Interviews and Features

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

Her bold new play 'Eclipsing Stars' blends circus, Shakespeare, and American history in a unique and compelling way. By AVANT BARD THEATRE

Gerardo Gutiérrez and Michelle Hernandez, whose dramatic acrobatics portray Romeo and Juliet, share the secret of their partnership, onstage and off. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

The Jimmy Award-winning actor on playing a boy who’s a true friend to a girl. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

The prolific playwright describes dramatizing her discovery that a great-grandfather's journal was not what it seemed. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN

The playwright talks about his thought-provoking, deliciously funny play about justice, art, and politics and the clash of cultures between East and West. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN

In a long-form Pride Month essay, a Gen Z critic recounts the playwright's impact on him in ‘Moonlight' and in ‘We Are Gathered,’ now at Arena Stage. By NATHAN PUGH

Teo's production at Folger is about the complexity and layers of love and all the ways in which love goes beyond gender. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN

In a riveting, heartfelt interview at the Library of Congress event, Julie Taymor candidly told of the obstacles she faced as a woman in theater and film. By RASHEEDA AMINA CAMPBELL

Artistic director TIMOTHY NELSON talks with playwright SYBIL R. WILLIAMS about the banned radical reality show and Williams' women-centered response.