Edwin Schiff doesn’t quite know what his future holds, but he’s certain that it will be something do with working as a theater costume technician. During a recent dinner in Washington, DC, Edwin told me how a technician is different from a costume designer and what the job involves.

“A stranger’s just a friend you haven’t met!” — the all-singing, all-dancing cast of Oh Streetcar! in The Simpsons episode “A Streetcar Named Marge” That lyric is something the Elizabeth Moore must have taken to heart, because the 24-year-old takes every opportunity to introduce herself to strangers, packing her calendar…

The man in the picture below is Jeffrey Johnson. Now picture Jeffrey — a Washington, DC, resident — in a bright pink wig, dress and makeup, standing behind a piano and performing a cabaret show. You’ve just imagined his creation Special Agent Galactica, a hired assassin who travels through space…

Well this is novel: I wrote up an interview the same month it occurred! Matt Abbruzzese is a New York state native who moved to the District of Columbia several years ago. He fell in love with the city, and started doing volunteer work for various community and local government…

The first interview of 2014 is here. Hooray! In late January I sat down to dinner with DC-based jazz musician Aaron Myers. We met at the Mediterranean Spot, a small, friendly place in the U Street neighborhood. Over plates of shawarma, Aaron told me about his early introduction to jazz…