKY ACTION THEATER - Writing in Times of COVID-19, Conversation with Playwrights
Now streaming
With playwrights Kevin Kautzman, Matthew Kelly, Laura Shamas and Jack Novak, Moderator: Gillian Drake. Almost 600 people watched our recent live-stream readings.  Four talented playwrights let us translate their brilliant plays – intended for a live audience in a theater space – to a wholly different platform.  Our artists explored the storytelling options of teleconferencing technology to find new ways of bringing theatrical magic to an audience at home. To celebrate the success of our first round of New Works in Action Live!, we engage our playwrights in a conversation about their current experience writing during COVID-19 and their plans for producing new work in the near future.

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

1ST STAGE - Virtual Classroom
Info on next session in 2021 coming soon
1st Stage is excited to announce our second series of online theatre education courses, taught by experts from the 1st Stage network of artists and educators. These exhilarating introductory courses will be held in a Zoom classroom environment, and are available for both adults and children. Each course will consist of six class sessions.

FOR: Adults, Young Adults and Children
COST: see website
http://www.1ststagetysons.org

THE ACTORS' CENTER - Online Classes
Ongoing
Join The Actors' Center Online for a variety of classes and workshops. Check their website and EventBrite for more details and schedule. There's something for everyone and every level.

COST: Varies per event;  AC Member and non-Member fees, and Pay-What-You-Can pricing
https://actorscenter.org/
https://actorscenter.org/calendar-node-field-date/month/2020-01?mc_cid=cb89258ebd&mc_eid=b2a6512f15

ARENA STAGE - Virtual Master Classes
Arena Stage’s popular masterclass series returns with eight virtual offerings for pre-professional and early-career adults in the fall. Each class will meet twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays via Zoom. In an intimate setting of no more than 10-16 people per class, it is an exciting opportunity for community members to connect with experts in the field to hone their craft or be inspired to learn a new skill. Upcoming classes include:

• February 3 & 5  (5 – 7pm) Choreography with Parker Esse
• February 10 & 12 (5 – 7pm) Directing Snapshot: The Heiress with Seema Sueko
• February 17 and 19 (5 – 7pm) Acting: Audition Preparation with Franchelle Stewart Dorn

FOR: pre-professional and early-career adults
COST: $70
https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/virtual-events/#block-Masterclasses
 

ARTS ON THE HORIZONS - Virtual Winter Classes
Beginning January 23 and February 6, 2021
Offerings include:

• Stories on the Horizon: Snowy Adventures (4 weeks)
• Stories Come to Life: Create Your Own Adventure (7 weeks)
• Stories Come to Life: Dramatic Designers: 101 (7 weeks)

CREATIVE CAULDRON - Winter Classes
Winter Classes: begin the week of January 9 - 14

Creative Cauldron launches new Winter classes for all ages in January, all virtual. Offerings include Learning Theatre Ensemble, Learning Theatre Studio & Learning Theatre Studio Jr, Cultivating Creativity (for teens and adults), Planet Art, and for Adults, Acting & Improv, Playwriting. https://www.creativecauldron.org/winter-classes-2020.html

FOLGER THEATRE - Shakespeare Challenges - Shakespeare for Kids
Ongoing
Test your Shakespeare knowledge with an online Shakespeare scavenger hunt by searching for the answers to three trivia questions posted online.

COST: FREE
https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-challenges?

IMAGINATION STAGE - Online Winter Classes
Classes begin January 2021
For 40 years, Imagination Stage has offered programming that inspires youth to grow as artists and innovators. Our virtual arts education is no exception. We're excited to bring our interactive online classes into the fall semester. Options for ages 1-18 in creative drama, dance, musical theatre, and filmmaking. Plus performance opportunities for grades 4-12.

FOR: Various Ages
COST: varies per class
https://imaginationstage.org/classes/

IMAGINATION STAGE - Virtual Events & Activities, You & Me At Home
Fridays at 10:30am and Ongoing
Imagination Stage is doing what we can to bring lively entertainment and activities from our stages and classrooms to your living rooms! Visit their website blog and Facebook page for past and upcoming events for young people and families to enjoy and stay active, including:
- learning Bollywood dancing or dance moves from Zomo the Rabbit,
- build a castle model and more,
- take an "Imagination Stage Brain Break" (Fridays at 10:30am) with an online class in creative drama and storytelling games,
- You and Me At Home - join Early Childhood Program Coordinator Stacy Steyaert for an at-home version of one of our popular You & Me classes, caregiver and child experiences using props and materials to stimulate the senses and promote your child’s development (ages 12-36 months)

FOR: Youth and Families
COST: FREE
https://imaginationstage.org/blog/ or https://www.facebook.com/imaginationstage

INTERACT STORY THEATRE - Wheaton Family Series, A Family Literacy Fiesta
January 9 & 10, 2021
InterAct Story Theatre's Wheaton Family Theatre Series Season Six of virtual and online programs for kids and families starts in January. The first event is A Family Literacy Fiesta with InterAct's Artistic Director Ali Oliver-Krueger on January 9 and 10.  Ali leads kids and adults alike in exploring a favorite folk tale together through movement, drama, and song...everyone is part of the story, right from wherever you happen to be. Visit our website to see details on the entire season for kids and families.

