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
Behind the scenes of Theatre Week with Amy Austin
The CEO and president of Theatre Washington puts in context the service organization's seventh annual launch of the theater season. By JULIAN OQUENDO
Signature Theatre’s ‘Soft Power’ and the sucker-punch Asian American musical
If Asian Americans didn’t turn our pain into entertainment, would our stories be told at all? Maybe we need to sing and dance to matter. Essay by NATHAN PUGH
Jellicle Ballroom ‘Cats’ at PAC NYC sings same tunes with new...
The joyful Perelman Performing Arts Center production has reset the standard for revivals and reinterpretations. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN
On community and collective care: An interview with Peggy McKowen
The artistic director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, shares her vision and values. By DERYL DAVIS
An Estonian clown walks into Woolly Mammoth and … ‘ha ha...
Julia Masli talks about her award-winning show making its regional debut. By RAVELLE BRICKMAN
2024 Capital Fringe Preview: Bestseller ‘The Body Show’ is back
The 2022 debut proved that people want to hear others’ body stories. By MIKALA JAMISON
John Jarboe on her gender journey in ‘Rose: You Are Who...
'Theater should be genderful,' she says. 'Theater should be exposing you to the galaxy that is gender.' By JOHN STOLTENBERG
WIT’s Mark Chalfant has a brilliant idea: Improv can combat loneliness
In a city plagued by social isolation, the head of Washington Improv Theater makes the case for improv as a catalyst for connection. By MARK CHALFANT
From SpongeBob to serial killer: Kyle Dalsimer on his role in...
The Helen Hayes Award–winning actor shares how he prepares. By JULIAN OQUENDO