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"To from burn a fire that started in an ambulance engine compartment eight firefighters were in the pratt street at the time but no one was hurt they called for backup backup and quickly put out the fire the building an ambulance and an engine all sustained significant damage firefighters that operate there have had their office space relocated but can use a structure on the premises that was not damaged the fire department says the community will not notice any reduction in service due to the fire arrowsmith kicked off a arrowsmith kicked off its farewell tour last night in philadelphia peace out black crows open the show the four -day date tour is celebrating the band's half century of music tickets are available still for the rockers september 27th concert that's at dc's capital one arena the book the bridges of madison county was adapted into a film by the screenwriter of the notebook now is a musical it's playing at signature theater in sherlington there are people coming to see our show who have very high station and we don't disappoint mark evans plays the clint eastwood role of traveling photographer robert ken kade while aaron davy plays the meryl streep role of housewife francesca these beautiful orchestrations supporting the most lyrics profound by jason robert brown he is the modern day stephen sondheim it's one of the greatest scores written in the last decade you and i the show runs now through september 17th at signature theater jason fraley wtv news do you know the phrase beer goggles well a new study looks at whether alcohol really makes other people seem better looking 18 pairs of guys in their 20s were brought to a lab for a two -day study to rate the attractiveness of women in photos and how likely they'd be to want to see them again one day the drinking buddies got alcohol in their cranberry juice cocktail the other day just the juice the university of pittsburgh study found being intoxicated didn't affect how good looking they found women the but it almost doubled whether they'd want to see them again researchers say while it past doubt on beer goggles it does lend credence to liquid courage neil i can't stand w t l p news sports at twenty five and fifty five powered by red river technology decisions aren't black and white think red well the looking sports at world through his clear glasses j brooks i had lasik so i'll take you up on that
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"Summer and perhaps a time to pivot from planning leisure time to thinking more about one's career and what a good time it is to consider a new and better job. The latest labor reports are full of encouraging news for workers. There are nearly 9 million job openings way above pre -pandemic levels. Unemployment remains very low and this year an average of 300 thousand new jobs are being created every month. All that means that workers today have leverage and they are using it. Workers are quitting at a rate of nearly 42 million a year and studies conclusively find that workers who change jobs receive far bigger raises than workers who stay at their current position. In other words, it might be a good time to use some of your labor to start searching for your jobs. I'm Stephen Greenberg. The book The Bridges of Madison County was adapted into a film by the writer of The Notebook. Now it's a musical that's playing at Signature Theatre in Shirlington, Virginia. There coming are people to see our show who have very high expectations and we don't disappoint. Mark Evans plays the Clint Eastwood role of traveling photographer Robert Kincaid while Aaron Davey plays the Meryl Streep role of housewife These beautiful orchestrations supporting the most profound lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. He is the modern day Stephen Sondheim. It's one of the greatest The show runs now through September 17th at Signature Theatre. Jason of that kind of singing I saw this show it's really good to this We're loving it and I'll be done If you don't want to miss a thing Aerosmith kicked off its farewell tour Last night in Philadelphia the Black Crows opened the show at the Wells Fargo Center a 40 -day tour is celebrating the band's half -century of music. Tickets are still available by the way for the rockers 27th September concert in DC that'll be at Capital One Arena Sports at 25 and 55 powered by Red River technology decisions aren't Black black and white think red. Here's Jay Brooks. Good morning Sandy College footballs where we start Maryland with a pretty good Saturday and