FOR: Suitable for ages 3 and up
COST: FREE - register via the Eventbrite registration page
https://www.interactstory.com/wheaton

INTERACT STORY THEATRE - Virtual Programming & Online performance, Rabbits and Sharks!
Ongoing
InterAct Story Theatre has launched it's first batch of virtual and online programming, including interactive workshops for kids, families, and educators, and the premiere of our first pre-recorded online performance. Looking for ways to keep students engaged in the virtual classroom or at home, seeking out online programming that makes classroom learning more interactive, or on the hunt for culturally responsive arts education options, or teaching artists with expertise in working with students with varied abilities, students with Limited English Proficiency, and students who just need to be active...even when they’re sitting in front of a Chromebook?  InterAct is here to help - and we’ve been adapting our workshops, residencies, and performances for virtual/online instruction. Look for the box saying “Available Online!”next to program titles online.  And if you don’t see what you’re looking for, ask us about designing a program just for you and your students.

• Rabbits and Sharks! -- the first in a series of pre-recorded online programs for kids, families, and educators -- is inspired by a beloved folktale from my own childhood in Japan. Now available to be booked as an online performance for individual schools/sites or licensed for multiple schools/sites together. This particular program is geared for early childhood an family audiences, and programs for elementary and secondary school are in development right now.

COST: varies
https://www.interactstory.com/

THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF DRAMATIC ARTS - In the Moment mini acting lessons
Ongoing, added each Wednesday
In The Moment is a series created by The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts to help actors take their performances to the next level. These streaming videos - each a mini acting lesson are availabe for everyone on The Conservatory's YouTube channel.

COST: FREE
https://www.youtube.com/user/ncdadrama/featured
 

PROLOGUE THEATRE - Virtual 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Ongoing, 4 week sessions
Take this time to hone your craft and register for our Virtual 1:1 Coaching Sessions with local DC-area actors and educators, Regina Aquino, Scott Ward Abernethy, Tamieka Chavis. The 50 minute Coaching Sessions will focus on developing performance skills through monologue work. You can sign up for a 4-week period with either one or two sessions per week. Sessions on Monday to Friday at 3-6pm or 6-9pm; Saturday/Sunday at 10am-1pm, 1-4pm or 4-7pm.

FOR: students 14+
COST: 4-week package costs $160 (one session/week) and $280 (two sessions/week)
https://www.prologuetheatre.org/coaching

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE - Virtual Winter Classes
Classes Begin in January 2021
With Round House Theatre Education, students will make the most of their time at home and continue to experience the joy of creating and sharing theatre through highly interactive activities. Our virtual classrooms are filled with young theatre artists and led by professional teaching artists. All instruction is LIVE in virtual classrooms and classes are intentionally kept small to enhance the experience. We will provide and mail any supplies your student needs—no need to shop or print materials! In addition to classes for Pre-K thru grade 5, our Young Artist Performance Companies bring together young artists, grades 4-8, with prior experience and a passion for theatre.

FOR: Pre-K, and K thru grade 5; grades 4-8 for Young Artists Performance Companies
COST: check website for details
https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/Education/Classes

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY - Online Winter Classes
Classes Begin Online starting January 25, 2021
All STC classes are taught by working professionals, award-winning actors and STC Affiliated Artists and staff who have adapted their curriculum to successfully reach students in an online format with no more than 12-16 students. Since we believe theatre provides an essential place for creativity, learning, and human connection, and since our artists and educators depend on your continued engagement for their livelihoods, Classes at STC is offered online at a reduced rate of $149. Email us at Classes@ShakespeareTheatre.org with any questions and see scholarship application information online if you need further-reduced tuition.

COST: $149 (less than $10 per hour of instruction)
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/education/classes-and-camps/classes/

SIGNATURE THEATRE - All-Virtual Signature Conservatory for Teens
Spring Semester February 3-April 28, 2021
Now accepting applications for the Spring 2021 Semester. The Signature Conservatory is a weekly session for the nation’s strongest teenage actors to make the move from good actors to great actors. Hone your skills outside of the pressures of the rehearsal room, work with Signature’s acclaimed staff and award-winning affiliated theater artists, prepare for your college audition, and find connections with other young actors across the nation – all from your own home.

FOR: students aged 14 —18
COST: Tuition is $275.00 per semester. Scholarships for discounted or free tuition are available each semester to highly committed and qualified students for whom paying for the full cost of the program is not an option.
https://www.sigtheatre.org/learn-and-engage/signature-conservatory/

SIGNATURE THEATRE - Virtual Coaching for Adults & Teens, and 2021 Master Classes
Coaching - Ongoing; Master Classes January & February, 2021
Virtual Coaching for Adults & Teens: Private coaching sessions are now available for adults and teens aged 14 and up and are meant to be tailored to anyone, from those who want to land a part in their local school or community theatre production to pre-professional and professional actors. We will work with you to choose a coach and schedule that fits your needs. Conducted via Zoom. https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/201920/virtual-private-coaching-for-adults/ or https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/201920/virtual-private-coaching-for-teens/

Virtual Master Classes: Signature Theatre announces the first seven masterclasses of 2021 in its popular Thursday evening virtual masterclass series. Sessions include a wide range of subjects taught by leaders in the industry including Tony Award winner Jonathan Tunick, Rachel Leigh Dolan, Dani Ebbin, Anne Nesmith, Nova Y. Payton and Dana P. Rowe. Full descriptions, titles and dates online. The virtual masterclass series is an opportunity for both general audiences and burgeoning industry professionals to learn more about a variety of theatrical subjects. Past classes have included the business of acting, properties and costume design, tap dance, managing a theater, and dialects, among others.
https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/

