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Dec 04, 2023

Meet GALA Hispanic Theatre’s Next Artistic Director, Venezuelan Playwright Gustavo Ott

The Venezuelan playwright will succeed the late Hugo Medrano, who co-led the theater for nearly 50 years until his passing in May.

May 23, 2023

Helen Hayes Awards Reunites D.C. Theater Community After Loss Of GALA Co-Founder Hugo Medrano

The 2023 Helen Hayes Awards brought the D.C. theater community back together in person for a major ceremony for the first time since 2019.

May 11, 2023

Bowser Is Proposing An Unprecedented Limit On D.C.’s Public Arts Budget. Theater Leaders Are Worried

Under the mayor’s proposal, the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities’ budget growth would be limited to 2% annually after 2024.

Oct 01, 2020

Local Theaters Are Staging Interactive Shows To Keep Virtual Audiences Engaged

With most theatergoers unable to visit venues in person, performers and producers have found new storytelling angles.

Feb 13, 2020

In GALA’s ‘Exquisita Agonía’ A Heart Transplant Unites Two Unlikely Friends

A widow seeks to reconnect with her husband through the recipient of his heart in this play from Pulitzer winner Nilo Cruz.

Mar 20, 2019

In Series’ Latest Set Gets Some Hands-On Help From The Latin American Youth Center

Students made handprints and painted watercolor butterflies under the direction of artists Luis Peralta Del Valle and Sarah Craft.

Feb 11, 2019

Biting Dialogue Anchors ‘The Old Man, The Youth, And The Sea’ At GALA

Irma Correa’s script is beautiful as it is sharp, delivered brilliantly by this capable cast of four.

Dec 08, 2016

GALA’s ‘Goyescas’ Offers A More Intimate, Accessible Opera

Inspired by one of Spain’s greatest painters.

Sep 08, 2016

GALA’s ‘The Last Quixote’ Puts Cervantes In A Murder Mystery

As GALA director José Luis Arellano sees it, Cervantes invented the modern world.

 
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