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Electrifying ‘Damn Yankees’ at Arena Stage hits it out of the...

This Broadway-bound ‘revisal’ keeps every ounce of the original’s zeal and is packed with powerhouse performances. By LUCILLE RIEKE

Timothy Nelson on staging the shocking opera ‘St. John the Baptist’

IN Series launches its season with a bold reimagining of Stradella’s explosive and subversive oratorio, where sacred drama collides with modern questions of identity and power. By RASHEEDA AMINA CAMPBELL

For The Merely Players, all of WIT’s a stage this fall

Director Shawn Westfall riffs on DC’s very own improvised Shakespeare group. By ANNA K. NELSON

Shakespeare Theatre Company announces casting for ‘Guys and Dolls’

Star-studded holiday production of the classic musical runs December 2-January 4 in STC's Harman Hall.

Theater J announces ‘Eureka Day’ as final addition to 2025/26 season

Tony-winning Jonathan Spector play will run from March 11-April 5, 2026.

Shakespeare Theatre Company announces cast for ‘Paranormal Activity’

An original story based on the terrifying film franchise — now live on stage.

Arena Stage announces cast and creative team for world premiere of...

Colman Domingo Award winner Reggie D. White's multigenerational dramatic comedy opens October 8.

Constellation Theatre Company announces new location and 19th season

The company's legacy will continue at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Timeless ‘Sound of Music’ on tour at Kennedy Center climbs every...

The cast is full of life, and the spectacular singing is full of feeling. By ISABELLA ARTINO

Solas Nua unveils cast for Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s ‘Lie Low’

Acclaimed Irish play and Solas Nua’s play-reading series favorite makes North American debut in dark comedy about trauma and family.

STC’s vibrant and joyous comedy ‘Merry Wives’ is a must-see

Jocelyn Bioh’s warm adaptation of Shakespeare celebrates coming together in community. By BOB ASHBY

Ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ feels alarmingly prescient

Young theater troupe Songs of the Goat makes evident how Sophokles speaks to the current political moment. By LISA TRAIGER

In ‘Dodi & Diana’ at Mosaic, a beguiling amalgam of astrology...

Kareem Fahmy’s tumultuous play stages scenes from a star-struck marriage nearly come undone. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

An emotive and intimate ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ at GALA

The Spanish-language theater launches its 50th season with a classic of Latin American literature. By ANDREA MOYA MUNOZ

Alliance for New Music-Theatre welcomes back DC’s Josh Cleveland

The songwriter and Broadway-bound composer will perform on October 7 at the Arts Club of Washington.

Rorschach to open ‘So Late Into the Night’ at The Stacks...

The theater will activate a retail space with an "unforgettable rock séance."

Explosives ignite radical ‘fire work’ at Theater Alliance

Workers plot against the overclass in Mary Glen Fredrick’s incendiary fable. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

Keegan Theatre announces cast and team for ‘Everything Is Wonderful’

Chelsea Marcantel's deeply moving exploration of forgiveness opens September 13.

Songs of the Goat brings timely retelling of ‘Antigone’ to DC...

Anne Carson's razor-sharp translation sets Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy amid the protests and political upheaval of 1968.

Theatre Washington sets Theatre Week 2025 to run September 18 to...

DC-area theaters will offer discounted tickets to more than 20 productions, as well as free community events.