‘How the Light Gets In’ at 1st Stage illuminates the kindness...
At the heart of this beautiful play is a tenderly tentative connection that becomes an improbable love story.
‘Clyde’s’ at Studio Theatre is stacked with fine performances
Set in a truckstop sandwich shop, Lynn Nottage's hit play serves up her signature blend of pathos and insight.
Synetic’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a dream, nightmare, and joyride
The production shows what is unique about Synetic Theater that makes it worth visiting again and again.
Theater Alliance turns 20 with playtime for all ages
The socially conscious company surprises with a sweet intergenerational fairytale, 'This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing.'
Shakespeare Theatre delivers a breathtaking ‘King Lear’
Anchored by Patrick Page’s performance in the title role, director Simon Godwin’s production is one of the peak theatrical experiences of a lifetime.
Heart-wrenching ‘Selling Kabul’ is all too real at Signature Theatre
As the urgency ratchets up and surprises are revealed, the story becomes a heart-stopping journey.
A wish comes true as Broadway’s ‘Into the Woods’ comes to...
It's the perfect show for grappling with life's big questions while laughing, crying, and cheering for the fairy tale characters of your childhood.
‘The High Ground’ at Arena tells of a tragic history that’s...
Nathan Alan Davis' engaging new two-hander revisits the trauma of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
In ‘Love Like Tuesday,’ Faction of Fools devises a rom-com commedia...
With talented playwright Doug Robinson, the company pooled their recollections of young love and collaboratively created a confetti-colored comic confection.
‘Kinky Boots’ is a must-see well of positivity at Olney Theatre...
Every note is filled with a genuine hope and heart that spills into the audience from the moment the musical begins.
The mind is an unreliable storyteller in memorable ‘Incognito’ at Constellation
In nonlinear short scenes involving multiple characters, the play probes the vagaries and mysteries of the human brain.
A shop stocked with hurt and healing in ‘Diagnosed’ at Creative...
Playwright and Director Iyona Blake offers a vibrant, unvarnished view of the Black feminist experience with mental health.
‘Ghost/Writer’ at Rep Stage digs into racial and personal reckoning
Dane Figueroa Edidi's new play fearlessly explores the roles that justice, love, and joy play in a society where past ghosts continue to haunt us.
Two rewarding one-acts, ‘paper backs’ and ‘Life Jacket,’ from 4615 Theatre
Both works require the audience to dig deep, but promise a payoff for those who do.
Shakespeare in side-splitting nutshells at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]' is seriously funny business performed by a talented triumvirate of fools.
For Black girls who have considered tweet-hating, this powerful new play...
Jasmine Lee-Jones' provocatively titled 'seven methods of killing kylie jenner' comes to Woolly Mammoth Theatre from sold-out runs in London.
A must-see grows in ‘Native Gardens (Jardín salvaje)’ at GALA
GALA Hispanic Theatre's production captures all the heart and narrative soul of Karen Zacarías’ play and dials it up to an eleven.
A brothers’ bond heart-breaks in ‘Bars and Measures’ at Mosaic
Joel Ashur as Eric and Louis E. Davis as Bilal create a beautifully nuanced relationship that is mesmerizing from start to finish.
Unpacking Beckett’s ‘Endgame’ at Washington Stage Guild
An almost hypnotic humanizing of the melancholic and existentially bleak masterpiece.
DCTA 2022 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Creative Components (Professional)
These designers, directors, and playwrights made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!