Captive women spin life-saving stories in ‘Hakawatis’ at Spooky Action Theater

Beauty and spectacle are abundant in this performance, produced in association with Solas Nua. By GREGORY FORD

High-tech ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ touches hearts on tour at the National

The beautifully bittersweet love story about two robots in the near future fills a memory bank of meaning about being human here and now.  By GINA JUN

Impromptu belly laughs in WIT’s ‘Stumped’ and ‘Fraudway! Presents’

Washington Improv Theater's fall series at Studio skewers local elections and big musicals — and hilarity is had by all. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

The magical world of ‘The Tempest’ on stage at American Shakespeare Center

The most striking element is the of Caliban, played with wary resentment by Ronald Román-Meléndez. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

A thrilling ‘Hamlet’ kicks off season at Classic Theatre of Maryland

Filled with madness, murder, and mayhem, the play will appeal to newcomers and enthusiasts alike. By CHARLES GREEN

ExPats’ ‘Coming to America’ explores its contradictions in stories and song

The engaging cabaret, co-written by the four-member immigrant cast, offers a lively, nuanced look at the good and bad of joining the American experience.  By NEAL LEARNER

Captive women spin life-saving stories in ‘Hakawatis’ at Spooky Action Theater

Beauty and spectacle are abundant in this performance, produced in association with Solas Nua. By GREGORY FORD

High-tech ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ touches hearts on tour at the National

The beautifully bittersweet love story about two robots in the near future fills a memory bank of meaning about being human here and now.  By GINA JUN

Mia Nicole Nelson on being a standby in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ 

The hit Broadway musical plays at the National Theatre October 6 to 11. By JULIA TUCKER

Psalmayene 24 on what Shakespeare is doing in America’s Jim Crow...

The director of Folger Theatre’s must-see ‘Measure for Measure’ explains the racial and sexual impact of setting the play in the segregated 1950s. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Mia Nicole Nelson on being a standby in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ 

The hit Broadway musical plays at the National Theatre October 6 to 11. By JULIA TUCKER

Elizabeth Dinkova on directing post-apocalyptic ‘Mr. Burns’ at The Clarice 

For a production at UMD, the Spooky Action artistic director is recharging Anne Washburn’s ‘Post-Electric Play,’ which plugs into ‘The Simpsons.’ By REBECCA CALKIN

Elizabeth Dinkova on directing post-apocalyptic ‘Mr. Burns’ at The Clarice 

For a production at UMD, the Spooky Action artistic director is recharging Anne Washburn’s ‘Post-Electric Play,’ which plugs into ‘The Simpsons.’ By REBECCA CALKIN

Pinky Swear Productions to present award-winning ‘Bell Wringer’

Spooky bluegrass musical comedy won Best Musical at Capital Fringe in 2023.