J. Ernest Green celebrates 40 years as artistic director of Live...
On how he programs: 'I want it to be fun — for the singers, the orchestra, the soloist, and the audience." By CHARLES GREEN
MetroStage in final fundraising push for exciting new theater space
The venue in Alexandria's Old Town North neighborhood will offer a look like no other. By KEITH LORIA
Anxious questions for DC-area theater on Inauguration Day 2025
In the face of what might be a frontal assault, can we commit to collective fearlessness? By DAVID SIEGEL
Inside the making of ‘Who Cares: The Caregiving Interview Project’
Two co-writers, two actors, and a dramaturg talk about bringing real caregivers to life in Voices Festival Productions' moving new work. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON
What’s behind book banning?: Eleanore Tapscott on directing ‘Alabama Story’ at...
'Who are they trying to restrict, to subjugate, to marginalize from our society?' By CHARLES GREEN
Ari’el Stachel on seeking a self ‘Out of Character,’ at Theater...
In a co-presentation with Mosaic Theater, the Tony-winning actor-turned-playwright talks about embracing his roots as a Middle Eastern Jew. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
Heather Lanza on her dreams and goals for NextStop Theatre
The company's new producing artistic director shares what excites her about the Herndon community and new play development. By LISA TRAIGER
Joey Parsons on connection, collaboration, and her life onstage and off
The award-winning actor, now appearing Off-Broadway in a Kate Hamill world premiere, shares what she cares about most. By LORRAINE TREANOR
Questions confronting theater at the onset of possible tyranny
What lies ahead? Is the past a guide? Will theaters band together? By DAVID SIEGEL
How will the next Administration affect DMV arts?
Get ready for major shifts and an unknown period of uncertainty. Report by DAVID SIEGEL
Matthew Libby on the dark underbelly of AI and his new...
The playwright's rapid-fire thriller is set in Silicon Valley in a future that could already be here. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
What will happen to DMV theater in the next four years?
What do you think? How worried should we be? Opinion by DAVID SIEGEL
‘At the real core of who we are’: Derek Goldman on...
The gifted director tells how actors created a theater experience that audiences can connect with on a deep and personal level. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
I visit a student performance of ‘Macbeth’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
No scrolling phones. No social media. These students were fully engaged. By CAROLINE BOCK
Playwright Dave Harris hopes ‘we can language our way through this’
A probing and startling interview with the writer behind DC productions of 'Exception to the Rule' at Studio and 'Incendiary' at Woolly Mammoth. By NATHAN PUGH
The here-and-now insight in Folger’s youth-centric, DC-set ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Director Raymond O. Caldwell and others share what makes the acclaimed multicultural production click. By DERYL DAVIS
‘Justice and joy’: Shanara Gabrielle on theater with a social conscience
The director of IN Series' 'The Cradle Will Rock' talks about what it takes to make a difference in the world through theater. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
A Path to Home: Billie Krishawn on her role in ‘Sojourners’...
The award-winning actor, now getting raves at Round House as a homesick Nigerian immigrant, reflects on finding a path that aligns with one's heart. By BILLIE KRISHAWN
‘Suddenly, I didn’t know who I was,’ says Sun Mee Chomet...
The actor and playwright talks about her search for identity as a Korean adopted in infancy into a Jewish world. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
What’s new at the Folger Shakespeare Library? A theater lover has...
The author's recent tour of the dynamically curated expansion revealed thought-provoking spaces worth returning to time and again. By ERIC COLCHAMIRO