DC Theater Reopenings: What We Know So Far
Live performances are coming back. Here s the when, where, and how.
Woolly Mammoth’s performance space. Photograph courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Stages dark, actors scattered, and plays cancelled, postponed, or reimagined as Zoom productions: This has been the bleak reality for DC’s theater scene during the past 14 months. Though some mainstays like Shakespeare Theatre Company and GALA Hispanic Theatre were able to secure waivers from the mayor to host occasional outdoor and/or socially distant performances, most theaters pivoted to online formats and scrambled to find creative ways to keep their audiences (safely) engaged. But Washington’s stages are finally preparing for IRL shows once again. Here’s what we know so far.
Interview: Heather Christian on What Helped Her Navigate the Pandemic: Music and Faith
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Animal Wisdom at Online - Virtual Event in San Francisco - May 17, 2021
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Americans have never been less attached to religion. According to Gallup, only 47 percent of Americans belong to a church, synagogue, or mosque and the fastest-growing religion in the United States is none. But just because we are losing our taste for organized religion doesn t mean there isn t plenty of hunger for disorganized, even messy kinds of faith (if you don t believe me, you ve obviously never sat in a gay bar and suffered through a sermon about your astrological chart). Enter Heather Christian and her idiosyncratic Louisiana mysticism, fascinatingly communicated through a show that is part concert and part séance.
8:00 AM
Drift by Daniel Wohl - Commissioned by iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir - Commissioned by iSing, Drift is a five-minute multimedia work for treble choir, electronics, acoustic instruments, and video. It is iSing s first multimedia, and entirely digital commission. Drift will debut on May 15th at 8am on iSing s YouTube channel. The piece will also be a part of their concert, Choosing Harmony. click here
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Sonia De Los Santos - Children and grownups of all backgrounds adore the joyful and bright music of Sonia De Los Santos. Her songs, in both Spanish and English, reflect her inspiring journey of growing up in Mexico and moving to New York City. This performance will be streamed Live from The Conrad on May 15 and will be available to stream on-demand until May 22, 2021. click here