COST: $40 for Virtual Coaching, $10 per class for Master Classes

STUDIO ACTING CONSERVATORY - ONLINE Spring Acting Classes for adults and teens
Beginning February 8, 2021 to June 9, 2021
Spring semester begins FEBRUARY 8TH! Join us for beginning acting classes, movement and voice, Alexander Technique, improvisation, and MORE! We are expanding its online offerings to include a semester on contemporary Irish playwrights and new workshops on the art of drag, self-taping for auditions, and devising theater today. Join the Conservatory for their online spring semester. Adult classes will meet once a week on Zoom and all are 10% off!

SYNETIC THEATER - Winer Classes, Virtual and In-Person Options
January 9 - March 6, 2021
Winter 2021 class registration is now open. Synetic Theater is dedicated to high-quality, engaging, and active arts enrichment to our community that prioritizes student safety. With that in mind, we have created a variety of options for students to engage with us this winter. Offering both virtual and in-person classes so that parents can select the program that best fits their needs and preference. All of our in-person activities follow our detailed COVID safety procedures.

• In-person options: Elementary: Action and Acting; Middle School: Acting Among Us
• Virtual options: It's Elementary! with Sherlock Holmes; Teen Acting: Content Creators

THEATER J - Digital Classes for Theatre Lovers
Classes Beginning in January and February 2021
Deepen your knowledge or explore a new aspect of theater with our award-winning artists alongside fellow theater lovers. Don't miss out on the range of classes, from American Jews and the Performing Arts to Beyond the Script to How to Watch a Play, whether they're for you or a loved one. Theater lovers can learn online from Theater J artists in a welcoming, participatory atmosphere. Schedule includes:

• An Actor Transforms - with Craig Wallace
• Beyond the Script, A Director's Approach - wth Aaron Posner
• How to Watch a Play - with Theater J's Adam Immerwahr and  Kevin Place
• Page to Stage to Screen - with Theater J's Adam Immerwahr and the Washington Jewish Film Festival's Ilya Tovbis
• American Jews and the Performing Arts - with Dr Debra Caplan
• Advanced Playwatching - with Theater J's Adam Immerwahr and  Kevin Place

COST: Varies, $169-189 (discount available for subscribers & donors)
https://theaterj.org/classes-for-theater-lovers/
 

WASHINGTON IMPROV THEATER (WIT) - Online Classes
Ongoing
WIT is hard at work creating Improv for All workshops to help people blow off some steam as everyone stays home. These workshops will be adapted versions of our regular, in-person workshops designed to work over video chat. Check back for upcoming offerings.

COST: $30 (sliding scale)
https://witdc.org/classes/

STORYTELLING & ART

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC - Black is Beautiful: A Celebration of Art for Children & Families
Now streaming
Adventure Theatre MTC presents a celebration of the African-American experience with readings of family-friendly poetry and/or stories in its Sunday Storytime, Black is Beautiful: A Celebration of Arts and Contributions from African-Americans. These are followed by honest discussions about race, racism, how to express yourself, love, bullying, and pain. The Adventure Theatre Executive Team, Staff, and Board believe these discussions are more important than ever during this tumultuous time in our nation's history.

FOR: Families and children
COST: FREE
https://www.facebook.com/AdventureTheatreMTC/videos/?ref=page_internal

 

ARTS ON THE HORIZON - Interactive Storytime & Craft Sessions
Ongoing
In an effort to continue to offer programming to children and families while schools and daycares are closed, Arts on the Horizon is launching a new series of videos on our YouTube channel. We are offering FREE 20-minute, interactive storytime sessions three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) and bonus craft sessions once a week (Tuesdays or Thursdays). Each session will be led by one of our teaching artists.

FOR: geared for children ages 2-6

COST: FREE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJnN58a34fjnGHqLg0jhjQ

 

 

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE - Stories Read for Children in Spanish
Ongoing
GALA EN FAMILIA was launched by Artistic Producing Director Hugo Medrano as GALA's digital strategy to continue to serve the community through high-quality online contents for both adults and children including stories being read for children and families. Some of the stories currently available include

*El día en que descubres quien eres (The Day You Find Out Who You Are) by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López, read by Melissa Strova-Valencia

*Wonder: Todos somos únicos by R.J Palacio, read by Tsaitami Duchicela
*Francisca y la muerte (Francisca and Death) adapted by Onelio Jorge Cardoso and Genaro Cantú, read by Catherine Nunez
*Soñadores (Dreamers) by Yuyi Morales, read by Karen Morales-Chacana
...and many others

FOR: Children & Families

COST: FREE
http://www.galatheatre.org/gala-online

 

IMAGINATION STAGE - You & Me: Story Adventures
Ongoing
Join Imagination stage for 3-part story series as they guide you through Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Stone Soup, following the format of Imagination Stage's popular You & Me classes. Explore these beloved stories anew. FOR: ideal for ages 1-5 and caregivers.

