D.C. Theater Season: Fall Arts Preview 2024
metroweekly.comHill Rag in 1984, as a wide-eyed novice to the local performing arts scene, I remember thinking, “How much theater could there be to fill a weekly column?” A lot, it turned out.I still mourn the loss of the companies I once frequented, among them Leslie Jacobson’s Horizons and Bart Whiteman’s Source, where the work was always challenging, insightful, and fueled by passion and purpose.By the same token, I marveled at the slow but steady growth of companies like Woolly Mammoth, who went from performing in a church on G Street to operating their own gorgeous downtown space.And I was frequently left in awe by the soaring works of legendary directors like Joy Zinoman, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Michael Kahn.There was even a point in my reviewing career that I was at the Kennedy Center so often — back in the days when Peter Sellars turned the nation’s performing arts center into a mind-warping experimental playground — I used to joke it was my second home.In 40 years, I’ve watched the D.C.
theater landscape evolve and only get bigger and more consequential. The thrill of what happens on local stages remains as electric, eclectic, and energetic as ever, fueled by the notion that the greatest works of theater provide an experience like few others: the chance to explore ideas, both contemporary and classic, the chance to be delighted and entertained, and the chance to revisit history through the eyes of playwrights long departed from this mortal plane.1524 Spring Hill Rd.
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