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"That drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession pot is currently classified as a schedule 1 drug alongside heroin and LSD there's been mixed reaction to the change in Congress the book was adapted into a film by the screenwriter of the notebook now the bridges have Madison County is hitting signature theater in Virginia there are people coming to see our show who have very high expectations and we don't Mark Evans plays the Clint Eastwood role of traveling photographer Robert Kincaid while Aaron Davey plays the Meryl Streep role of housewife Francesca these beautiful orchestrations supporting the most profound bricks by Jason Robert Brown he is the modern -day Stephen Sondland it's one of the greatest scores in the last decade the show the show runs now through September 17th at Signature Theatre Jason Braley WTOP is speculation very that the Washington commanders may consider a full rebrand under their new ownership but on X formerly known as Twitter NBC Sports Washington reporter JP team Finley president posted Jason Wright is saying the team will not consider reverting back to its former traversial name in 2020 ex owner Dan Snyder changed the name to the Washington football team after public pressure before adopting the commander's nickname in 2022 a petition on change dot org calling for the team to bring back the old name has nearly 130 signatures sports at 25 and 55 powered by Red River decisions aren't black and white think red 1025 Dave Preston is here yeah I was leaving the door open I know you had something to say I have they taken into
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"By joining uninet this year's lead sponsor at the center's fall gala on October 28 the fall gala is an opportunity for your company to get involved by being a sponsor learn more at the women's center dot org is nine twenty three lot of taylor swift fans in this area are pretty upset that she didn't include DC in her heiress tour it's not quite the same but you'll soon be able to catch a film of her concert at theaters taylor swift the heiress tour will premiere on october thirteenth AMC will be selling tickets for 1989 plus tax in honor of the re -release of her 1989 album hmm my a lot less than a ticket yes that's true those tickets were more than a movie ticket not quite the same 1995 clint eastwood directed himself in a romance with meryl streep now a musical adaptation of the bridges of madison county hits signature theater in virginia although the show didn't run very long on broadway because of the score and because of the cast it kind of has this almost iconic reputation people are like ah the bridges of madison county mark evans plays the clint eastwood role of traveling photographer robert kincaid while aaron davey plays the meryl streep role of housewife francesca the score is by jason robert brown and i remember seeing the original broadway production 10 years ago and was blown away you thought it was a bridge you thought it was the order the show runs now through september 17th at signature theater sports at 25 and 55 powered by red river technology decisions aren't black and white think red all right what's going on dave preston u .s open tennis men's
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"Brickbox unlock acclaimed favorites like vera and stonehouse plus the upcoming original drama archy eat the story of kerry grant start use sent up sorry about that seven fifty three tesla is letting some drivers use its autopilot driver assist system for extended periods about making them put their hands on the steering wheel it's a development is on concern from safety regulators national highway traffic safety administration has ordered tesla to tell the many agency vehicles how got a software update making the change and what its plans are for wider distribution the government has been investigating numerous autopilot crashes one deadly crash that may have involved the system happened this month and your fuck county tesla says autopilot in a more sophisticated full self driving system cannot drive themselves and the drivers must be ready to intervene at all times. In 1995 Clint Eastwood directed himself a fin of romance with Meryl Streep now the bridges of Madison county hits signature theater in Virginia. although the show didn't run very long on broadway because of the score and because of the cast it kind of has this almost iconic reputation people are like ah the bridges of Madison County mark Evans plays the Clint Eastwood role of traveling photographer Robert Kincaid while Aaron Davey plays the Meryl Streep role of housewife Francesca score the is by Jason Robert Brown and I remember seeing the original Broadway production 10 years ago and was away blown by it you thought it was a bridge you thought it was the water the show runs now through september 17th at signature theater Jason for l -e -w t -o -p years sports at 25 and 55 powered by Maximus moving people and innovation forward what's going on in the world of tennis Dave Preston? well women's second
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"Is your chance to celebrate their good deeds it's WTOP's top kids awards in partnership west federal credit union nominate the top kid in your life there's two chances to win $500 and be featured on WTOP each month on air and online now through October 28 visit WTOP WTOP .com and search top kids sponsored by northwest federal credit union this is WTOP news 523 the Department of Health and Human Services is recommending new marijuana policy that would essentially decriminalize its use on the federal level the recommendation from HHS Terry Javier Becerra is that marijuana be moved from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one drug alongside heroin and LSD there's mixed reaction to the possible change in Congress in 1995 Clint Eastwood directed himself in a romance with Meryl Streep now the bridges of Madison County has hits a signature theater in Virginia although the show didn't run very long on Broadway because of the score and because of the cast it kind of has this almost iconic reputation people are oh like the bridges of Madison County Mark Evans plays the Clint Eastwood role of traveling photographer Robert Kincaid while Aaron Davey plays the Meryl Streep role of housewife Francesca the score is by Jason Robert Brown and I remember seeing the original Broadway production ten years ago and was blown away by it you thought was a bridge you thought it was the water the show runs now through September 17th at Signature Theatre Jason for L .E .W .T .O .P. News sports at twenty five and fifty five powered by Red River technology decisions aren't black and white think red and we're talking tennis with Dave Preston this morning that's right US Open men's
