REVIEWS & AWARDS
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ONCE UPON
A CHRISTMAS CAROL DC Metro Theatre Arts: "CHRISTMAS CAROL Likely to become a Loudoun Institution" - Mark Dewey on RRR's musical adaptation, Once Upon a Christmas Carol |
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DC METRO THEATRE ARTS BEST OF 2012 for Once Upon a christmas carol:
- BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Phil Erickson as Scrooge in "Once Upon a Christmas Carol"
- Best Director of a Musical: Meredith McMath for "Once Upon a Christmas Carol"
- BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Diane El-Shafey for "Once Upon a Christmas Carol"
"... McMath, who adapted the classic Dickens novel for the stage, and Diane El-Shafey, who wrote the production’s original score, have surrounded Scrooge with all the teeming life that fills London, or Loudoun, or any place with music — not just jingles that stick to the bottom of your shoe, but beautiful music that matters and makes sense...
"The play’s most poignant moment combines El-Shafey’s beautiful music with Annie Stokes’s beautiful voice and our own memories of the loves we’ve lost. In “Belle’s Song." - Mark Dewey, DC METRO THEATRE ARTS
Pictures: the Ghost of Christmas Present (Shawn malone) surprises scrooge (Phil erickson). Fred's Party, L to R: Annie STokes, Andrew hare, lorenzo bean iv as topper, maryann hayden as r0se, christopher saunders as Fred, Alie Campbell as fred's wife, elizabeth, Pam Oliver, Tim Griffin, and sue Derrow. Next photo: Annie Stokes singing "Belle's song" (photos by jim poston)
"The play’s most poignant moment combines El-Shafey’s beautiful music with Annie Stokes’s beautiful voice and our own memories of the loves we’ve lost. In “Belle’s Song." - Mark Dewey, DC METRO THEATRE ARTS
Pictures: the Ghost of Christmas Present (Shawn malone) surprises scrooge (Phil erickson). Fred's Party, L to R: Annie STokes, Andrew hare, lorenzo bean iv as topper, maryann hayden as r0se, christopher saunders as Fred, Alie Campbell as fred's wife, elizabeth, Pam Oliver, Tim Griffin, and sue Derrow. Next photo: Annie Stokes singing "Belle's song" (photos by jim poston)
THE CRATCHIT FAMILY!
(PHOTO BY JIM POSTON OF MIDDLEBURG, VA)
"McMath, an award-winning historian and prize-winning playwright, has garnered a reputation for producing high-quality theater in the area." — Ann Keisman, Loudoun Times Mirror
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING ca. 1945
Aug. 10-12, 2018
Aug. 10-12, 2018
LOUDOUN NOW - Aug. 8, 2018 - Jan Mercker
A noted historian and author, McMath launched Run Rabbit Run in 1999 and has collaborated with some of Loudoun’s best-known names in community theater. In recent years, the company put on a 2012 production of “A Christmas Carol” and a musical version of “Little Women.” One of McMath’s proudest achievements is having written the libretto for Loudoun Lyric Opera’s original commissioned work “Norton: A Civil War Opera,” which premiered in 2014.
And both McMath and her cast think the intimate setting at western Loudoun’s Franklin Park Arts Center is ideal, offering the accessibility that Elizabethan theaters were built for and plenty of opportunities for audience interaction. “One of the most special things about [Franklin Park] is how close the audience is,” (Rachel) Louis said. “One of the things Meredith has really encouraged is to play with the audience and make them another character in the show.”
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A noted historian and author, McMath launched Run Rabbit Run in 1999 and has collaborated with some of Loudoun’s best-known names in community theater. In recent years, the company put on a 2012 production of “A Christmas Carol” and a musical version of “Little Women.” One of McMath’s proudest achievements is having written the libretto for Loudoun Lyric Opera’s original commissioned work “Norton: A Civil War Opera,” which premiered in 2014.
And both McMath and her cast think the intimate setting at western Loudoun’s Franklin Park Arts Center is ideal, offering the accessibility that Elizabethan theaters were built for and plenty of opportunities for audience interaction. “One of the most special things about [Franklin Park] is how close the audience is,” (Rachel) Louis said. “One of the things Meredith has really encouraged is to play with the audience and make them another character in the show.”
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ARMS & THE HIGHLANDER
"Truly enjoyed this romp. Silly, serious, sympathetic...warm and outrageous, too. Bravo!"
- Don O'Brien, Patron
(With Brie Reed as Elizabeth LittleBONE and Chris Saunders as Capt. Gabriel Hay)
The Importance of Being Earnest "Run Rabbit Run Theatre's Production of Oscar Wilde's period comedy... has achieved a level of excellent not often seen on the dinner theatre circuit. - all arts review by beverly ford
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"From casting to staging to wardrobe, the show exudes meticulous attention to detail that results in an evening of marvelous entertainment."
L TO R: SUZY ALDEN AS CECILY, CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS AS ALGERNON AND DIANE el-SHAFEY AS LADY BRACKNELL. (PHOTOS BY TOM JOHnSON) |
L to R: Tom Johnson as a constable , Kevin Daly as an inspector and Phil Erickson as Richard hannay (Photo by jim poston).
PYGMALION - Patron REview
"PYGMALION was full 'of chocolates... and taxis, and gold, and diamonds!' The cast presented a feast of Shavian wit and a social statement that is applicable nearly a century after its premier. Bloody good show, Run, Rabbit, Run!" — Matthew Gallelli
"PYGMALION was full 'of chocolates... and taxis, and gold, and diamonds!' The cast presented a feast of Shavian wit and a social statement that is applicable nearly a century after its premier. Bloody good show, Run, Rabbit, Run!" — Matthew Gallelli
DC METRO THEATRE ARTS BEST OF 2012 -
- Best PLAY: " Pygmalion" at Run Rabbit Run Theatre
- Best Actress in a Play: Penny Hauffe as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion"
L to R: Amy Blair as Clara Eynsford-Hill, Sue derrow as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill, Penny Hauffe as eliza doolittle, garretT milich as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Karlah louis as Mrs. higgins, and craig synder as colonel pickering (Photo by jim poston).
CASE 22
Dc theatre scene review
2010 Capital Fringe Festival
Pictured: Kevin Daly as Judge, Morgan El-Shafey as Girl
"Are they performing, or is it the real thing? CASE 22 delights in the disarray of its dual plot lines, which serve to emphasize the concurrence of the actors' predicament with the travails of their script's protaganist... "In this context, CASE 22, which packs a wallop of an ending, adroitly portrays the grim theatricality of a government agency that, despite its grave responsibilities, persists in the apparent absence of a director." - Tzvi Kahn for dc theatre scene
Case 22 - Written and directed by Meredith Bean McMath
Dc theatre scene review
2010 Capital Fringe Festival
Pictured: Kevin Daly as Judge, Morgan El-Shafey as Girl
"Are they performing, or is it the real thing? CASE 22 delights in the disarray of its dual plot lines, which serve to emphasize the concurrence of the actors' predicament with the travails of their script's protaganist... "In this context, CASE 22, which packs a wallop of an ending, adroitly portrays the grim theatricality of a government agency that, despite its grave responsibilities, persists in the apparent absence of a director." - Tzvi Kahn for dc theatre scene
Case 22 - Written and directed by Meredith Bean McMath
