2025 DISTRICT FRINGE FESTIVAL

This deeply introspective and imaginative memory play about healing from sexual trauma absolutely warrants a full production. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

An absurdist one-man show, impressively performed, sharply satirizes politeness. By NATHAN PUGH

This riveting, poignant, and profound play dramatizes the intersection of abolitionist and feminist activism. By AILEEN JOHNSON

This delightful, upbeat cabaret-style revue is an easy-listening reflection on relationships between men and women. By CAROLINE BOCK

A two-person show stages one woman’s conflicted inner dialogue. By NATHAN PUGH

A bold new play explores twin sisters trapped in a fascist German regime. By NATHAN PUGH

An improv show led by Washington Improv Theater member Dell shines through its unique theming. By NATHAN PUGH

Two talented physical-theater performers (and partners in real life) take a tickled audience on a clown travelogue in mime. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

It’s part theater, part improv, part reality dating experiment — and 100 percent chaos (the good kind). By TENIOLA AYOOLA

This small but mighty one-act offers an intimate retrospective on the isolation and borderline insanity of our collective but separate COVID experience. By EM SKOW

District Fringe Festival launches with a bang — and a few demons — with Caro Dubberly’s raw, unfinished, and seriously compelling new musical. By NICOLE HERTVIK

Van Ness Main Street and The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to support the inaugural festival from July 11 to 27.

July festival will feature 9 full-run productions and 7 one-night-only shows by local artists, from first-time playwrights to established producers.

The new festival, coming in July, aims to promote and propel the DC area's strong independent theater tradition. By LEAH COHEN