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"Of Route 7. It's all right here on Washington's Top News 24 hours a day. WTOP News. Everything you need every time you listen. This is WTOP News. It's 823. Now it's time for the WTOP Mystery Newsmaker contest. We'll play the voice of someone you've heard in the news this weekend WTOP. Be the first caller at 855 -885 -1035 to correctly identify the mystery newsmaker and win a pair of tickets to Broadway in the Park. June 8 p .m. at Wolf Trap. Join stars Lea Salonga and Megan Hilty for a night of stellar show tunes and memorable performances. Visit WTOP .com search contest for more information and here is our mystery newsmaker. I never imagined anyone could have a resident here. residency It's just been one crazy accelerating night after another. We didn't think it would last 10 years. Alright there it is and happy June. A new month brings a new list on events in the DC area. We're helping you mark calendars with WTOP's June Get ready for Ms. Lauren Hill at Wolf Trap. Logic brings the College Park tour to Echo Stage. MC Light presents I Am Woman at the Kennedy Center. Shania Twain rocks Merryweather, Signature Theatre Aegis Sweeney Todd, Idina Menzel
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"Week, anyway, Indianapolis coal center, Jim irsay, who is a member of the NFL's finance committee, tells reporters there's a lot of work left to do on that deal. There's different layers of the policy that exists beyond just jet acquisition and that sort of thing. So it's just trying to make sure deals comply with that and, you know, I think complexity now is not uncommon, but in the end, I think, you know, we're you know, we want to we're hopeful that we can work towards getting a deal done. Current commander is owners, Dan and Tanya Snyder, not in Minnesota for the NFL owners spring meeting this week. Earlier in the month, the snyders reached a deal to sell the team to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris. A celebration at the anthem in D.C. the Helen Hayes awards were held last night, honoring the best in local theater. Among equity productions best musical went to signature theaters, the color purple, while best play went to studio theaters John proctor is the villain whose playwright Kimberly Bellflower joined WTO last summer. I revisited the crucible about the Salem witch trials, John proctor is set up to be the Beacon for the audience to follow. And rereading it, I was just really struck by to have a place sets up Abigail as being this conniving seductive little harlot. On the non equity side, best play went to genetic theaters hosting guests while best musical went to gala Hispanic theaters on your feet. See all the winners on WTO dot com, Jason W two V news. Much more to come and stick around up ahead in money news. And award winning D.C.
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"The award ceremony was held last night Monday night at the anthem in D.C.. Among equity productions best play went to studio theaters John proctor is the villain while best musical went to signature theaters the color purple whose star frenchie Davis joined WTO P last summer. It's really a story about sisterhood, friendship, survival, feminism, and a community of people just now beginning to understand what freedom means. In a country that still trying to figure out what freedom means. On the non equity side best play went to genetic theaters hosting guest, while best musical went to gala Hispanic theaters on your feet. See all the winners on WTO be dot com, Jason for AW two. It's almost that time of year again, Ariel pools have been gearing up for the big summer season. Locally in Montgomery county, the search for lifeguards has been going on for months now. Your days away from cannonball contests and the sounds of splashing at area pools, hiring process kicked off at Thanksgiving. We think we're in good shape for the weekends coming up. But Montgomery county director of the recreation department, Robin Riley says there are still about 100 vacancies university's fitness centers and municipalities like Rockville are also still trying to fill positions and while it can be a challenge Riley says being a lifeguard is still a popular job. You know, you're outdoors, you get to swim, you get to splash around. It is still kind of a cool job. Take Ryan. WTO P news. Sounds like it's most of us probably have only now started planning for the big July 4th celebrations this year, but work is already underway on Independence Day events in 2026 with the United States turns 250 years old. Planning includes a complete overhaul of constitution
