WATCH Member (2003)
Ruby Griffith Awards
American Association
of Community Theatre
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Auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 5 and Thursday, August 6 (7:30pm). Callbacks will take place on Saturday, August 8 (1:30pm).
 
Seussical the Musical (TYA version) will be produced by KAT 2nd Stage in September 2009. Direction by Heather Latiri; music direction by Omar Latiri. Auditions: June 29 & 30 @ 7:30pm. Callbacks (if necessary): July 1 @ 7:30pm. Auditions will take place at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn.
Kensington, MD, April 22 – Kensington Arts Theatre is proud to announce that we have obtained the rights from Music Theatre International (MTI) to perform RENT in 2010. It will be directed by Craig Pettinati.
RENT is a rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS.
The musical was first seen in a limited three-week workshop run at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. This same New York City off-Broadway theatre was also the musical's initial home following its official January 25, 1996, opening. Tragically, the show's creator (Larson) died suddenly the night before the off-Broadway premiere. The show won a Pulitzer Prize, and the production was a hit. The musical moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.
RENT marks KAT's second Jonathan Larson production, after having put on tick, tick...BOOM! in May 2004, with WATCH nominations received by Will Hayden for Leading Actor in a Musical and Craig Pettinati for Direction of a Musical.
Kensington Arts Theatre is proud to announce our 2009-2010 season!
*PENDING AVAILABILITY* The Rocky Horror Show (Fall 2009)
Book/Music/Lyrics by Richard O'Brien
Directed by Darnell Morris
Produced by Doe B. Kim
That sweet transvestite and his motley
crew did the time warp on Broadway in a
twenty fifth-anniversary revival. Complete
with sass from the audience, cascading
toilet paper and an array of other audience
participation props, this deliberately
kitschy rock & roll sci-fi gothic is more fun
than ever.
RENT (Winter 2010)
Book/Music/Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Craig Pettinati
Produced by Darnell Morris, Doe B. Kim
*PENDING AVAILABILITY* Violet (Spring 2010)
Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Caroline Angell
Set in 1964 in the Deep South during
the early days of the Civil Rights
Movement, Violet follows the growth
and enlightenment of a scarred young
woman on a journey, who along the way
learns about beauty, love, courage, and
what it means to be an outsider. One of
the most acclaimed off-Broadway shows of
the '90s, Violet astounded critics &
audiences with its powerful story & music.
Come celebrate our 8th anniversary Season as we perform stories that
ask questions and make you evaluate your assumptions about people and life. Be a part of this award-winning theater with a spectacular lineup of musicals.
Kensington Arts Theatre Wins 7 Washington Area Theatre Community Honors for 2008, including Best Musical. We at KAT would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to the casts, staffs, and crew of our 2008 shows. We could not be considered "the theater to beat" (The Washington Post) without your hard work and the support of our patrons.
Kensington Arts Theatre 2008 Nominations (winners in BOLD)
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Michael Kharfen – 110 in the Shade
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Ryan Manning as "Jim" – 110 in the Shade
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical – Katie McManus as "Lizzie" – 110 in the Shade
- Outstanding Special Effects – John Decker – 110 in the Shade
- Outstanding Choreography – Shannon Khatcheressian – A New Brain
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Jeffrey R. Breslow – A New Brain
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Ryan Khatcheressian as "Roger Delli–Bovi" – A New Brain
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Lisa Anne Bailey as "Mimi Schwinn" – A New Brain
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical – Andy Izquierdo as "Gordon Michael Schwinn" – A New Brain
- Outstanding Music Direction – David Rohde – A New Brain
- Outstanding Musical – A New Brain
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical – Malinda Ellerman as "Loretta" – Zanna, Don't!
- Outstanding Cameo in a Musical – Ryan Manning as "Bronco" – Zanna, Don't!
- Outstanding Choreography – Aurelia Michael – Zanna, Don't!
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Tim Adams as "Steve" – Zanna, Don't!
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Ryan Manning as "Buck" – Zanna, Don't!
- Outstanding Musical – Zanna, Don't!
A New Brain Cast Performing at 2008 WATCH Awards (Winner for Outstanding Musical)
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