A sweet, magical ‘Beatrice Likes the Dark’ at Adventure Theatre

The cast is wonderfully warm and brings a softness that draws audiences young and old into the show. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO

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

Hilarious and shocking ‘Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play’ at UMD

In Anne Washburn’s comic epic, Bart Simpson rescues civilization from collapse. By GREGORY FORD

Exuberant ‘Matilda the Musical’ at Silhouette Stages feels electric and fresh

This funny, inventive production is alive with cinematic-quality reimaginings. By SHERRITA WILKINS

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

Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events.