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"In American history from 2001 to 2021, signature theater explorer is a consequences in a thrilling play called selling Kabul. I don't know that I've ever read a play that reads so much like a suspense thriller. You're on the edge of your seat the whole time. Alice does a reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. It's set in 2013, but it's incredibly apropos. This could be set now. There's still so many people who are eligible for the SIV Visa, but there's like an 18,000 person backlog. The role is special for his reef in Afghan native born in Kabul. I was so excited to see that this place being done and the DMV area because this is actually the second highest Afghan Diaspora in the country. Jason finally W two B news. A local hockey player who turned HBO star got to meet his idol last week. Alex Ovechkin. In addition to getting ice time at the Arlington practice facility ten year old kevon woodard, a prince George's county, who is death, even got to teach the great 8, some sign language. What it is known for his role in the HBO drama the last of us, additionally, he's also a hockey player. He plays for the buoy bruins. See some pictures about his visit at WTO P dot com. Chad GPT sometimes makes mistakes or even gives some ludicrous and even disturbing responses, but it has some good advice when it comes to online privacy. Here's Larry maggot. I'm Larry maggot with the connect safely report. I always write my own scripts for the connect safely report and I plan to do so going forward, but this time I decided to get a little help from chat GTP. The sometimes accurate and sometimes not artificial intelligence bot that attempts to
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"Concerns. Officials say the clinic here in east Palestine was fully booked up, but several residents told us they won't bother making an appointment because they don't think they'll receive real help. Matthew stokes works near the accident site. Where's the mobile unit that they said was going to be here? There's not even a doctor on the side. Alan Shaw is the president and CEO of Norfolk Southern. He joined the PBS NewsHour earlier tonight. He says the company remains committed to helping the people of east Palestinian. Yeah, there's been hundreds of tests, and there have been thousands of data points. And they've all come back with the same result that says the air and the water are clean. And we're setting up long-term monitoring. And we intend to be here for the long haul and continue to support this community. Meantime, treasury secretary, not treasury. I'm sorry, transportation. Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation's freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety. Well, the child welfare system rarely offers parents the same rights as the criminal justice system that's finding coming from a recent investigation by ProPublica. Government workers frequently accuse parents of wrongdoing and they have the ability to enter the home and search and interrogate anything found in the investigation can then be used against the parents in court. Eli, hey Gerry is the ProPublica reporter who dug into this story. He says, families stuck in the system often lack the needed legal support. In terms of the rights that these low income families are afforded, if there is a court case against them, some of it starts at law schools. I mean, this issue is not taught at law schools the way that criminal law and corporate law are taught and so you don't have a lot of lawyers coming out of law school wanting to defend parents who are accused of these types of things. There's also a real stigma around it. ProPublica reported that mostly low income families are the ones caught up in this system. The Taliban returned to power after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Arlington's signature theater explores the consequences in selling Kabul. This is a suspense thriller that's going to put a magnifying glass on a very real and heartbreaking situation. Alice does the reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. They were all hoping for a better ending. I don't think anyone expected how quickly and how drastically it all went downhill. The role is special for his reef in Afghan native born in Kabul. When I saw that selling cobalt was being done in Virginia, I just had to be a part of it because we're D.C. where there's a lot of policies being made that can have a very real impact on a lot of new Afghan arrivals. Jason Riley, W two B news. The caps did a
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"With me his frustration over this. My commitment to secretary Buttigieg is the same as my commitment to the citizens of this community. We're going to continue with the environmental remediation. We've got air monitoring. Water monitoring set up. We have long-term plans for monitoring. President Biden says the past patterns of railroads resisting, safety regulations must change, and that Congress should support the effort to improve safety. The child welfare system rarely offers parents the same rights as the criminal justice system that comes in a recent investigation by ProPublica. Government workers frequently accuse parents of wrongdoing, they can go into your home and do searches and interrogate people. They can also use whatever they find against the parent in court. Eli