Studio Theatre announces cast for ‘Purlie Victorious’
Psalmayene 24 to direct a powerhouse cast in Ossie Davis' Civil Rights-era farce.
Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap announce ‘Broadway in the Park’ headliners
Sixth annual 'Broadway in the Park' to feature Tituss Burgess and Heather Headley.
Signature Theatre announces cast and creative team for ‘Pippin’
Signature's in-the-round staging stars Brayden Bambino as Pippin and Olivier-nominated Cedric Neal as The Leading Player.
IN Series announces 2026/27 season
The season features four operatic reimaginings, spanning 1,000 years of history, that lift up art’s power to unmask tyrants and their tyranny.
Theater J announces 2026/27 season
Season lineup of five productions traverses centuries and continents to explore friendship, identity, love, and the transformative power of human connection.
Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV
Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events.
Theatre Washington to host 42nd Annual Helen Hayes Awards
The region’s theater community will gather at The Anthem on May 18 for a night of celebration.
Solas Nua opens ‘Tales of Two Cities’ development and exchange partnership
Applications open through April 23 for a fully funded professional development and exchange program for theater artists based in Cork, Ireland and Washington, DC.
The Puppet Co. welcomes Danny Pushkin as new Artistic Director
Pushkin brings experience performing and puppeteering for countless productions, including local and national tours, along with 21 years at Glen Echo Park.
Arena Stage announces cast and creative team for ‘The Motion’
Obie Award-winner Christopher Chen's play journeys through memory, identity, and the fragile boundaries of belief.
Monologue Madness celebrates 15 years of showcasing DC’s top acting talent
Created by actor-entrepreneur Edward Daniels, Monologue Madness features 32 local actors in a high-energy, single-elimination tournament in front of a live audience.
Baltimore Center Stage announces 2026/27 season
Bold lineup of world premieres, musical celebrations, and American classics continues to position Baltimore as a home for what’s next in American theater.
As sweeping layoffs diminish WaPo theater coverage, critics reckon with what’s...
Writers trace a decades-long shift toward metrics and cost-cutting that has steadily eroded arts coverage at The Washington Post. By TENIOLA AYOOLA
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company announces 2026/27 season
Spanning horror, historical drama, and Shakespearean comedy, season explores the fragility and strength of human nature.
Nu Sass to premiere Katherine Gwynn’s ‘Everything, Devoured’
Ferocious queer ghost story debuts April 17.
‘I Know How to Curse: a re-blackening of shakespeare’ to premiere...
Solo show by Perisphere Co-Artistic Director Gerrad Alex Taylor uses the structure of a minstrel show to critique the casting politics of the classical canon.
Round House Theatre announces 50th season
2026/27 season includes two world premieres, three regional premieres, a major co-production of an August Wilson classic, and '50 for 50' free events.
Everyman Theatre announces 2026/27 season
Final season curated by Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi is the first to be led by incoming Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner.
Folger Theatre announces full roster of Shakespeare’s plays for 2026/27 season
Season features 'Hamlet' (returning to the Folger for the first time in over a decade) and the rarely-produced 'Measure for Measure,' last seen at the Folger in 2006.
Shakespeare Theatre Company announces 2026/27 season
Season includes Brian Cox as Johann Sebastian Bach in the US premiere of 'The Score.'



















