Interviews and Features

Signature Theatre’s new associate artistic director talks about bringing identity, history, and authenticity to a culturally fraught Sondheim musical.

The multi-genre countertenor stars in Annapolis Opera’s 'Voices of Our Time' concert on April 15.

Inside the creation of the Arena Stage production, which transforms our understanding of a great work in a way that finds in it new truth.

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 nonprofit that teaches youth peer intervention and empowerment.

'Everyone gets to dress up, sing and dance along to show tunes without feeling judged or silly,' says cofounder Ethan Maccoby.

How the playwright and director came up with 'Jennifer Who Is Leaving.'

The award-winning playwright talks about her sharp-edged thriller set in the fragile world of today’s Middle East.

Legal wits went to battle in the trumped-up case of Goneril v. The Kingdom at Shakespeare Theatre Company.

The projection and video designer talks about writing and directing 'Fitting In,' a show for two- to five-year-olds, which just premiered at Arts on the Horizon.

‘The personal is the political’ in this closeup on Gloria Steinem, who championed the cause of women’s rights at a time when most people thought they had none.   

The Broadway star lifts up the rock-and-roll trailblazer whose musical influence was global.

As the acclaimed opera opens at Kennedy Center, the mezzo-soprano who plays the mother of a slain Black son talks about going to a place beyond grief.

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!'