hey, guru is the ProPublica reporter who dug up and dug into this story. He tells WTO that government workers searches rarely uncover harm done by parents. In the majority of cases that are initiated, they don't find evidence of anything. They're usually calls to a hotline in which a teacher noticed a scratch on a child's arm or other allegations like that that go to be investigated and can lead to real consequences even though there was no significant underlying harm. ProPublica reported that mostly low income families are the ones being caught up in the system. The war in Afghanistan was the longest conflict in American history from 2001 to 2021, signature theater explores the consequences in the place selling Kabul. I don't know that I've ever read a play that reads so much like a suspense thriller. You're on the edge of your seat the whole time. Alice does the reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. It's certain 2013, but it's incredibly apropos. This could be set now. There's still so many people who are eligible for the SIV Visa, but there's like an 18,000 person backlog. The role is special for Zarif in Afghan native born in Kabul. I was so excited to see that this place being done and the DMV area because this is actually the second highest Afghan Diaspora in the country. Jason finally
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"Whole new type of bold in a Honda SUV. So your local Honda dealer. 8 40 now, residents in east palestin, Ohio, still have a lot of concerns about their health after that train derailment sent toxic chemicals into the air, water and ground. Headaches, sore throats, and more. It's what east Palestinian Ohio residents have been complaining about ever since they were allowed back home following that hazardous material train derailment. EPA administrator Michael Regan says the rail company will be held accountable. Norfolk Southern will clear up all contamination in Seoul and water and safely transport that contamination to the appropriate locations to ensure that residents are not impacted further. But officials have been saying for a week now, the water is safe to drink. Governor Mike dewine says he took a sip, water testing is continuing. One of the things that we did today at our two home visits was to drink some of the water. Matt piper, CBS News. The Ohio Department of Health and the columbiana county health department opened up a special clinic today for locals who have more medical questions. The land continues to shake in parts of turkey and Syria after a significant 6.4 quake yesterday. In fact, that region's experience thousands of aftershocks ever since an earlier 7.8 quake knocked down towns and killed about 45,000 people two weeks ago. This latest earthquake brought down more buildings, leaving survivors traumatized. Officials had warned victims of the earlier quakes not to go back to their homes to retrieve what was left, but some who did were caught up in the new quake. The road moved like waves this man says, we made it through the last one, but this was worse. And a second, 5.8 quake followed, along with dozens of aftershocks. As cruise pulled another body from a collapsed building. The torment of these tragedies has become overwhelming for many survivors. Tina Krause, CBS News. The war in Afghanistan was the longest conflict in American history from 2001 to 2021. Signature theater explores the consequences in the thrilling play selling Kabul. I don't know that I've ever read a play that reads so much like a suspense thriller. You're on the edge of your seat the whole time. Alice does a reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. It's certain 2013, but it's incredibly apropos. This could be set now. There's still so many people who are eligible for the SIV Visa, but there's like an 18,000 person backlog. The role is special for Zarif in Afghan native born in Kabul. I was so excited to see that this place being done and the DMV area because this is actually the second highest Afghan Diaspora in the country. Jason finally WTO be news. Coming up on WTO hot start for the Maryland women's basketball team in a top ten matchup in college park. Sports is next with the caps taking on Detroit as well. Stay close to WTO. I'm
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"As part of U.S. aid. They are very resilient country we saw a lot of community pollsters on is a canine search specialist speaking with NBC four. Loved ones on top of each rubble pile each collapsed building, directing the rescue workers as to where exactly they lived in that building. Luke Luger WTO P news. The war in Afghanistan was the longest conflict in American history, went from 2001 to 2021. Signature theater explores the consequences in the thrilling play selling Kabul. Here's WTO entertainment editor Jason fraley. I don't know that I've ever read a play that reads so much like a suspense thriller. You're on the edge of your seat the whole time. Alice does a reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. It's set in 2013, but it's incredibly apropos. This could be set now. There's still so many people who are eligible for the SIV Visa, but there's like an 18,000 person backlog. The role is special for his reef in Afghan native born in Kabul. I was so excited to see that this play is being done and the DMV area because this is actually the second highest Afghan Diaspora in the country. Jason finally W twop news. Caps face off with a red wings next hour in a match off with big playoff implications. Rob woodfork will have details. 6 43. Hi, I'm Patrick Bengals owner, a new look on design. If I had one complaint about being a roofing contractor, it would be winter. It's cold, dark, and the last thing on anyone's mind is replacing their roof. But we all know the best time to buy something is off season. If you bought a bathing suit now, you know it
