Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
BOOK CLUB shenanigans on stage at Everyman
Director Laura Kepley leads a collection of Everyman Theatre company members and local actors on a rollicking ride filled with comic chaos, diverting disruption, literary laughs, and assorted merriment–all accompanied by some thoughtful reflections on art, friendship, and identity. It’s The Book Club Play by DC-based playwright Karen Zacarias, on stage at Everyman from March […]
Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida with Winterreise at Shriver
British tenor Mark Padmore partners with Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Franz Schubert’s monumental song cycle, Winterreise on the Shrive Hall Concert Series. It was my pleasure to speak with Mark about the performance.
Music at Evergreen closes out season with Viano Quartet
This Sunday at 2 pm, the Viano Quartet will give a performance in the Bakst Theatre at Evergreen Museum & Library, followed by a meet-and-greet reception with the artists. I spoke with the series’ Artistic Advisor, Genya Hopkins.
CLASSICAL MUSIC 4 PEOPLE W/ SHORT ATTENTION SPANS
Jed Gaylin, Music Director of the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra spoke with me about the next HSO event presenting an evening of orchestral classics. This hour-long concert will feature a curated variety of short but iconic works with commentary from WYPR’s Tom Hall and me! You can find the interview and more information by clicking on […]
The 48th annual Bach marathon at St. David’s
This year’s annual Bach Marathon at St. David’s church in Roland Park will include Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion. I spoke with the Director of Music Ministries, Douglas Buchanan.
Set sail with Happenstance Theater in ADRIFT at Theatre Project
Perhaps you find yourself sometimes (and maybe more so lately) wondering, Where am I, Who am I, What’s going on, Where is this all going? Maybe you feel a little adrift, or unsure how you’re supposed to stay afloat on the rickety raft that’s carrying you across uncharted waters. Welcome to the Ship of Fools, […]
Peabody Chamber Opera transforms Theatre Project with SVABDA
What do you get when you join six sopranos and mezzos, take away the orchestra, add folk dances and wedding customs, and put the whole thing in Serbian? Some of us might end up with nothing short of aa cacaphonous mess; but in the capable hands of composer Ana Sokolović , conductor Djordje Nesic, stage […]
Jane Eyre comes to Annapolis
Classical Theatre of Maryland is back with another stage adaptation of a beloved literary classic, this time the world premiere of an original staging of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. The production runs from February 8th through 25th, adapted by the creative duo of Laura Rocklyn and Sally Boyett (also the CTM Producing Artistic Director) and […]
Gathering up CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage makes another appearance on the Everyman stage in Baltimore, this time in her early, semi-autobiographical reverie, Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Set against the backdrop of a 1950s Brooklyn as recalled in the vivid, personal memories of then-17-year-old Ernestine Crump, the play follows her as she and her eclectic […]
I WILL EAT YOU ALIVE takes a big bite out of a tough topic
From January 25th through February 10th, Baltimore’s Interrobang Productions celebrates their 10th anniversary with the world premiere of a deeply personal but widely resonant new play by their Artistic Director, Katie Hileman: I Will Eat You Alive. The production, which Hileman also directs, offers audiences the option to sit literally at the table with the actors […]
