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Emergent Seed to showcase grant winners at Art All Night on Saturday

Free music, spoken word, and visual art in an unmatched setting.

An interview with Dr. Ruth, whose story became ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’ at Theater J

‘Naomi Jacobson is perfect for this role,’ said the ‘real’ Dr. Ruth.

David Strathairn to star at STC as WWII resistance fighter Jan Karski

October 6–17: A masterful solo performance about the man who tried to warn the Oval Office of the Holocaust.

That goofy guy Patton Oswalt kicks off Kennedy Center comedy season

He slayed the audience for over an hour and got a standing O.

Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘The Amen Corner’ returns in glory

The acclaimed production of James Baldwin’s classic is back for two weeks only.

Round House Theatre’s ‘Quixote Nuevo’ is a comedic quest at its best

A man who imagines he’s Don Quixote runs after adventure and tilts the world.

Peter’s Alley returns to the stage with acclaimed drama ‘Proof’

A play about the unknowability of love and the mysteries of mathematics.

Shaw and his star actress will drop lines in ‘Dear Liar’ from WSG

Washington Stage Guild presents a free online performance of letters between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the original Eliza Doolittle.

Good players make the team in ‘Fences’ at Little Theater of Alexandria

The prominent community theater takes a swing at August Wilson’s big-league drama.

‘Good People’ kicks off Keegan’s 25th season with a blazing success

A play deeply attuned to the ways people from disparate backgrounds interact and feel, it will bring you straight to the essence of what it is to be human.

Lorca’s ‘Doña Rosita the Spinster’ is pure pleasure at GALA

Spanish actress Mabel Del Pozo brilliantly creates a portrait of a woman who struggles with but finally eludes how society would fix her.

Viva ‘The Revolutionists’ at Colonial Players

An affecting, illuminating production of Lauren Gunderson’s comedy about four brazen women during the French Reign of Terror.

‘Concert of Remembrance’ at Kennedy Center for a nation in need of healing

Patriotism and love of country were in the air as a unifying force to heal the past and lend hope to a future of inclusion and equality for all.

Hear how youth feel about the pandemic in ‘Waiting Room’ from Arena Stage

In a video they devised, young people show the critical thinking, problem solving, and empathy we need to get us out of the mess we are in.

Thoroughly enjoyable ‘Toni Stone’ gets a hero’s welcome at Arena Stage

You don’t need to be a baseball fan to be inspired by this amazing story.

Kennedy Center flings open its doors for 50th anniversary

New season celebrates the performing arts as a unifying and healing force.

A ‘Bright Star’ on the horizon for Riverside Center

The Fredericksburg, VA, venue’s 2021–22 season is underway, featuring musicals, farces, mysteries, and beloved classics.

‘Working’ rocks Black Lives Matter Plaza with a musical that matters

A gutsy and gifted project called Working in DC puts on an ebullient show to remind us of the everyday dignity of work.

Kennedy Center opens a fantastic ‘Wind in the Door’ for kids

A heartwarming show with a powerful message based on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic.

The art of making art: ‘Putting It Together’ by James Lapine (book review)

The making of ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ was not a walk in the park.

Woolly Mammoth returns to in-person performance with ‘Teenage Dick’

A darkly comic riff on Shakespeare’s Richard III features a high school kid bullied because of his cerebal palsy.

Ragamala Dance Company to present free world premiere Sept. 11–12 at the REACH

Site-specific work imagines a metaphorical world of immortality.

‘KPOP, The Musical’ dropped from Signature’s 2021/22 season

Due to ‘pandemic-related logistical challenges,’ the Broadway-bound show won’t stop at The Anthem.

Free ‘Concert of Remembrance’ at Kennedy Center September 10

National Symphony Orchestra program to commemorate 9/11, reflect on loss from COVID, and honor frontline workers.

Free spirit of Bob Marley lifts ‘Three Little Birds’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre

A silly and light children’s musical full of joy and hope.

Single tickets now on sale for 2021/22 at Shakespeare Theatre

Season kicks off with debut of Broadway-bound Britney Spears musical.