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"Are very resilient country. We saw a lot of community cultures on as a canine search specialist, speaking with NBC four. Loved ones on top of each rubble pile, each collapsed building, directing the rescue workers as to where exactly they lived in that building. Luke Luger WTO P news. The war in Afghanistan was the longest war in American history lasting from 2001 to 2021. Signature theater explores the consequences in the thrilling play selling Kabul. I don't know that I've ever read a play that reads so much like a suspense thriller. You're on the edge of your seat the whole time. Alice does the reef plays the sister of an Afghan translator hiding from the Taliban in Kabul Afghanistan waiting for a Visa to come to America in 2013. It's certain 2013, but it's incredibly apropos. This could be set now. There's still so many people who are eligible for the SIV Visa, but there's like an 18,000 person backlog. The role is special for his reef in Afghan native born in Kabul. I was so excited to see that this place being done and the DMV area because this is actually the second highest Afghan Diaspora in the country. Jason finally, WWE news. Two 13. You know, when selling your home, there really is no need for a plan B when you're playing a is Jennifer young. This is Dave Johnson, when I sold my home, my most valuable asset, my plan a was Jennifer young and Jennifer young Holmes, and the result my home sold in days of bubbles price. Now, Carolyn Bowie Maryland, her plan a, two other agents who couldn't get the job done. So Carol, for plan B, what did Jennifer and her team desperate for help? And it should have been her plan a because Carol found out what a difference world class marketing makes. And in just 5 days, listen to this, there were 12 showings and three offers getting the home sold quickly and for top dollar. Yeah, Carol was washing that her plan a was Jennifer because Jennifer and her team will be with you every step of the way. That is important and they will make you feel like the most important client and make sure you ask about this is so cool. Jennifer's renovate now pay later program. Start by connecting you with Jennifer at 8 7 7 6 one one cell or online at Jennifer young Holmes dot com. 703-815-5700. Coming up in 60 seconds on double TOP, the national spring training starting to shape up and a huge women's college basketball game tonight at the university of Maryland. It's two
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"And AM a 20 NPR News and the New York conversation. Today on fresh air. Former Yankee pitcher CC Sabathia talks about drinking heavily through 15 seasons, including his most dominating years on the mound and about getting sober tune in at two and 93.9 FM or ask your Smart Speaker to play W N Y. C. This is all of it on W N Y C. I'm Alison Stewart. And this hour we've been talking about gathering the power of coming together the benefits of sharing our time with one another. These experiences were greatly missed in the past year and a half. A new production of the Signature Theatre invites theatergoers to congregate and explore communal space. The whole the signature Theatre through 10 separate installations and pieces by a creative team that reflects the kind of change much of the theater community demanded in 2020. It all started with playwright Lynn Nottage, the first and so far only women to win two Pulitzers for drama. The past few years, Lynn has had a residency at the Signature theater. And when it began to have talks about reopening the signature, not as decided that for her next work, the culmination of her residency she would share her platform with other artists of color. The decision came as you described in The New York Times out of a desire for the reopening of in person performances to reflect the kind of theater world she and other creators want to inhabit. One in which theatrical productions and creative processes are more inclusive. With that in mind, she and director and co creator Miranda Haman teamed up with almost 20 others to collaborate on a new show titled The Watering Hall, You Know, a Place where people gather it opened in June and has been extended through August. 8th. The creative team involves playwrights like Christina Anderson and Charlie von Simpson, plus visual artists such as Vanessa German. It is a range of talent involved. Joining me now are Lynn Nottage Highland. Hi, Alison. How are you? I'm good. And Miranda Heyman. Hi, Miranda. