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Flip the Script performs at The Kennedy Center | February 5, 2020

By Encore Stage Team | February 5, 2020

Encore Stage & Studio’s Flip the Script project engaged local students to develop an original theatre piece focused on Arlington, Virginia’s African American voices. The Day Nothing Happened, is a 45-minute production reflecting the emotional journey of Ronald Deskins, Michael Jones, Lance Newman, Gloria Thompson, and their community as they integrated Stratford Junior High School …

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In Theatre Anything Goes for Alum Max B.

By Encore Stage Team | December 21, 2019

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we’ve got a special treat for all of you. We’re chatting with an Encore alum who has tackled summer, production, and working for Encore as a camp aide. We’re excited to learn from all of his experiences. Please welcome…Max Belmar! Encore: You played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Encore’s Stage Door production …

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Dramaturgy 101: CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators

By Encore Stage Team | December 10, 2019

Welcome back to Dramaturgy 101! This month, we’re excited to present CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators or…who stole Santa Claus? by Pat Cook. It’s nearly Christmas and the students of Wendell Wilke High School are preparing to perform their Christmas play. This year they’re excited to present Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story, A Christmas Carol…if …

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Dare Mighty Things – Encore Alum Ethan Stern

By Encore Stage Team | October 15, 2019

Here we are, on another wonderful #TechTuesday. After a fantastic opening weekend of Disney’s Frozen Jr., where over 1,300 patrons joined in our homecoming to Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, we’re definitely in the mood to keep the party going. You’ve heard from Sarah Conrad, our Encore alumna turned director, a pair of lovely sisters who …

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Plan Your Visit to the Theatre | Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre

By Encore Stage Team | October 11, 2019

The parking garage is located at the far end of the new Alice West Fleet Elementary School (115 S Old Glebe Rd) on the right. There are two sharp turns, as well as a median at the entrance to the parking garage. Patrons are welcome to park on either level of the garage. There are …

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“A Community Treasure” – Looking Back w/ Susan Keady

By Encore Stage Team | September 27, 2018

As we move ahead from Encore’s momentous 50th Anniversary season, we wanted to sit down with Artistic Director Susan Keady to reflect on Encore’s glorious past and promising future. Encore: If you had to capture the essence of Encore in just three moments, which would you choose to share? Susan:• Sitting in a dark theatre …

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Exec Director Sara Duke is Chosen as an Honoree of Leadership Arlington’s Forty Under 40!

By Encore Stage Team | December 4, 2015

We are delighted to share exciting news! Encore Stage & Studio’s Executive Director, Sara Duke, has been chosen as an honoree of Leadership Arlington’s Forty Under 40! Today, December 4, 2015, Leadership Arlington celebrates the 40 impressive trailblazers in the 2015 Forty Under 40 honorees at the Army Navy Country Club. Forty Under 40 is …

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From Arlington Princess to LA Fearless: Meet Encore Alumna, Brittany O’Grady

By Encore Stage Team | April 25, 2014

We’re so excited for our upcoming production of The 12 Dancing Princesses presenting May 30-June 8, 2014. We’re even more excited to reconnect with a past Encore princess and alumna, Brittany O’Grady. Brittany performed in Encore’s 2007 production of The 12 Dancing Princesses and has been doing great things since then. Brittany has been cast …

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