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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, & Gordon Farrell. Photo: Cameron Whitman
January 30, 2023
DC Theater Arts Review: THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
The duration of the real-life argument between writer John D’Agata and fact-checker Jim Fingal over the content of D’Agata’s piece about the suicide of a teenage boy in Las Vegas...
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Boiler Room Series Call for Artists
January 15, 2023
Keegan’s Boiler Room Series Announces 2023 Artist Opportunities
January 15, 2023: The Keegan Theatre’s Boiler Room Series (BRS) is pleased to announce numerous opportunities for actors, stage managers, and videographers for this spring’s Boiler Room Series, a special...
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AN IRISH CAROL by Matthew J. Keenan. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
December 22, 2022
MD Theatre Guide Review: AN IRISH CAROL
For any who are not familiar with the play, “An Irish Carol” is a wise-cracking rendition of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Playwright Matthew J. Keenan provides a fresh adaptation...
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THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, & Gordon Farrell. Photo: Mike Kozemchak.
December 21, 2022
Announcing the Cast and Team of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
December 21 2022: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the acclaimed serio-comedic play THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, written by Jeremy Kareken &...
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AN IRISH CAROL by Matthew J. Keenan. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
November 9, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Cast and Team of AN IRISH CAROL
November 9, 2022: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the 2022 cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, Keegan’s own holiday tradition returning for its 12th...
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ELEGIES by William Finn. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
November 1, 2022
Washington City Paper Review: ELEGIES
Keegan Theatre’s Elegies is an elegant challenge to the genre of musical theater. William Finn (A New Brain, Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) provides music and lyrics...
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ELEGIES by William Finn. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
October 30, 2022
MD Theatre Guide Review: ELEGIES
On paper, [Willliam Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle] sounds tragically sad (and, yes, you should bring a spare tissue). But there’s also joy and hope in the music, performed by...
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ELEGIES by William Finn. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
October 27, 2022
DCist Review: ELEGIES
Elegies: A Song Cycle packs an impressive 26 numbers into its brisk, just under 90-minute running time, and due to the sheer emotional heaviness of the piece, it’s probably about...
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ELEGIES by William Finn. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
October 25, 2022
Broadway World Review: ELEGIES
The Keegan Theatre is presenting a moving and sensitive production of composer William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle. This is a work of disarming autobiographical elements that underscore Finn's alternately...
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ELEGIES by William Finn. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
October 25, 2022
DC Theater Arts Review: ELEGIES
An elegy is “a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.” Elegies: A Song Cycle, now playing at Keegan Theatre, is a 90-minute collection of songs that...
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ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE by William Finn
September 27, 2022
Keegan Theatre Announces Cast and Team of ELEGIES
September 27, 2022: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of Elegies: A Song Cycle, a celebration of life and music penned by Tony Award-winning...
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THE OUTSIDER by Paul Slade Smith. Photo: Cameron Whitman Photography
August 31, 2022
DCist Review: THE OUTSIDER
This month Keegan Theatre explores the more farcical side of the business of Washington with The Outsider, a comedy by Paul Slade Smith, designed to remind us that “unqualified is...
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