The moon set on the final performance of Dracula Saturday night. Though the story is as old as the Count himself, it came to life anew in the Burke Theater. The spotlight shown down through the dark on the eternal drama between: the flash of youth and the thirst of age, the shadow of madness [...]
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Love Hurts
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Scott Gets Top Billing
Posted in Community, Performing Arts, tagged theater on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Make sure to check out the great spread in today’s Washington Post about Scott Kenison, who is leaving his 8 year role as COO of the Atlas Performing Arts Center, a cultural anchor on the H St., corridor. Money line from the article: “Now Kenison, [...,*] and his partner, David Shapiro, have decided it’s time [...]
Don’t Miss The Steven Schwartz Project
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged music, theater on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Broadway to Hollywood Steven Schwartz has been recognized as one of America’s most brilliant and legendary composers. The winner of countless accolades – including 3 Oscars and 4 Grammy’s – Stephen Schwartz’s music has been enchanting audiences for over forty years. This weekend The Steven Schwartz Project comes to the Burke Theater, featuring huge [...]
The “Good Times”
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Neither rain nor sleet nor snowed-out rehearsal cancellations could stop the curtain rising on last week’s Middle School play, The Good Times Are Killing Me. On its surface, the Lynda Barry play is about the bittersweet friendship between two adolescent girls – one black, one white – growing up amid all the social changes happening [...]
Starring Michelle
Posted in Community, Performing Arts, tagged theater on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you were to pick one Burke faculty member to play the role of Audrey Hepburn in the movie thriller Wait Until Dark (besides Daniel), Michelle Johncock would have to be at least near the very top of the list. In the film, Hepburn plays Susie, a blind woman who is terrorized by a trio [...]
Come See “The Servant of Two Masters”
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Carlo Goldoni The Servant of Two Masters November 5-6, 12-13 | The Edmund Burke Samara Theater Directed by Richard Carlson, Cory Frank Coraggio! Prepare yourself for all the irreverent exuberance a farce can serve up. Carlo Goldoni’s inspired nutcase, the servant Truffaldino, madly fibs his way through a day of near disasters, as he attends [...]
Cory Lights Up the Saint Plays
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, opens tonight at Factory 449, a local theater on DC’s Church Street. And… (drum roll)… the behind-the-scenes star is our very own Cory Frank, who is the Lighting Director. That alone makes it a must see! A key part of Burke life, in addition to academics, is theater and [...]
Summer Stuff – The Play’s The Thing
Posted in Performing Arts, tagged theater on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first of what is hopefully a series of posts about what everyone is up to this summer.* Last Friday evening, Burke.Word fled the sweltering sidewalks of DC for the theater among cool grass and shady trees near Great Falls. Close to the banks for the Potomac under the setting sun, three acting [...]
News from the play! (it’s a little late but oh well)
Posted in Performing Arts, Uncategorized, tagged theater on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When it’s the Soccer teams’ big weeks they call it Homecoming. When it’s Cross Country’s big week, they call it States, but when it’s the Fall Play’s big week, they call it (pause for effect…) Hell Week. Guess what week it is. This year’s play, Anne Frank & Me, is a look at the Diary [...]
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