Full Cast Has Been Announced For Avant Bard Theatre's Spring Repertory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2020
Avant Bard Theatre has announced the full cast for the launch of their 30th Anniversary Mainstage Season, the Avant Bard Spring Repertory. The Rep features Avant Bard's long-awaited return to Tennessee Williams with Suddenly Last Summer, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Christopher Henley.
Review Roundup: The National Tour of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2019
After a successful first year playing in over 25 North American cities and recouping its investment in just 15 weeks, The Play That Goes Wrong continues across North America for the 2019-2020 season, playing over 35 new markets. For a complete list of tour stops, visit BroadwayGoesWrong.com.
Avant Bard Announces 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2019
WSC Avant Bard, celebrating 30 years of thoughtful, provocative work, announces three mainstage productions including a spring repertory, as well as an upcoming benefit featuring comic poetry readings from local acting icons Holly Twyford and Rick Foucheux.
Photo Flash: First Look at Avant Bard's ILLYRIA
by Julie Musbach - Oct 23, 2018
Avant Bard presents the world premiere of ILLYRIA, or What You Will, freely adapted from Twelfth Night by Jonelle Walker and Mitchell Hebert, and directed by Mitchell Hebert.
Avant Bard Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For ILLYRIA
by Julie Musbach - Sep 10, 2018
Avant Bard theatre announces the full cast and creative team for its 2018/2019 season opener, Illyria, or What You Will, freely adapted from Twelfth Night by Jonelle Walker and Mitchell Hebert and directed by Mitchell Hebert. Illyria reimagines Shakespeare's comedy of mixed-signal love as a bohemian cabaret set in a Manhattan dive bar in the early 1980s, where identity, sex, and gender are what you will-and habitues find freedom to be who they truly are.
Avant Bard Responds To Immigrant Family Crisis
by Julie Musbach - Jun 22, 2018
Avant Bard today announces its 'Welcome Tempest-Tossed Campaign': For the final weekends of its production of THE TEMPEST, Avant Bard commits to donating one-half of all full-price ticket proceeds to RAICES Texas to provide legal and educational services to refugees and immigrants at the southern border, including removal defense, services for DACA candidates, and services for unaccompanied children.
BWW Review: WSC Avant Bard Conjures an Energetic TEMPEST
by Barbara Johnson - Jun 7, 2018
I've seen a lot of Shakespeare lately. It's a staple of the theater scene because it's relevant to nearly every time and place. In this spirit, WSC Avant Bard calls forth an enthusiastic, semi-contemporary version of THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's New World piece predicting the drama of the American melting pot.
Avant Bard To Conjure A TEMPEST For Our Changed Climate
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 5, 2018
Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy THE TEMPEST at Gunston Arts Center May 31 to July 1, 2018, directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt.
Photo Flash: Avant Bard Mounts THE TEMPEST
by Julie Musbach - Jun 4, 2018
Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy The Tempest directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt, now playing at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two to July 1, 2018. Get a first look at the production below!
Avant Bard To Conjure A TEMPEST For Our Changed Climate
by BWW
News Desk - May 31, 2018
Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy THE TEMPEST at Gunston Arts Center May 31 to July 1, 2018, directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt.
Avant Bard To Conjure A TEMPEST For Our Changed Climate
by Julie Musbach - May 9, 2018
Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy THE TEMPEST at Gunston Arts Center May 31 to July 1, 2018, directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt.
Avant Bard Announces 2017-2018 Season
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 17, 2017
The exhilarating musical The Gospel at Colonus returns, Lauren Gunderson's fiery genius Emilie makes her DC debut, and Shakespeare's fantastical The Tempest takes the stage by storm
Avant Bard Announces 2017-2018 Season
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 12, 2017
The exhilarating musical The Gospel at Colonus returns, Lauren Gunderson's fiery genius Emilie makes her DC debut, and Shakespeare's fantastical The Tempest takes the stage by storm
DC Talent to Assemble for MUCHO KLUNCHO TALENT SHOW
by Julie Musbach - Sep 11, 2017
Opera singers, jugglers, tango dancers, strippers, puppets, and waaay more! An epic assemblage of talent, the likes of which DC hasn't seen in centuries; performed in three 60-min(ish) blocks, with two intermissions, six hosts, and ten tons of talent! Audience can come and go during the show, forage for foods at any of the nearby restaurants, and get drinks at the bar.
Avant Bard Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 31, 2017
For its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly announces the regional premiere in October of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson, one of America's hottest, most produced young playwrights
Avant Bard Announces 2017-2018 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 30, 2017
The exhilarating musical The Gospel at Colonus returns, Lauren Gunderson's fiery genius Emilie makes her DC debut, and Shakespeare's fantastical The Tempest takes the stage by storm