Interviews and Features

It’s a homecoming for these four artists as the Tony- and Grammy-winning musical plays the National Theatre this month.  By DANIELLA IGNACIO 

Excited members of the cast and creative team preview Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning dark comedy. By GUEST AUTHOR

The Irish playwright talks about how she tackles intense, extreme themes with humor and honesty. By NATHAN PUGH

Composer Damien Geter and Librettist Jarrod Lee share the backstory of 'The Delta King’s Blues,' their world premiere opera about the life of Robert Johnson. By GREGORY FORD

PostClassical Ensemble’s multimedia concert about our fragile, watery planet will weave an environmental narrative through sound and image. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Now at the World Stage Theater, the play opens a window on the friendship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and the fantasy worlds they created. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

Emerging student artists talk about the process of their production and the meaning of the play. By LaSHAY FLETCHER

A revival of Matthew López’s ‘The Inheritance’ at Round House Theatre prompts a culture critic to rethink what the queer community gains (and loses) when represented onstage. By NATHAN PUGH

A former employee of the institution reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration. By NATHAN PUGH

A revival of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s most famous work prompts a long-form essay that places two of his queer plays in conversation. By NATHAN PUGH

IN Series launches its season with a bold reimagining of Stradella’s explosive and subversive oratorio, where sacred drama collides with modern questions of identity and power. By RASHEEDA AMINA CAMPBELL

Director Shawn Westfall riffs on DC’s very own improvised Shakespeare group. By ANNA K. NELSON

The director talks about staging an Irish play by an American playwright in which magic, mystery, and death underlie the relationship of two brothers. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN

In times darkly tinged by politically motivated violence, the play is a vitally important cautionary tale, one that Washington desperately needs. By ANDREW WALKER WHITE

The local favorite leading man talks about his new role on the national tour and the value for young actors of finding their footing in the theater here. By MELISSA LIN STURGES

The Emmy-winning actor revisits the National Theatre for the first time since his childhood debut. By NICOLE HERTVIK

Reprising the role of Sister at Arena Stage, Gonzales finds joy in the character’s boundless enthusiasm. By TENIOLA AYOOLA

‘Mary Shelley’s Monsters’ opens September 18 in the historic chapel at Washington, DC’s Congressional Cemetery. By BOB BARTLETT

The writer and director reports on the creative project that brought together some of the DC area’s most talented actors. By JOHN BECKER

We have seen the deployment of a police and military force against U.S. citizens, against the will of the people and the government of DC. By JULIAN OQUENDO and NICOLE HERTVIK