A warning about ‘othering’ in ‘Back of the Throat’ at Silver...

Yussef El Guindi’s post-9/11 play reminds us that bias against disfavored groups remains a danger worth guarding against.

New community theater to offer ‘Godspell’ in the name of Hope

Hope Theater in Fauquier County stages its first full-scale theatrical production March 25 to April 10.

An audience with Peter Harrold, director of ‘The Audience’ for British...

First written for Helen Mirren, the play about Queen Elizabeth II's meetings with her Prime Ministers will open during the Queen's 70th year on the throne.

Globe Openstage streams delightful ‘Importance of Being Earnest’

As enthusiastically acted on Zoom, it allowed Oscar Wilde’s deliciously clever lines to take center stage.

‘Blue Stockings,’ Little Theatre of Alexandria’s latest, is a triumph

A stellar cast depicts a not-so-distant Victorian-era women's rights battle.

Reston Community Players’ ‘Delightful Quarantine’ is a wacky caper

The action onstage is genuinely deep-in-the-bones funny.

A heartbreaking and engaging ‘Lost Boy’ at Colonial Players

A part-fantasy, part-reality bioplay about 'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie.

Fine singing voices soar in Theatre@CBT’s ‘Into the Woods’

And the orchestra did quite well on a difficult Sondheim score.

Prince William Little Theatre to present feel-good ‘Sister Act’

The musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film runs for two weekends.

Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘Bad Seed’ questions a problematic play

The show's 1950s gender dynamics have not aged well, but the intriguing production sparks conversation.

Neil Simon’s ‘The Dinner Party’ serves delicious fun at Vienna Theatre...

It’s a full course in farce and dramedy by the wisecracking icon.

Montgomery Playhouse’s ‘Mr. Burns’ is dystopian chaos ripe for our times

A black comedy like nothing you have seen before.

Musical power of ‘Bright Star’ astounds at Little Theatre of Alexandria

The total commitment of each person in the cast really dazzles. Their rock-solid togetherness in music and choreography sets the tone for the show.

On directing ‘Bad Seed,’ a thriller about an evil child, at...

Director Pauline Griller-Mitchell: ‘It’s been interesting to see how many children start off as bullies and turn into serial killers.’

As omicron surges, Dominion Stage postpones ‘Firebringer’

The Stone Age musical comedy to be rescheduled later in 2022 as conditions allow.

DCMTA 2021 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Design Elements in Community Theater Productions

Here are the design elements that made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!

DCMTA 2021 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Performances in Community Theater Productions

Here are the performances that made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!