Interviews and Features

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.

Tarell Alvin McCraney's queer love story feels like a feast, an affirmation, a revival, and a welcoming home of prodigal sons and daughters. By GREGORY FORD

The new festival, coming in July, aims to promote and propel the DC area's strong independent theater tradition. By LEAH COHEN

Meet the two 'artsy fashion peacocks' — seen often at DC-area arts events — who will receive the 2025 Gary Maker Audience Award. By DERYL DAVIS

A Kennedy Center volunteer and theater fan reflects on the value of wishing, on and off the stage. By SAM BERIT

Her comedy 'Fake It Until You Make It' is now producing gales of laughter in its DC debut. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN

My first visit to Trump’s bizarre new fiefdom and why going back is... complicated. By NICOLE HERTVIK

The fully Deaf-made show is fully accessible to both Deaf and hearing audiences. By COURTNEY BRONSON

The students knew this was not their parents’ Shakespeare, and the play never let them sit back in their seats. By CAROLINE BOCK

In exclusive interviews, local theater leaders respond to his banning of DEI, takeover of Kennedy Center, crackdown on immigrants — all the alarums. By DERYL DAVIS