2022 CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Static: Noise of a New Musical’ by...

An ambitious yet raw work-in-progress from a 17-year-old playwright.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Atemporal’ by Sianna Joslin

A young nonbinary artist's diary in dialogue with the audience.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Let’s Take This Offline’ by Catherine Wigginton...

A howl-out-loud hilarious takedown of the bizarro world we’ve been forced to inhabit during the pandemic.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Oreo Complex: Or Where Are My...

A one-woman show about being unapologetically Black instead of making white people comfortable.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Etched Glass Decanter’ by Evening Crane Theatre

A beautifully written international production that follows two astronomers on a dark journey through multiple worlds.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Climate, Cancer, and 7 Celibate Men: A...

An energetic and engaging journey toward body positivity.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘What They Said About Sex’ by Steve...

A one-person show based on interviews with others and its creator's own sexual encounters.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Untitled’ by Ellie Pike

A one-woman, undeniably fun comic take on small-town New England life featuring a basketful of characters.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Higher’ by Plays2Gather

On a hot-air balloon ride, a couple escapes the pandemic into the past and maybe the future.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘My Father, My Martyr, and Me’ by...

A stunning exploration of his identities as a queer Palestinian American, through elegiac poetry, songs, interactive games, and towering speeches.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Pretty Messy Love’ by Mary Leaphart

A richly illustrated musical portrait of one woman’s romantic coming-of-age.

2022 Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Approach’ by Mark O’Rowe

In this haunting three-hander, the pièce de résistance is the performances.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘Pretty Messy Love’

A one-woman cabaret show about finding true love in the real world.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘Sadec 1965: A Love Story’

A solo storytelling performance best described as 'Motorcycle Diaries' meets 'Eat, Pray, Love' set in Vietnam.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘Green Machine’

A Mt. Pleasant marijuana 'gifting' shop offers a window into the vast changes in the District.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘Mary’

A comedic drama that explores a teacher's romantic journey as she faces questions about her religious beliefs.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘The Body Show’

A live storytelling show where people in all types of bodies can share their triumphs, frustrations, and realizations.

2022 Capital Fringe Preview: ‘The Day Salvador Allende Died’

A fictional play based on facts is about his feelings and thoughts on that fateful day, September 11, 1973.