{"id":347762,"date":"2023-12-14T07:09:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=347762"},"modified":"2023-12-14T07:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:09:43","slug":"dcta-2023-staff-favorites-outstanding-professional-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2023\/12\/14\/dcta-2023-staff-favorites-outstanding-professional-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Professional Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>hile \u201cnormal\u201d still feels a long way off when it comes to producing theater post-COVID, 2023 was the year that DMV theater artists were finally able to get back to work at something approaching pre-COVID levels. Of the 300+ professional DMV productions that DCTA reviewed in 2023, the following resonated most deeply with our writers. These shows exemplify the wide range of work being done in the region \u2014 work that, in our estimation, makes the DMV one of the best places to see theater in America.<\/p>\n

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Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches<\/strong><\/em> (Arena Stage) and The Jungle<\/strong><\/em> (STC\/Woolly Mammoth co-production) were the most popular shows overall with DCTA writers in 2023. Both productions were holistically excellent, pairing top-notch creative teams with set design that invited audiences into the productions in boundary-smashing ways, be it through the 28,000 pounds of sand that made up the set in Angels in America<\/em> or the ripped-out seats that turned STC\u2019s Sidney Harman Hall into a refugee shelter in The Jungle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When it comes to opera, DCTA writer Gregory Ford notes that DC stages continued to expand the notion of what and who opera is for. Strathmore\u2019s production of Parable of the Sower<\/em><\/strong> (by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon) and the Washington National Opera\u2019s Blue<\/strong><\/em> (by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson) were among several new operas that \u201cwelcomed stories of African heritage into the opera canon.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for more intimate work, DCTA writers were big fans of The Honey Trap<\/strong><\/em> at Solas Nua and Monumental Travesties<\/strong><\/em> at Mosaic Theater Company, among others. Here at DCTA, we love to see a local hero go big and playwright Psalmayene 24<\/strong> was on a roll this year with work produced at several regional theaters. But it was Monumental Travesties,<\/em> the play he wrote as the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at Mosaic Theater, that packed the biggest emotional punch for our writers.<\/p>\n

In 2023, the region continued to be a launch pad for productions with Broadway aspirations. The Kennedy Center production of Spamalot<\/em><\/strong> has already transferred, and all eyes are now on the much-buzzed-about Swept Away<\/strong><\/em> (the sailors’ yarn now playing at Arena Stage \u2014 get yer tickets while ye can, maties!), which hopes to do the same.<\/p>\n

DC stages were also home to stellar revivals of American theater classics this year. Ragtime<\/em><\/strong> at Signature Theatre<\/strong> (still playing if you want to catch it) has been hailed by critics across town as a singular revival while Fun Home<\/strong><\/em> (yes, yes, it was first performed in 2009 but I think it’s safe to call it a classic at this point) at Studio Theatre<\/strong> hit in all the right ways.<\/p>\n

Synetic Theater,<\/strong> represented here by three outstanding productions \u2014 Cyrano de Bergerac, Snow Maiden,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and The Tell-Tale Heart<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<\/em>got unwelcome news from its landlord that it must vacate its Crystal City space next year.<\/p>\n

And on another somber note, 2023 was the year we said goodbye to a few of our favorite local theaters. Rep Stage<\/strong> folded after 30 years as the in-house theater at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. DCTA writer Jared Strange notes that Rep Stage\u2019s final production, Falsettos<\/strong><\/em>, was \u201can excellent production and a great way to bring the company full circle.\u201d DCTA also bids a wistful farewell to 4615 Theatre Company<\/strong>, a company that came of age alongside many of DCTA\u2019s writers and one that we always delighted in covering. 4615\u2019s final production, A Delicate Ship<\/strong><\/em>, made our list of staff faves and we wish all best to the departing 4615 crew on their next adventures.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here are the DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites for Oustanding Professional Productions.<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nNicole Hertvik
\nDCTA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief<\/p>\n

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Billie Krishawn (The Angel) in \u2018Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches.\u2019 Photo by Margot Schulman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2023 DC Theater Arts Staff Favorites for Outstanding Professional Production<\/strong><\/p>\n

42nd Street<\/em>, Riverside Performing Arts Center
\nAdrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly<\/em>, Happenstance Theater
\nAngels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches<\/em>, Arena Stage
\nA Delicate Ship,<\/em> 4615 Theatre Company
\nAngel Number Nine,<\/em> Rorschach Theatre
\nArms and the Man<\/em>, Washington Stage Guild
\nBars and Measures,<\/em> Mosaic Theater Company
\nBlue,<\/em>\u00a0Kennedy Center<\/p>\n

