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Featuring a Song Cycle, a World Premiere, and a New Staging of an American Classic Columbia, MD – Rep Stage, the professional regional theatre in residence at Howard Community College, will return to in-person staged productions with its 2021–2022 season. Jason Robert Brown’s  “Songs for a New World” will launch the season September 30–October 17, 2021, followed by the world premiere of Dane Figueroa Edidi’s “Ghost/Writer” February 17–March 6, 2022, and then conclude with a...

Today’s subject Beth Hylton is currently living her theatre life performing on your TVs and computer screens as the sole performer in Round House Theatre’s latest streaming production of Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up. The show is available for viewing through June 13th.

Outdoor Comedy, a Talk on Famous Jewels, and a Book on Secret Service Scandals: Things to Do in DC, May 17-19 Plus: Great listening recs.  Here’s what you should check out this week: Too close: A president’s daughter falls in love with her Secret Service agent—it’s the plot of the terrible 2004 rom-com Chasing Liberty starring Mandy Moore, but it’s also rumored to be what happened in the Trump White House, according to a new book. Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leo...

Dane Figuero Edidi’s play “Ghost/Writer” was meant to have its premiere in Columbia on Rep Stage’s stage in February. As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic prevented that from happening, the play will instead have its premiere Thursday, May 13, in a totally new format.