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. So I wanted to start by asking both of you. It's It's a little bit of a, uh, you know an essay question. But this is one of the first theatrical productions to open for in person viewing in the city. Lynn. How does that feel? Um, well, it felt a combination of of excitement and repetition and fear. But I just think coming out of like a truly bizarre traumatic Transformative year her, um It felt really important to begin to have a conversation in real time, You know, to move from all all of what we were talking about in terms of opening up the spaces and making them safe and actually beginning to manifest that Miranda, How did it feel for you? Equally, you know, fearful. I mean, I also feel humbled by the opportunity to be able to be one of the first. It meant that there are a lot of questions that our community was asking that we were asking ourselves and of each other. Um, and it felt exciting to be able to have an opportunity to be able to be one of the first and open that conversation up. The rest of our community and the institutions as well as ourselves. Really? Then when did it come to you to share your platform? Your residency with other creators, some of whom you hadn't worked, who hadn't worked yet with the signature. I think it really came out of a conversation that I was having with page Evans, who's the artistic director of of the Signature theatre, and she approached me during covid about creating a piece and I felt that what I wanted to do was make a piece. That invited folks back into the theater and a really meaningful and intentional way, and I reached out to Miranda Haman, who you know, is an incredible director. But it's also someone who has really vast experience in devising work, and we begin having conversations about what we loved about theater. And you know what we wanted to see change in theater and how we could create something. That was really reflective of the diverse in of interest ways in which we as artists are leaning into our practice. And you know, one of my mantra is is. How can we disrupt the tyranny of the proscenium? And, um, invite people to explore a theater like in a much more expansive way, and we began to really, really hone in on the signature theater lobby. Which is one of the few places for us as theater artists that feels truly inclusive and communal. And is that watering hole like you mentioned where you do see generations. Of people meeting, you know, to get sustenance, you know, to wait to see shows to use the WiFi to use the free bathroom. That's there, which is kind of essential in New York City, and we began thinking about what was missing. Signature Theatre, and what's really missing is just engagement of a lot of young by park artists. Who are not in the stage in their careers where they're being invited up count to make art and we thought as the theater is reopening, it felt essential to invite those voices into the space to collaborate with us, and we really began to To reach out to folks who we admired and the folks who challenged us and folks who we felt with own to ask questions that needed to be asked of either in this moment. So I'm going to full disclosure. I bought tickets for this before. I knew you guys were gonna be on the show. But my tickets aren't for another two weeks. So I'm getting a little bit of a preview here, so my questions may be a little bit more of the Sort of like, gosh, how do how do you plan to do that? From what? From what I've read about it. So Miranda, I'm curious, So the way it's been described to me is that the production works at the audiences in small groups, and they're led by a guide. What we're about. This setup was exciting for you as a director. Well, it was exciting, like Lynn said..
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"Residents and advocates will get a chance to sound off during a public hearing. The county Council is holding on a bill that would abolish the school Resource officer program tonight, The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on legislation that would get rid of school resource officers around the county. It's a contentious issue when it was first introduced last year, Some members of the council were quick to speak out against it. The school board is also evaluating the program, a group of progressive youth and student advocacy groups. Once the program to Spain that in claims a report from county executive Mark L. Riches reimagining Public safety task force that could be released today may also push for an end to SA Rose. Tonight's hearing starts at 7 30, John Doman w T. O P NEWS Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would abolish the death penalty Governor Ralph Northam calling the bill a tremendous step toward ending the death penalty in our Commonwealth, and he said that the bill makes it to his desk. He will sign it. The House of delegates is considering a compare. Canyon bill that has advanced out of committee but has not yet received a full vote. Firearm sales are on the rise following the attack on the Capitol. It may be a sign more Americans are living in fear. Americans purchased more than two million guns in January and 80% Year over year surge. The Washington Post analysis of federal gun background check data shows. It's the second highest one month total on record. Last year, firearms sales saw a spike during the coronavirus lockdown and after the killing of George Floyd, nearly 23 million guns were bought in 2020, a 64% jump year over year. Lisa Matteo CBS News He played one of the four Vietnamese Vietnam vets and Spike Lee's did five Bloods. Now Norm Lewis is starring in simply sometime at Signature Theater closed Our doors in the middle of.