COST: FREE
https://imaginationstage.org/blog/

 

THE KENNEDY CENTER - The Small Works Project with Mo Willems
Ongoing Weekdays after 11am EST
The problems of the world are so large, they can overwhelm.  But you can effect change by helping in small ways. Did you feed your neighbor’s cat while they were in the hospital?  Or visit an elderly person from outside their window?  Did you bring water to protestors marching in your city?  Every positive action you take, no matter how small, is important. We want to hear YOUR Small Work Stories to show the world how small works add up. For the next 50 weekdays, we’ll spotlight one Small Work Story and pair it with an original small artwork by Mo Willems. As a way of thanking each spotlighted storyteller’s small act, we will mail them Mo’s paired small work of art to keep! Check back each weekday after 11am ET to see the next selected Small Work Story!  These small works add up!

COST: FREE
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

 

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER - Share Your Story
Ongoing
While COVID-19 means we can’t gather together in the theatre to experience the thrill of a live performance, we can still connect to one another through stories. We want to hear a 3-minute story from you about what your life at home is like now. How has the meaning of "home" changed during quarantine? What unique experience can you share that will make us laugh, surprise us with an unexpected twist or help us feel less alone? We’ll share the best ones we get on this page. And when all this is behind us, we’ll ask some of our favorite storytellers to join us onstage for a StorySlam at SummerFest on July 18, 2020.

COST: FREE
https://www.olneytheatre.org/whats-playing/share-your-story

 

VIRTUAL TOURS

FORD'S THEATRE - Distance Learning Programs & Virtual Tours
Ongoing
Bring the story of President Lincoln’s assassination and the world of Civil War Washington into your classrooms through Ford's Theatre's distance-learning program. Using live videoconferencing, students and history lovers of all ages engage with primary source images and Ford’s Theatre Education staff in our interactive, Virtual Field Trips. Join us for a live event with open registration or request a private session for your class or group (available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays).

Also available, Ford's Theatre After the Assassination (for history lovers of all ages and students grades 5 & up. 40 minutes) and Investigating the Lincoln Assassination with Detective McDevitt (students will connect simultaneously with other students from around the country. 60-minutes. Recommended for grades 5 and up).

FOR: appropriate for students and life-long learners. Specific grade recommendations are included with each program
COST: FREE
fords.org/for-teachers/programs/distance-learning

 

 

FITNESS & HEALTH

JOE'S MOVEMENT EMPORIUM - Virtual Yoga and Fitness Classes
Ongoing
Find great ways to move, learn and experience wellness with our virtual movement classes and tutorials - there’s a wellness way for everyone at Joe’s from Gentle Flow Yoga via Zoom and Vinyasa Yoga with Brooke Kidd, Floor Fitness via Zoom with Shaiday Dancy, Easy Yoga Community Class with Pauline Dunn, Movement Graffiti Community Class with Shawn Stone and more. Check schedule for details.

COST: flexible Pay-What-You-Can, $5-$15 per class
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass

SYNETIC THEATER - Virtual Synetic Fitness Classes
Synetic Fitness: Wednesdays & Fridays (6pm)

After a successful summer run Synetic Fitness is back to bring you intense workouts and fantastic Physical Theater activities from the comfort of your home. This year, over 90 people participated in Virtual Synetic fitness. Beat back the Zoom Fatigue, with Zoom Fitness taught by trained Synetic Company Members, each class has a different focus each week. We’ll get you moving, get your heart rate up, and keep you engaged, all while having fun and leveraging Synetic Physical Theater techniques. Hosted on Zoom.

COST: Pay-What-You-Can from $5-$20, register in advance
https://synetictheater.org/fitness/

COST: Free

https://www.facebook.com/SyneticTheater

STREAMING PRODUCTIONS, READINGS & EVENTS

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC - Virtual Readings & Story Time series
Ongoing
Visit Adventure Theatre MTC for a variety of recent virtual readings of new works, including a series of online readings for family audiences, Jingle in July which looks to bring the magic of winter into the homes of children and families and expand the body of work focused on winter and holiday themes; their Story Time series; and a world premiere of Finding Christmas by Adventure Theatre Artistic Director Chil Kong about a family matriarch battling dementia, who visits her memory and her past as she struggles to connect to the magic of Christmas.

FOR: Families and children
COST: FREE
https://www.facebook.com/AdventureTheatreMTC/

ANACOSTIA PLAYHOUSE - Virtual Silenced Voices New Work Festival
Now streaming
We had a contest. We had winners. We were ready to present them. Then COVID hit. But we were not deterred. We made a movie instead of the Silenced Voices New Work Festival. Now we are almost ready for you to see these five short plays that from five wonderful playwrights, ten actors, one director and a production team working through many obstacles. A link to the event with all details will be available soon. The plays, directed by Bryanda Minix, are:

• Corner Store by Thaddeus Johnson
• View From the Porch by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman
• Bus Trip by Deidre CreativeSoul
• New Complex by Helen Claytor
• The New Congress Heights by Kelvin Prather

COST: Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMEDxaaIRik&feature=youtu.be

ARENA STAGE - Film Premieres
Now streaming
Arena Stage opened its online Spring/Summer Season, Looking Forward in June with two world premiere films, May 22, 2020 and Inside Voices: a film by Arena Stage’s Voices of Now ensembles, through Arena’s new Supper Club and are at the core of Arena Stage’s mission to support our region’s talented artists of all ages and to champion new work and authentic voices. Now starting September 17, their latest new docudrama, The 51^st State, is available.

