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Blog: Our Commitment to Social Justice
Out of respect for the nation’s deep unrest in light of violence against members of the Black community, we have canceled this week’s episode of S…
Blog: Finish the Lyric Quiz
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Blog: Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes Streaming Video Clip
Bring a show that critics called “laugh-out-loud cathartic” (MDTheatreGuide) directly into your home with this high-quality video. “Smart, ins…
Blog: In the Stone: Camille Claudel's Life
Camille Claudel was born in Fère-en-Tardenois, France on December 8, 1864. She was the eldest of three children to Louis-Prosper and Louise-Athanai…
Blog: New Video: Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes
Watch our new video for Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes, the dysfunctional comedy by DC playwright Dani Stoller. Now through March 29, 2020 Bu…
Blog: Overtures Alums: Where are they now?
Overtures is Signature Theatre’s two-week summer musical theater training program for college students and recent graduates. Auditions are Feb…
News: People said her great-great-aunts posed as white and robbed banks. So she wrote …
If you think there are some stories that simply can’t be set to music, well, try this one on for size: a pair of upstanding black sisters in 1890s Texas pass for white — and become bank robbers.
Blog: The African American Women of the Wild West
Inspired by a true story, Gun & Powder depicts two African American sisters who became notorious outlaws in the Wild West. Although they’re not usually the main characters in modern cowboy stories (if they’re depicted at all), there were large numbers of African American men and women living in all of the Western states.
Blog: Video: Writer Angelica Chéri's Family Inspiration
Watch our video above to learn more about how book/lyric writer Angelica Chéri’s family history inspired the story of Gun & Powder, and d…
News: Without Michael Bennett's Choreography, Is It Still "A Chorus Line"? – The Washi…
Michael Bennett may have made the dance steps for “A Chorus Line” indelible nearly a half-century ago, but Signature Theatre had no intention of r…