{"id":348237,"date":"2024-01-02T09:53:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T14:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=348237"},"modified":"2024-01-02T09:53:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T14:53:37","slug":"dcta-2023-staff-favorites-outstanding-community-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2024\/01\/02\/dcta-2023-staff-favorites-outstanding-community-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Community Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/span>s 2023 drew to a close, we asked DCTA writers to think back on the shows that left an indelible impression on them. Here are the shows that stuck in our writer\u2019s minds as outstanding overall productions.<\/p>\n

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2023 DC Theater Arts Staff Favorites for Outstanding Community Production<\/b><\/p>\n

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,<\/em> Prince William Little Theatre
\nAs You Dig It,<\/em> Lumina Studio Theatre
\nAvenue Q,<\/em> Reston Community Players<\/p>\n

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Ashley Williams as Gary Coleman and Bennett Atwater as Princeton in \u2018Avenue Q.\u2019 Photo by Heather Regan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beauty and the Beast,<\/em> Hope Theater
\nBig Fish,<\/em> City of Fairfax Theatre Company
\nBy the Way, Meet Vera Stark,<\/em> Rooftop Productions
\nCabaret,<\/em> Reston Community Players<\/p>\n

Charlie Ross Comedy and Magic,<\/em> at Capital Fringe Festival
\nCinderella,<\/em> Upper Room Theatre Ministry
\nDead Man\u2019s Cell Phone,<\/em> NOVA Nightsky Theatre
\nDon\u2019t Dress for Dinner,<\/em> Providence Players of Fairfax
\nHead Over Heels,<\/em> Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre<\/p>\n

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Scene from ‘Head Over Heels.’ Photo by Alison Harbaugh, Sugar Farm Productions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He Creeps,<\/em> 3rd Eye Productions
\nJohn Proctor Is the Villain, <\/em>presented by Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society at Georgetown University
\nLarry, the Big Time Broadway Producer,<\/em> Triune Entertainment
\nMaking the Go-Go Band: a new musical, <\/em>presented by Georgetown University\u2019s Department of Performing Arts Theater and Performance Studies Program in partnership with Black Theatre Ensemble<\/p>\n

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Eric Kumho Chun, Lucia McLaughlin, Ian Timoteo Franza, Noah Vinogrado, Kyando Baylor, and Cameren Evans in \u2018Making the Go-Go Band.\u2019 Photo by Shannon Finney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oliver,<\/em> Prince William Little Theatre and Manassas Symphony Orchestra
\nSherlock Holmes and the American Problem,<\/em> Kentlands Community Players
\nShut Up, Martha!,<\/em> at Capital Fringe Festival
\nSilent Sky,<\/em> Providence Players of Fairfax
\nSister Act,<\/em> Little Theatre of Alexandria<\/p>\n

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Deloris and her backup dancers audition<\/strong>. Tina (Jenni Philp), Deloris (Ashley Williams, and Michelle (Odette Guiterrez del Arroyo) in \u2018Sister Act.\u2019 Photo by Matthew Randall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Something Rotten!,<\/em> 2nd Star Productions
\nSomething Rotten!,<\/em> Montgomery County Summer Dinner Theatre
\nStick Fly,<\/em> Rockville Little Theatre
\nThe Book of Will,<\/em> Colonia Players of Annapolis
\nThe Nacirema Society,<\/em> Little Theatre of Alexandria
\nTitanic,<\/em> Good Shepherd Productions
\nYoung Frankenstein,<\/em> Little Theatre of Alexandria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These community productions made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? 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