Ari Roth’s roman à clef displays his feet of clay
The title is long — 'My Calamitous Affair with the Minister of Culture and Censorship or Death of the Dialogic in the American Theater' — and the play is a lot.
‘Once on This Island’ sings up a storm at Constellation
It's a musical production so good, you leave wishing for a soundtrack featuring the cast you just heard.
Shakespeare Theatre revives a visionary ‘Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci’
Playwright and Director Mary Zimmerman plumbs the mind of the man.
Washington Improv Theater debuts at Studio and it’s don’t miss
A year-long residency promises to tempt both theater buffs and improv nuts.
‘Dance Nation’ steps in pre-teen angst at Olney Theatre Center
Although the play bounces skillfully between scenes of humor and drama, the show lacks much of a narrative arc.
My lunch with Ari Roth, who appears barely disguised in his...
A conversation with playwright Ari Roth and dramaturg Debbie Minter Jackson previews 'My Calamitous Affair with the Minister of Culture and Censorship.'
Ford’s lyrical ‘Trip to Bountiful’ travels back to an illusory time
The production showcases Nancy Robinette, Kimberly Gilbert, and Emily Kester in performances worth way more than the price of the ticket.
‘Our Black Death,’ a fun fable from Taffety Punk, asks: Can...
A comical adult fairy tale with powerful and poetic implications for anyone in love in the face of mortality.
‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ at Studio shocks the system
We get to hear how conservative Catholics think, and the experience is mind-blowing.
An immigrant family’s grief and joy meet in ‘Nine Night’ at...
A popular triumph in London, Natasha Gordon’s beautiful debut play centers on a Jamaican funerary tradition of celebration and reverence.
Now boarding at gate 1619, a hilarious ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ from...
The show, deeply rooted in its Blackness, is at its core a satire built upon the Black American experience.
‘Ghost the Musical’ comes to afterlife at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Despite some flaws in the musical, Toby's does a good job with it, and there is a great deal of talent on display.
An arresting and breathtaking ‘Host & Guest’ at Synetic Theater
The physical theater's season opener explores the danger of leaders who raise armies in the destruction of an 'other.'
In ‘Einstein’s Wife’ at ExPats Theatre, the downside of marrying a...
Artistic Director Karin Rosnizeck dishes about Albert and Mileva's bad romance.
GALA delivers a daring update of ‘Revoltosa (The Troublemaker)’
The 1897 zarzuela — a farce about couples at different ages and stages of love — gets an experimental-musical treatment and is a must-see for theater lovers.
Eva Thorpe, founder of Heart House, brings people with all abilities...
In a monthly series entitled 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region.
‘Nightsong of Orpheus’ from IN Series is a magnificent musical spectacle
A magical and hopeful evening of storytelling using traditions of Noh theater.
‘Old Stock’ at Theater J tells two refugees’ deeply affecting love...
Klezmer, folk, and rock styles marry in this powerful musical based on playwright Hanna Moscovitch’s great-grandparents.
In ‘No Place to Go’ at Signature, a whimsical musical ode...
Starring veteran performer Bobby Smith, the play reflects the uncertainty of our times with surety and style.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ on tour at KenCen: a poignant snapshot pre-TikTok
Some of it feels modern and accurate, and some of it feels cringingly out of touch.