We Happy Few’s gripping ‘War of the Worlds’ is a winner

This audacious staging of the famously alarming 1938 radio broadcast is thoroughly entertaining.  By AILEEN JOHNSON

We Happy Few’s gripping ‘War of the Worlds’ is a winner

This audacious staging of the famously alarming 1938 radio broadcast is thoroughly entertaining.  By AILEEN JOHNSON

‘Mamma Mia!’ on tour at the National is pure electricity

A fresh, heartfelt take on the ABBA favorite, powered by a blazing band and a mother-daughter finale that will have you reaching for your own kids. By NATASHA PARNIAN

What sparked Rorschach Theatre’s ‘SPARKED’ at Buzzard Point?

How did the mysterious 1933 disappearance of two lovers inspire a design-driven production in vacant retail spaces? By CHAD KINSMAN

Flapjack Theatrics to present Tia Shearer Bassett’s ‘Space-Time Laundromat’

The world-premiere play is like ‘Waiting for Godot’ but … whimsical, sapphic, and warmed in the dryer.

Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV

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Mask and Bauble’s ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ is laugh-out-loud funny

In-the-round production by Georgetown University students captures the wit and silliness of Oscar Wilde’s famous drawing-room comedy.  By NEAL LEARNER

A stormy night of mystery in ‘An Old-Fashioned Family Murder’ at...

Gorgeous design and a fully committed cast bring charm to this wartime whodunnit. By NATASHA PARNIAN

Flapjack Theatrics to present Tia Shearer Bassett’s ‘Space-Time Laundromat’

The world-premiere play is like ‘Waiting for Godot’ but … whimsical, sapphic, and warmed in the dryer.