Source Theatre: RIP?

As many know, I am the production manager for Actors' Theatre of Washington (come see our production of David Mamet's Boston Marriage, which opens Feb. 17th!!!), which has been lucky enough to call Source Theatre on 14th Street our ad hoc home.

Today, two articles.  One in the Washington City Paper and one in the Washington Post about the pending potential sale of the Source Theatre building to the same outfit that owns Buffalo Billiards.  Source hasn't produced in the space in a few years due to financial problems, but the space still remains a viable, vibrant theatre.  ATW has been lucky enough to stage a couple of productions there, including Boston Marriage.

It is a space that has been around for 25 years and helped lead to the revitalization of the 14th street corridor following the 1968 riots that ravaged the city.  Some of DC's best and brightest artists have worked in the space and it continues to be a place where a new generation of artists cut their teeth on the art.

To lose such a wonderful space to a bar or restaurant would be a travesty.  If you live in the city and Ward 1 in particular, email me!!!