• The 51^st State: The hyper local 60-minute film created by Washington, D.C. artists through the voices of 11 residents was inspired by protests and the reignition of a movement after the murder of George Floyd and the quest for creating the 51^st state and sovereignty in Washington, D.C. From a first-time protestor to a fourth-generation Washingtonian political scientist, to artists, an attorney, people of faith, and a retired couple moved to take part in the movement despite the COVID-19 risks, these diverse perspectives and real-life stories are vividly told and transformed into affecting narratives by 10 local playwrights.
• May 22, 2020, a filmed docudrama, directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith, captures one day in the life of our region. Ten D.C.-Maryland-Virginia subjects ranging in age from 18 – 89, and from a variety of backgrounds, were interviewed by 10 area playwrights on May 22, 2020, from which, writers composed original monologues, a window into radically changed lives during the COVID-19 pandemic filmed with Washington actors. Featured playwrights include Randy Baker, Audrey Cefaly, Annalisa Dias, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Aaron Posner, Psalmayene 24, John Strand, Gregory Keng Strasser, MaryHall Surface and Karen Zacarías. Arena’s artistic leader Molly Smith, Deputy Artistic Director Seema Sueko and Director of Community Engagement/Senior Artistic Advisor Anita Maynard-Losh will direct the monologues.
• Inside Voices: a film by Arena Stage’s Voices of Now ensembles. Voices of Now (VON) is a season-long drama program that devises autobiographical plays with ensembles of middle-school, high-school and adult artists locally and internationally. Voices of Now plays are fast paced, collaboratively written physical theater pieces that pose challenging social questions relevant to the ensemble of artists and their communities. The plays investigate those questions through poetry, movement and the recounting of the artists’ personal stories.

BEST MEDICINE REP - Virtual Reading Series Best Medicine Rep's virtual reading series continues with: February 1: No More Small Talk March 8: In the Gutter COST: Free http://bestmedicinerep.org/our-season.html. Email bestmedicinerep@gmail.com for a link to the performance.

BRAVE SPIRITS THEATRE - Shakespeare's Histories: Online Reading Series
Series completed June 2, now streaming on YouTube
Brave Spirits Theatre presents a virtual summer staged reading festival celebrating the history plays of the English early modern stage. A supplement to their two-year Shakespeare’s Histories project, these plays reveal the breadth and popularity of the history genre during Shakespeare’s era. Performed by BST's Histories ensemble cast and collaborators from across the world. Written by playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Heywood, George Peele, and John Ford, these plays span historical events from 1199 to 1499. These plays live in conversation with Shakespeare’s Histories, providing sources for Shakespeare’s plays and alternate versions of events and characters.

COST: Free, donations are welcome
www.youtube.com/user/BraveSpiritsTheatre

CREATIVE CAULDRON - Cinderella's Dream Movie
On demand
After hours of work by our brilliant designers and talented cast, Cinderella's Dream is here - as a movie. You can rent this fantastical, funny film to stream from the comfort of your home (rental lasts 72 hours).  Or see it on the big screen - rent a social distanced showing for your neighborhood; we'll set up the screen and sound. Cinderella’s Dream is an original modern musical retelling of Cinderella via their Learning Theater initiative for your performers - but instead of a live, family-friendly performance during the season, as a movie. When 11 year old Ella has a hard time in school, she turns to an old fairytale for comfort—and magically falls in to the story. She is tasked with helping Cinderella get to her happy ending, and has to deal with all the whacky changes to the story along the way (four stepsisters instead of just two!).

COST: $15
https://www.creativecauldron.org/cinderellas-dream-movie.html

DARK HORSE THEATRE COMPANY - Rogue Runner Series Video Plays
Now streaming
The second play in Dark Horse's Rogue Runner Series is A Conversation Through the Bathroom Door, a new play by Amy Dellagiarino, written for remote theatre viewing. Synopsis: A young couple attempts to reevaluate their marriage in the wake of a personal tragedy. A seriocomedy about grief, FaceTime, and the dangers of too much red wine. Cast: Amy Dellagiarino, Monnie Aleahmad, Amy Benson. Director: Natasha Parnian. Performance includes live post-show Q&A with the cast and crew.

Previous offering - Spirit Seekers by Amy Dellagiarino. Synopsis: An amateur group of ghost hunters camps out in the haunted and infamous Hunterville House only to end up encountering more then they bargained for. A fast-paced comedy for online theatre filled with laughs, ghosts, and face paint. 

FACTION OF FOOLS THEATRE COMPANY - Foolish Fridays Online Video Series & A Toast to Friday the 13th
Now streaming

• The esteemed company members of Faction of Fools, DC’s Commedia dell’Arte theatre company, kick off a 12-week series chock full of dynamic, short, fun videos released every Friday. The Foolish Fridays Video Series provides a little Commedia dell'Arte amuse bouche featuring company members, guest stars, and more. Featured company members: John Bellomo, Danny Cackley, Francesca Chilcote, Colin Connor, Natalie Cutcher, Darius Johnson, Ben Lauer, Drew Kopas, Rachel Spicknall Mulford, Toby Mulford, Jack Novak, and Kathryn Zoerb.
• A Toast to Friday the 13th (Episode)!: Grab your apple brandy, cozy clothes, and spooky vibes and join us on October 30 for the virtual closing night party of Foolish Fridays. Greg Benson, host of Back Bar Podcast and Faction of Fools' virtual opening night party, returns to host the evening's festivities and guides us through how to make some apple brandy cocktails and chats about the history and joy of apple brandy. Be sure to bring your creative brain so that while the apple brandy and creative juices flow, you will be ready for a little contest to name one of Greg's cocktail creations. Following our closing night party, a special spooky bonus 13th episode of Foolish Fridays will be released via YouTube and social media.