‘American Idol’ to hold open virtual auditions in DC September 8

The search for the next singing superstar comes to Washington, DC, as American Idol holds open virtual auditions Wednesday, September 8, 2021. During this season’s first round of American Idol,...

Mosaic’s searing ‘Keffiyeh/Made in China’ now a single video on demand

Originally seven short episodes, Dalia Taha’s trenchant play about Palestinian life under occupation has been re-released as a 75-minute virtual production.

Ford’s Announces casting for free ‘Come From Away’ concert at Lincoln Memorial

Stars from Broadway and national touring companies to perform September 10 in honor of 9/11 anniversary.

Labor Day event to celebrate dignity of work and challenge inequity in theater

‘Working, A Musical’ — with music by Stephen Schwartz, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda — to play three weekends in Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Best Medicine Rep sets four new comedies for season five

Live laughs to come at new location.

Why Toni Stone’s story needs to be told: A Q&A with Santoya Fields, who stars as the trailblazer at Arena Stage

The ballplayer who slugged it out against race and gender stereotypes in the 1950s shows what it takes to play the game today.

Avant Bard Theatre celebrates a grateful return to the stage

Two productions cut short by COVID will be revived: Lauren Gunderson’s ‘Ada and the Machine’ and Tennessee Williams’s ’Suddenly Last Summer.’

Silver Spring Stage returns to live performance with bold 53rd season

The company “is reaching beyond its comfort zone” with “a fully multiethnic, intersectional selection of plays.”

Four badass women ‘Revolutionists’ to kick off Colonial Players 73rd season

Seven-show lineup to traverse the globe, discovering along the way stories of revolution, redemption, and revelation.

Peace Mountain Theatre to stage three greats at The Writer’s Center

The company announces a season at its new home featuring plays by Ayad Akhtar, August Wilson, and Edward Albee.

NextStop’s racy ‘Act of God’ is theater done right-eously

Playing God, Jacob Yeh is a revelation.

Music and joy collide in ‘Making Opera Soup’ from 1st Stage

In her solo performance outdoors, supreme storyteller Lori Brown Mirabal reveals the fun in opera for both children and adults.

Rockville Little Theatre announces 74th season

A hilarious farce, a psychological thriller, and a boisterous classic—all live and onstage again at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.

Rep Stage announces three-production in-person season

The Helen Hayes Award–winning company will reopen in December with a song cycle, a world premiere, and a new staging of an American classic.

Spooky Action announces three plays for live reopening

The imaginative company’s 2021–22 season launches October 7 with Will Eno’s ‘The Realistic Joneses.’

Folger names Karen Ann Daniels artistic director and director of programming

The theater and the Shakespeare library choose a leader with roots in community engagement.

4615 Theatre Company levels up theater with ‘Dark City’ video game

A Q&A with Producing Director Gregory Keng Strasser about creating the queer- and BIPOC-centered interactive fiction.

Spooky Action’s ridiculous ‘Real Inspector Hound’ is truly heady fun

The perfect play to comment on the bizarre virtual spaces we’ve been in lately.

Arts on the Horizon brings back ‘By the Seashore’ outdoors

The sensory-filled production takes children age 0–3 on a magical journey to the beach.

Studio Acting Conservatory celebrates new home with open house August 28

A landmark acting school settles into a former church—home of the long-lost Black Last Supper—and welcomes the return of in-person classes.

The Edge of the Universe Players 2 to present audio play #2

Memories and mortality echo through ‘Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees’—a rediscovered BBC radio play by American playwright James Prideaux.

‘Duck Harbor’ from 1st Stage is a thrilling livestream ride

The 12-episode love story winds up a beautiful and joyous journey.

A nerdy Black son takes a magical trip in ‘Moon Man Walk’ at Constellation

The performances are strong, the script by James Ijames surprises, and the poignant show is so, so satisfying.

Whitney White on directing James Baldwin’s classic ‘The Amen Corner’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

A frank, in-depth interview about activating the actor, performance for the white gaze, the play’s queer narrative, and much more.