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Far left: Baritone Joshua Conyers as The Reverend; seated at table, left to right: Kenneth Kellogg (The Father), Aaron Crouch (The Son), and Briana Hunter (The Mother) in Washington National Opera\u2019s \u2018Blue.\u2019 Photo by Scott Suchman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chuck and Eva,<\/em> IN Series
\nCyrano de Bergerac,<\/em> Synetic Theatre
\nDorothy\u2019s Dictionary,<\/em> Washington Stage Guild
\nEscape to Margaritaville,<\/em> Toby\u2019s Dinner Theatre
\nFalsettos,<\/em> Rep Stage<\/p>\n

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Jake Loewenthal (behind) as Marvin and Davon Williams (lying) as Whizzer in \u2018Falsettos.\u2019 Photo by Katie Simmons-Barth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fat Ham,<\/em> Studio Theatre
\nFela!, <\/em>Olney Theatre Center in a co-production with Round House Theatre\u00a0
\n<\/em>Fever Dream<\/em>, Contemporary American Theatre Festival
\nFitting In,<\/em> Arts on the Horizon
\nFun Home,<\/em> Studio Theatre<\/p>\n

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Thani Brant as Joan and Maya Jacobson as Medium Alison in \u2018Fun Home.\u2019 Photo by Teresa Castracane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hula Hoopin\u2019 Queen,<\/em> Imagination Stage
\nHurricane Diane,<\/em> Avant Bard Theatre
\nI and You,<\/em> Compass Rose Theater
\nI Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky,<\/em> IN Series
\nIncendiary,<\/em> Woolly Mammoth Theatre
\nInk,<\/em> Round House Theatre in a co-production with Olney Theatre Center
\nKill the Ripper,<\/em> We Happy Few Productions
\nKing Lear,<\/em> Shakespeare Theatre Company
\nKinky Boots,<\/em> Olney Theatre Center
\nLa Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re,<\/em> Taffety Punk Theatre Company
\nLa valent\u00eda (Valor),<\/em> GALA Hispanic Theatre
\nLast Match,<\/em> 1st Stage
\nLove and Vinyl<\/em>, Independent Production by Bob Bartlett
\nMacbeth in Stride,<\/em> Shakespeare Theatre Company
\nMonty Python\u2019s Spamalot,<\/em> Kennedy Center,
\nMonumental Travesties,<\/em> Mosaic Theater Company<\/p>\n

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Louis E. Davis as Chance, Jonathan Feuer as Adam, and Renee Elizabeth Wilson as Brenda in \u2018Monumental Travesties.\u2019 Photo by Chris Banks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,<\/em> Woolly Mammoth Theatre
\none in two,<\/em> Mosaic Theater Company
\nPacific Overtures,<\/em> Signature Theatre
\nPitchfork Disney,<\/em> Red Rat Theater
\nParable of the Sower,<\/em> IN Series
\nPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,<\/em> Arena Stage
\nRagtime the Musical,<\/em> Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
\nRagtime the Musical,<\/em> Signature Theatre<\/p>\n

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Nurney, Ariel Friendly, Keenan McCarter, Nkrumah Gatling, Jordyn Taylor, Theodore Sapp, and Kara-Tameika Watkins in \u2018Ragtime.\u2019 Photo by Daniel Rader.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Redeemed,<\/em> The Contemporary American Theatre Festival
\nRide the Cyclone,<\/em> Arena Stage
\nScorched,<\/em> ExPats Theatre
\nSnow Maiden,<\/em> Synetic Theatre
\nSpamalot,<\/em> Kennedy Center<\/p>\n

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Michael Urie, Rob McClure, Michael Fatica, and Kaylee Olson in ‘Spamalot.’ Photo by Jeremy Daniel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swept Away,<\/em> Arena Stage
\nSylvia, Compass Rose Theater
\nThe Ordering of Moses<\/em>, IN Series
\nThe Bluest Eye,<\/em> Theater Alliance
\nThe Chameleon,<\/em> Theater J
\nThe Confederates,<\/em> Mosaic Theater Company
\nThe Honey Trap,<\/em> Solas Nua
\nThe Jungle,<\/em> Shakespeare Theatre Company in a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
\nThe School for Lies,<\/em> Constellation Theatre
\nThe Tell-Tale Heart,<\/em> Synetic Theatre<\/p>\n

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Alex Mills as Edgar and Irakli Kavsadze as the Old Man in \u2018The Tell-Tale Heart.\u2019 Photo by Jorge Amaya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tempest,<\/em> Classic Theatre of Maryland
\nThe Winter\u2019s Tale,<\/em> Folger Theatre
\nUrinetown,<\/em> Workhouse Arts Center<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/strong>
\nDCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Professional Performances<\/a>
\n<\/strong>DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Creative Components (Professional)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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