COST: Free
https://www.facebook.com/FactionofFools/

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY - Shakespeare Unlimited Podcasts
Ongoing
Home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials. Advancing knowledge and the arts. Discover it all at www.folger.edu. Shakespeare turns up in the most interesting places—not just literature and the stage, but science and social history as well. Our "Shakespeare Unlimited" podcast explores the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the world around us. Latest episodes include:

• Directing Shakespeare - with Laura Gordon, a Milwaukee-based freelance theater director, and Vivienne Benesch, Artistic Director of PlayMakers Rep at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and, in 2019, directed Folger Theatre's Love's Labor's Lost.
• The Booksellers - Focusing on the recent documentary
• The King's Men - Who were the actors who first performed Shakespeare’s plays? You might know the names of some of the King’s Men—the company of which Shakespeare was a shareholder.

COST: Free
https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited

4615 THEATRE COMPANY - Wannabe Virtual Presentation
Now streaming
4615 Theatre Company presents a live-streamed reading of Wannabe, the first full-length play by actor and playwright James. J. (J.J.) Johnson, directed by 4615 resident artist Reginald Richard. Synopsis: Wannabe follows a young black dreamer from the age of six to eighteen, as he zealously navigates the distractions of growing up in a small, working-class town nestled in the mountains of Virginia. Jay wants to be a lot of things in life, but his aspirations can feel too big for such a small town. Wannabe is a hilarious exploration of how identities are carved from the people and the environment by which we are surrounded, and how life can not only manifest whom we want to be but also whom we need to be.

COST: Free
https://www.facebook.com/4615theatre/videos/2646739358987470/

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE - Virtual XVI Fuego Flamenco Festival - Intimo
December 16, 2020-January 15, 2021
GALA follows up it's production of El perro del hortelano (The Dog in the Manger) with their annual dance offering XVI Fuego Flamenco Festival - offered virtually in an HD presentation of this electrifying performance. Co-directed and performed by Edwin Aparicio and Omayra Amaya, Íntimo focuses on the essence of flamenco, the synergy and interdependence of music, rhythm, and movement, as well as the connection among its performers.

COST: $25
https://www.galatheatre.org/ or https://red.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=ba7ed9450f36cf902fba292bb7782c89

GUILLOTINE THEATRE - Virtual Plays
Now available

• The Haunted Theatre, an audio play by Catherine Aselford. The Haunted Theatre is a Washington, DC legend. No one knows exactly when the events took place, so when adapting the story for recording, various bits and pieces - names of actors, the choice of the play that they are rehearsing, references to historical events - are from different parts of the 19th century. Enjoy this piece of theatrical Washingtoniana! Link: http://www.georgetowntheatre.org/haunted_theatre.html
• Meeting Adjourned. A humorous look at the ways in which workplace rivalries, microaggressions, and incompetence mutate in the age of Zoom. Clueless technophobes, zoom bombing college students, family members who won't leave remote workers alone -- it's the new normal! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59D_9L7kyEg&t=169s

COST: Free

HAPPENSTANCE THEATER - Quarantine Cinema
Ongoing
Short films during quarantine from the award-winning Happenstance Theater. Founded in 2006, this professional company is committed to devising, producing and touring original, performer-created visual, poetic theatre.

COST: FREE
https://www.happenstancetheater.com/

IMAGINATION STAGE - Digital Field Trips: The Snow Queen
December 7, 2020 - February 26, 2021
Join Imagination Stage this winter for a new kind of theatre experience designed expressly for the current moment. A virtual Field Trip with Imagination Stage allows students to experience the joy of live theatre safely from their socially distant classrooms or homes. The class attends a virtual, actor-lead workshop that connects students to the themes of the show and asks students to participate in activities that directly involve them, then Classes “attend” a fully-produced theatre performance of The Snow Queen – streamed right into their classrooms or home. Teachers are provided with a wrap-around guide and worksheets to help guide further activities and instruction, and the opportunity to participate in a professional development session.

FOR: Ages 5+
COST: performance workshops and video-taped show package costs $300 per classroom. There is a discounted price of $200 for Title I schools
https://imaginationstage.org/imagination-stage-virtual-field-trips/

IMAGINATION STAGE - Virtual Annual Children's Festival: Larger Than Life
Now streaming for suggested donation
The Children’s Festival went virtual June 27. Enjoy engaging and interactive Imagination Stage-curated activities along with activities from our wonderful event partners. A dance party and raffle will round out the party. So throw on your best garden party attire and join us for this larger than life event! Proceeds from this event will help us continue our mission to empower ALL young people to discover their voices and identities through performing arts education and professional theatre.

