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An explosive contest between a creative nonfiction writer and a zealous fact-checker at a time when fabrication is politics as usual.

Avant Bard's world premiere captures how two people in a staggeringly brutal institution can dwell in very different worlds even while close together.

A fantasy-infused show with a catchy score that dips into everything from rap to glam rock in a dazzling pastiche of styles.

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

The most satisfying aspect of this play is how deftly it navigates between two cantankerous men's funny, petty squabbling and overwhelming despair.

For four students in Iran, learning English as a foreign language is the key to their next step in life — and it comes at a price.

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

These community productions made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!

These professional productions made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!

This show is all about the yuks. Oh, and the blood.

The characters in Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play exude a charisma and a life force that transcend time.

Even more than its spectacular staging and themes of good and evil that give it depth, what's best is the moving story it tells of female friendship.

A comedy at its core rooted in friendship and reaching for your dreams.

The actors play Shakespeare and his apprentice in their friend Talene Monahon's feminist revenge farce now at Shakespeare Theatre Company.

A short, sweet adventure for any age and perfect for families to enjoy together.

Subtitled 'A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,' the farce features brilliant and broad performances from an incredibly gifted team of comedic actors.

A daughter recounts her mother's escape from Nazis and exalts the sustaining power of music.

If you’re looking for a show that’ll give you a little more hope and belief in humanity, let this original musical light up your life.

An absurd yet poignant musical about the courage to go against the norm.

The show is brimming with tricks, a feast for the eyes and ears, and more than the sum of its exceptional parts.