Nicole Hertvik

Washington, D.C., United States

Editor-in-Chief and Publisher at DC Metro Theater Arts

Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Editor/Publisher https://t.co/S0oUyxs130, freelance writer, ‘19 @oneill_center critics fellow, ‘22 @newmarkjschool journalism entrepreneur.

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Articles

Olney's new musical 'Senior Class' features a talented cast but needs work

1 month ago | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Staging a new musical is no small feat for a regional theater, carrying significant financial and creative risk but also opening the thrilling possibility of putting one’s unique stamp on the American stage. It’s the high-stakes creative blank slate that makes artists giddy with the possibility of injecting something new and fresh into the world.
To Kennedy Center or not to Kennedy Center? That is now the question.

2 months ago | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Sheer madness is an apt description for what is going on at the Kennedy Center these days, so it was fitting that Shear Madness, the long-running whodunit, was the show that led me to return to the venue last week for the first time in months. Like many arts lovers in Washington, DC, I’ve been grappling with an existential question since February: Whether to attend the Kennedy Center or not.
Friends Make Growing Up Easier in Sleepova

2 months ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Nicole Hertvik

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! The “second-act slump” is a common phenomenon in plays: An author nails the first act, building the action to a cliff-hanging crescendo heading into intermission and then loses momentum in Act II. Not so with Sleepova, now playing at Olney Theatre Center. In fact, Sleepova may be the first play I’ve ever seen with a “first-act slump,” if we can, um, make that a thing.
Lauren M. Gunderson on unmasking the women in 'Hamlet'

Feb 25, 2025 | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Chances are that if you spend time at the Folger Shakespeare Library, you know that there is a play called Hamlet that was written by William Shakespeare about 400 years ago. But even those with the most rudimentary knowledge of Shakespeare’s masterpiece will appreciate Playwright Lauren M. Gunderson’s latest girl-power drama, A Room in the Castle, a re-examination of Hamlet that puts the women front and center.
Nicole Hertvik to step down as editor and publisher of DC Theater Arts

Sep 18, 2024 | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

The board of directors and staff of DC Theater Arts are saddened to announce that Nicole Hertvik will be stepping down as editor-in-chief and publisher of DC Theater Arts on December 31, 2024. We are working with our community to find a way for the site to continue past that date. Nicole Hertvik was DC Theater Arts’ second publisher/editor-in-chief, having assumed the role in 2017 following the death of founder Joel Markowitz.
The show goes on, but where? Theater Alliance searches for a new space following the loss of its longtime home at Anacostia Playhouse

May 16, 2024 | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik |Sarah Marloff

By Nicole Hertvik and Sarah MarloffOriginally published by, and written in partnership with, Washington City PaperLife has been a bit chaotic lately for the staff of Theater Alliance. On April 10, the socially conscious theater company found out that their long-term partnership with Anacostia Playhouse was being dissolved. Shocked and heartbroken, staff made plans to pack up Theater Alliance’s gear in order to vacate the space by April 16.
The Show Goes On, but Where? Theater Alliance Searches for a New Space Following the Loss of Its Longtime Home at Anacostia Playhouse

May 15, 2024 | washingtoncitypaper.com | Nicole Hertvik |Sarah Marloff

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Life has been a bit chaotic lately for the staff of Theater Alliance. On April 10, the socially conscious theater company found out that their long-term partnership with Anacostia Playhouse was being dissolved. Shocked and heartbroken, staff made plans to pack up Theater Alliance’s gear in order to vacate the space by April 16.
Peter Marks is gone. Now what?

Jan 15, 2024 | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Gone are the days when you open a paper with your morning coffee to peruse the day’s news. We’ve known that for decades, and yet DC theatergoers have tenaciously hung on to The Washington Post — and longtime Post critic Peter Marks — as the ultimate word on theater in town. Yes, the Post is a national treasure with resources, reputation, and readership greater than any other publication in town. Getting your name in the Post brings visibility it is impossible to get elsewhere.
A lovely 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' at Gaithersburg Arts Barn

Dec 4, 2023 | dctheaterarts.org | Nicole Hertvik

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is quickly becoming a holiday theater staple. Written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon in 2017, the show had a major production at Bethesda, Maryland’s Round House Theatre a few years ago. It is now back in the area with Montgomery Playhouse’s production at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn through December 10.
Will Swept Away Rock John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Mayer Back to Broadway?

Nov 30, 2023 | washingtoncitypaper.com | Nicole Hertvik

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Good things tend to happen when Michael Mayer and John Gallagher Jr. get together. Both won Tony Awards in 2007 for the game-changing Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening, Mayer for Best Direction, and Gallagher, at age 22, for his performance as the angst-ridden Moritz Stiefel.