COST: suggested donation of $25
https://imaginationstage.org/annual-childrensfestival/

THE IN SERIES - INVISION The Logan Operahouse Without Walls
Ongoing
We've cut the ribbon on our new digital home for diverse, innovative, and surprising opera theater, INVISION The Logan Operahouse Without Walls, and we're filling the halls with the IN Series works you love. Created in response to restrictions imposed by COVID-19 and embracing the opportunity to collaborate broadly and reach worldwide audiences, INvision is IN Series’s first-of-its kind multi-venue digital performing arts center dedicated to disseminating new, transformative works of operatic theater free of charge. Find your favorites from the 2019-20 season in the Carla Hubner Odeon, experience Artistic Director Timothy Nelson's powerful pre-IN Series works in The Box presented by John Fitzgerald, and explore conversations, panels, and our Serse collaboration with the Solidarity Chamber Orchestra of Tehran in the Education Annex.

The first offerings in a season of what will be more than 20 central pieces provide a sampling of the diverse, genre-defying works to come include

• A Fairy Queen (Now Playing) - see under Podcasts
• The Pleiades Project (Now Playing) - A co-production with The Pleiades Project, the final season of this 24-film series culminates with five cross-genre collaborations that explore life, love, loss, and creativity in the time of COVID-19. The complete collection of opera-shorts brilliantly transforms the classic “24 Italian Songs and Arias” often assigned to beginning singers into explorations of contemporary women’s stories.
• Other offerings include Here Be Sirens, Pearl Fishers, Viva V.E.R.D.I.: The Promised End, Schumann/Wagner, Harawi, Black Flute, Boheme In The Heights.

COST: Free or paid subscription options available
https://invision.inseries.org/

THE KENNEDY CENTER - Digital Stage Performances
Ongoing
Welcome to the Digital Stage. Watch extraordinary performances from The Kennedy Center's stages and beyond. Featuring original work, news clips and the best from their archives for you to enjoy on your own.

COST: FREE
https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/

THE LABORATORY FOR GLOBAL PERFORMANCE & POLITICS - Flash Acts Festival
Now streaming
This one of a kind virtual performance festival brings together twenty brilliant playwrights from the US and Russia, all creating ten-minute plays that explore the timely and resonant theme of isolation in ways that span the geopolitical, psychological, spiritual, and intimately personal - virtual productions, panels/forums, and nightly music lounge events. The resulting forty virtual productions will offer audiences a feast of theatrical innovation - bold, tender, funny, and moving. Most of all, in a time where so much feels broken and fractured in the world, and when Russians' and Americans' knowledge of one another is often filtered through the distorting lens of politics, Flash Acts models a celebratory, inclusive way of coming together across polarizing difference to build new relationships and understandings, and to foster community, solidarity, friendship, and hope. Flash Acts features a remarkable roster of leading playwrights, directors and performers from Russia and the US including Lab Think Tank/ Associate Artists and Campus Cohort members Christine Evans, Natsu Onoda Power, Heather Raffo, Maya Roth, and many other members of The Lab's global family.  The online festival schedule and more details about the event can be found at the link below.

COST: Free
https://flashactsfestival.org/

METROSTAGE - Reading of Mothers & Sons
January 13, 2021 (7:30pm), then available until 7:30pm on January 17
MetroStage is pleased to be presenting a tribute to Terrence McNally who died of  complications from COVID-19 in March. One of the finest contemporary playwrights, his last play to be seen on Broadway and on tour was Mothers & Sons, and we are proud to be offering a reading of this play to our patrons. It will feature MetroStage favorites Ilona Dulaski (who played Maria Callas in McNally’s Master Class), Tom Story (Fully Committed at MetroStage) and introducing LA actor Ewan Chung and young Jesse Coleman (son of another MetroStage fav Marni Penning). NOTE: on Wed January 13, immediately following the reading, there will be a live TALK BACK with the cast and director.

COST: Free, donations will be gratefully accepted toward our Capital Campaign
https://www.metrostage.org/

NATIONAL CAPITAL PUPPETRY FESTIVAL - performances, panels and workshops
Some events streaming on Facebook
The National Capital Puppetry Guild (NCPG) presents The National Capital Puppetry Festival, the Guild’s inaugural puppetry festival in which there’s something for everyone over 3 action-packed days highlighting the extraordinary talents of local puppeteers and international artists and promotes the education of puppetry arts through several workshops and panels.  The Saturday Morning Puppet Shows, a program that includes performances from all over the country is available to stream on Facebook along with other puppetry workshops.

FOR: Children & families, amateur and professional puppeteers, educators, theatergoers, and for the general
COST: streaming events are free
https://www.facebook.com/nationalcapitalpuppetry/videos

• Friday Night Fix (Nov. 13 - Jan. 8, 2021 starting at 7pm): At the end of your week you want to unwind. Signal Boost has just what you need: special performances from new and familiar faces sharing their passion for performance, online, for our audience.
• The Olney Home Hour (Dec. 18-March 26, 2021) is an online, monthly revue featuring Eleasha Gamble, Jessica Lauren Ball, Jay Frisby, and Bobby Smith. Joined by a special guest host for each installment, every month celebrates the season with songs, skits, and the feeling of community that has made Olney Theatre so special for so long. 

