Friday, August 31, 2018

Three Theaters to Visit in Washington, DC


An attorney with extensive international experience, Washington, DC-based Jonathan D. Strum provides counsel in areas that include import/export regulation and foreign investments. In his leisure time, Jonathan Strum enjoys attending local theaters.

In addition to Ford's Theatre, which was made infamous by being the location of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, DC, offers the following theaters:

1. Constellation Theatre Company. With an eclectic mix of genres, this theater focuses on telling epic stories in an intimate environment and has featured spectacular visuals in its past productions.

2. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Seeking to break the conventions of live theater, the Woolly Mammoth produces several new experimental productions each year and has earned acclaim as “Washington's most daring theater company” from the New York Times.

3. Shakespeare Theatre Company. The area's leader in classical productions, this theater features an array of works by William Shakespeare and original shows inspired by his plays.

Thursday, August 16, 2018

The Genesis Prize Foundation's Genesis Generation Challenge


Jonathan D. Strum is a Washington, DC, legal professional with over 30 years of experience in areas of general corporate and commercial practice law. In addition to his professional activities, Jonathan Strum has engaged with several community organizations and programs, including time as a judge of the Genesis Generation Challenge.

The Genesis Generation Challenge, hosted by the Genesis Prize Foundation, was launched in 2014 with a goal of facilitating strategic competition among young adult social entrepreneurs from around the world. More than 100 international teams competed in the name of inaugural laureate Michael R. Bloomberg, who judged the competition with the help of an evaluation panel comprised of 52 judges.

In the spring of 2015, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced nine winners. Each winner received a $100,000 prize and was subsequently partnered with a mentor tasked with helping winners develop an effective business plan for their product or service. Winning teams presented project concepts addressing an array of modern-day issues, including public health, education, poverty alleviation, and cross-cultural exchange of information. Winners included Building Up, a Canadian not for profit that provides residential buildings with updated water and energy efficiency technology, and Sanergy, a group dedicated to bringing an overhauled sanitation model to Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the Mathare region.