Interviews and Features

A chat with friend and playwright Bob Bartlett about her very personal play now at 1st Stage.

Two stars in the local theater firmament share their feelings about appearing together in the Broadway production now on tour at Kennedy Center.

The visionary executive producer goes behind the scenes and reveals his dreams for 'Live on Stage' Black content.

As Prologue's resplendent production transfers to NextStop, the designer and director share their winning recipe for authenticity and astonishment.

From Hollywood to the halls of local high schools, playwrights talk about the joy of trying out new work for audiences eager to see live theater. 

In 'Girlhood' at Round House Theatre, the playwright is providing a voice for the next generation of actors.

In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on two artists who use objects to make theater to express their hearts’ feelings.

A first-hand report on the first three readings of new plays commissioned by Ford’s Theatre: 'From first to last my reaction was Bravo!'

How the accomplished DC theater artist — a gay Venezuelan immigrant — shifted from scripted theater to devised, then from live performance to film.

Artistic associates Sheldon Epps and José Carrasquillo talk about the initiative's focus on playwrights who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Readings are February 2 to 4.

In a vivid photo essay, Ezinne Elele chronicles an arts envoy's experience devising and touring a play about Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility.

Starring David Strathairn as WWII resistance hero Jan Karski, the film premieres January 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in theaters across the U.S.

The Broadway star and acclaimed singer will make her DC debut on February 14 with a one-night-only Valentine’s Day concert at Sixth & I.

Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels on the creation of a festival that asks who is in charge of how Shakespeare gets to exist in our culture.

Now playing: 'The Horse and His Boy,' the Logos Theatre's stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic allegory, with music and life-size animal puppets.

In a series called 'The Companies We Keep,' DC Theater Arts spotlights the good and beneficial work done by theater companies in the DC region. This month we focus on a dance school that breaks down barriers and develops leaders.

Kelley Rourke, the new artistic advisor for the program, previews three new 20-minute operas.

In a performance on December 30, members of a multi-generational audience will share stories from their lives and see those stories enacted on the spot.

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

The DC native's Tony-nominated lighting design for the Broadway production of 'A Soldier's Play' can now be seen at Kennedy Center.