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER - Just Arts

POINTLESS THEATRE - Pointless Picture Show, Streaming Productions
Ongoing
Pointless Theatre offers a look back at their previous live theatrical experiences translated to film, capturing the intimate spectacle of this DC-based multi-disciplinary company through a new lens. Every Thursday, Pointless will be releasing one free stream of a past production on our Vimeo channel; other productions are available to purchase. Links to the free streams will be posted on our website and our Facebook page. Productions available include: King Ubu, Canterbury, Dr. Caligari, Don Critobal, .dot: A Rotoplastic Ballet.

COST: FREE, then for purchase
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pointlesstheatre

PROLOGUE THEATRE - FOREWORD: A New Works Series
Thru March 12, 2021
FOREWORD: A New Works Series was born out of Prologue Theatre's desire to employ artists and create artistic work in our community during a time when live theatre is not an option for many.​ FOREWORD is a series of two-week intensive workshops during which the selected playwrights are paired with a director, actors and a stage manager who will help to further develop the play.  Audiences are invited to attend a virtual public reading at the conclusion of each workshop period and be among the first to hear this new work.

• Masters of the American Cinema - public reading January 15
• The Whole Shebang - public reading February 12
• Webster's Bitch - public reading March 12

FOR: Ages 16+
COST: Free with a suggested donation of $10 for each of the workshop readings
https://www.prologuetheatre.org/foreword.html

THE PUPPET CO. - Streaming Productions
Ongoing
Join the Puppet Co. for streaming of some of their favorite productions. Visit their website or Facebook page for announcements of upcoming viewings, generally on Friday and Sunday afternoons.

FOR: Children grades K to 6 and families
COST: FREE
www.facebook.com/thepuppetco

RORSCHACH THEATRE - INDELIBLE: Tiny Works of Impossibility
Every Friday and ongoing
Rorschach has always had a love affair with what we call “impossible stage directions.” We are drawn to moments in which playwrights invite us to create theatre magic and to embody something abstract in a tangible way.  Over the coming weeks, we’re going to explore the phenomenon of Impossible Stage Directions through a new project called Indelible. Each week we announce a new challenge: an actual stage direction from a play we’ve produced. Commissioned Rorschach artists will have a week to interpret that stage direction as a photo, video or audio clip.

COST: FREE
https://rorschachtheatre.com/2020/04/16/indelible/, https://www.instagram.com/rorschachdc/, https://www.facebook.com/rorschachtheatre/

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE - Online Festival - The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence
Plays will be released weekly beginning November 14, 2020 (see specific dates below) and will be available to view on demand through February 2021.
Produced in association with McCarter Theatre Center, Round House Theatre presents The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence. Despite her outsized influence, three Obie Awards, and induction into the Theater Hall of Fame, writer Adrienne Kennedy is not a household name. This festival is a celebration of why she should be. Round House shines a light on four deeply personal stories from Kennedy’s astonishing body of work with four weeks of virtual theatrical experiences and dynamic conversations, offering audiences the opportunity to discover Kennedy’s singular voice—a startling mix of the surreal with the all too real. A series of Panel Discussions will be streamed on Round House’s YouTube page and will remain available for later viewing. Free and open to the public, no tickets required. Watch a Virtual "Inside Look" to hear the directors of the play festival discuss their admiration of Adrienne Kennedy's work and how they are approaching the upcoming virtual productions.

January 9 (NEW DATE): Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side

COST: Patrons may purchase a full festival pass for all four plays and pay no handling fees ($60), or may purchase tickets to individual events ($17.50)
https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/On-Stage/Explore/The-Work-of-Adrienne-...

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE - Homebound, Web Series
Now streaming
Round House Theatre has gathered DC-area playwrights, actors, and designers for Homebound, a ten-episode webseries that explores life under Stay-at-Home orders in the Nation’s Capital. The series will star Round House Resident Artists Craig Wallace and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, plus the other seven local artists who lost work with us as a result of the cancellation of our spring shows. We’ve paired those artists with ten of DC’s leading playwrights, each of whom will pick up on the prompts offered in the previous writer’s episode, writing a story that the actors can film themselves at home. These episodes will be supported by four of our incredible designers and directed by Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette and Associate Artistic Director Nicole A. Watson. Explore the full cast and creative team.

COST: FREE
https://www.youtube.com/user/RoundHouseTheatre/featured and https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/homebound

SIGNATURE THEATRE - Signature Vinyl
Ongoing
Signature Theatre is proud to announce the new cinematic concert Signature Vinyl. This fully-produced, professionally filmed experience features 26 local singers and musicians, and was safely filmed at several outdoor locations across the DC area. Put your records on for a sizzling tribute to the golden age of the turntable featuring the hits of Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Carole King, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Joni Mitchell, Elton John and others. 19 of Signature’s favorite performers put a spin on songs such as “September,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours),” “Up on the Roof” and more in a cinematic concert. Directed and conceived by Matthew Gardiner with music direction by Mark G. Meadows, Signature Vinyl stars Shayna Blass, Natascia Diaz, Christian Douglas, Jade Jones, Rayshun Lamarr, Kevin McAllister, Crystal Mosser, Katie Mariko Murray, Inès Nassara, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Solomon Parker III, Nova Y. Payton, Maria Rizzo, Robbie Schaefer, Awa Sal Secka, Shayla S. Simmons, Kanysha Williams and Rachel Zampelli

COST: tickets now available for a donation of $25 or more
https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/202021/signature-vinyl/

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