Rocco Landesman.

Art is a universal. Anthropologists tell us that every society everywhere in the world, beginning with cave paintings 50,000 years ago, has had art. People have painted, danced, sung, told stories, crafted beautiful objects since the beginning of what we now know as civilization. There was music–mothers singing to their infants–before there was even speech. The... 

Hugo Medrano

There is something that makes art lasting throughout the centuries, some fundamental characteristics that, despite technological developments, allow the art to subsist. In theater, all you need is an actor and a spectator to make possible the intrinsic quality of the art of performing: the action. Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, we still hold the same... 

Having been in professional theatre for 46 years (since the time I was 10 years of age) and having been in the unique position of owning and serving as Producing Artistic Director of 5 professional theatre companies in the past 30+ years, I have a different perspective...

Deborah Randall.

Theatre saved my life. It’s personal. I am a product of Prince George’s County.  Friendly High School class of ’84. I took Bud Stringers Drama Class Junior and Senior year.  Some of my punishments at home included being chased down a hall and locked in my room from the outside. I would be on assignment for Bud’s class

Theater matters because it allows our group of Miriam’s Kitchen guests to be theatergoers, not just people who are experiencing homelessness. We have season tickets to Theater J, whose staff fully understands that we are art appreciators in our own right. Our group leaves bags in a locked storage room before each performance