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.
Avant Bard announces 36th season
Interrogating both the classics and our current moment, the season celebrates immigration and resists authoritarianism.
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.
Nicole Hertvik returns as Editor in Chief of DC Theater Arts
She served as Editor in Chief and Publisher from 2017 to 2024 and brings back her extensive experience, editorial vision, and deep commitment to DC theater.
Signature Theatre announces cast and creative team for ‘Strategic Love Play’
Miriam Battye's not-quite-romantic comedy explores love, loneliness, and lying to (and about) ourselves in the age of swiping.
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."
Adventure Theatre to start 2025/26 season with wild goose chase in...
World premiere comedy based on traditional English nursery rhymes opens October 3.
Workhouse Arts Center announces 2025/26 season
The four-show lineup brings together outrageous comedy, Broadway classics, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and family-friendly spectacle.
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.
Expats Theatre to present ‘Cold Country’ by Swiss playwright Reto Finger
Directed and translated by Expats founder Karin Rosnizeck, the play runs September 27 to October 19 at Atlas Performing Arts Center.
West End hit ‘Red Pitch’ to open Olney’s 2025/26 season
Three soccer-obsessed youths confront differing destinies, masculinity, and gentrification as their immigrant London neighborhood transforms.
NextStop Theatre kicks off 2025/26 season with ‘Dream Hou$e’
Eliana Pipes' sharp comedy wrestles with family, gentrification, and the price of the American dream.
Folger Theatre announces cast and creative team for ‘Julius X’
Al Letson reworks 'Julius Caesar' through the lens of the Civil Rights Movement, drawing parallels between ancient Rome and 1960s Harlem.
Iron Crow Theatre announces 2025/26 ‘Season of Survival’
Season delivers two powerful musicals exploring resilience in times of crisis: 'Next to Normal' and 'The View Upstairs.'
Arena Stage unveils ‘Chez Joey,’ bold reimagining of ‘Pal Joey’
The vibrant new take on the Rodgers and Hart musical brings a complete book revision, brand-new arrangements, and choreography by Savion Glover.
‘Hadestown’ returns to DC this fall at National Theatre
Multi-Tony-winning touring Broadway production plays at the National from November 18-23; tickets are on sale now.
Kennedy Center announces 48th class of Honorees
George Strait, KISS, Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, and Sylvester Stallone to be recognized for lifetime artistic achievements.