Interview
Posted on January 18th, 2012
I recently spoke with Mark Ramont, director of the upcoming production of Next Fall. Performances run at Round House Bethesda from February 1 – 26. You’ll remember Mark’s great work at Round House on last season’s hit production of Amadeus. It was wonderful catching up with him. Here’s our talk. Jacqueline Lawton: During our chat [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2011
Shortly before rehearsals began, I chatted with Michael Brusasco, who will be playing Mr. Darcy in Round House’s Pride and Prejudice. Jacqueline Lawton: To begin, can you tell me how long have you been acting? What was the first play that you ever worked on as an actor? What did you learn from that experience [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2011
Pride and Prejudice, based on Jane Austen’s beloved novel, is onstage at Round House Bethesda from November 23 thru December 31, 2011. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Kate Cook, who will be playing Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jacqueline Lawton: To begin, can you tell me how long have you [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2011
Here’s the conclusion of my conversation with ReEntry director and co-creator KJ Sanchez. Get your tickets! Jacqueline Lawton: When crafting the play ReEntry, how did you decide which characters/points of views would appear in the play? Along with that, which character’s voice or situation was the most difficult to capture for the stage? KJ Sanchez: [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2011
I recently had a conversation with ReEntry director and co-creator KJ Sanchez, which runs at Round House Theatre Bethesda from October 18 – 30, 2011. Based on interviews with combat veterans and their families, ReEntry looks at the lives of Marines after they return home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Here’s part one of our talk. [...]
Posted on August 31st, 2011
Here’s the conclusion of my talk with Fahrenheit 451 director Sharon Ott. Fahrenheit 451 is onstage at Round House Theatre Bethesda from September 7 – October 9, 2011. JACQUELINE LAWTON: Written in 1953 and set in an unspecified time in the future, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a brilliant and riveting cult classic. It is [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2011
I recently spoke with multiple award-winning director, producer, and educator Sharon Ott, who is directing Round House’s production of Fahrenheit 451, which runs at RHT Bethesda from September 7 – October 9, 2011. Here’s part one of our talk. JACQUELINE LAWTON: First and foremost, you have had an astonishing career in the theatre as a [...]
Posted on May 3rd, 2011
One of DC’s most popular – and in-demand – actors, Edward Gero last appeared at Round House Theatre in 2008 as Richard Nixon in the critically acclaimed and wildly popular production of Nixon’s Nixon. Ed returns to the Round House stage to play Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, which runs at RHT Bethesda from May 11 [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2011
I spoke recently with Mark Ramont, Director of Theatre Programming at Ford’s Theatre and the director of Amadeus at Round House. Amadeus brings “music, madness, and Mozart” (as RHT’s advertising materials proclaim) to the RHT stage from May 11 – June 5, 2011. Mark returns to Round House Theatre Bethesda during the 2011/12 season to [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2011
In early January, I spoke with Timothy Douglas, director of The Trip to Bountiful, which is being produced by Round House in collaboration with Cleveland Play House. After performances in Cleveland during February, the production comes to Round House Theatre Bethesda from March 16 – April 3, 2011. Jacqueline Lawton: To begin, can you tell [...]