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Sensational lineup to feature new national tour launches, market debuts, and returning favorites.

A look at local theaters' summer camp offerings for kids from tots to teens. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

After ending its 15-year affiliation with the Kennedy Center, WNO will continue spring performances in new venues across the DC region.

Genre-defying new work marks Waithe's playwriting and theatrical acting debut.

Dave Harris' provocative, satirical off-Broadway hit wrestles with America's racist past and explodes its post-racial future.

Howard Shalwitz returns to Woolly to direct a cast and creative team full of beloved DC theater artists.

Powerful exploration of survival and healing written by, and starring, Everyman Associate Artistic Director Tuyết Thị Phạm.

Four major theater festivals offer audiences the chance to experience new works in development. By NICOLE HERTVIK

The veteran performer and development leader joins the local theater news outlet following a year of banner growth.

Commissioned by Keegan’s Boiler Room Series, new play by Angelle Whavers makes world premiere January 31-February 22.

The show by Pablo Guillén and Rodin Alcerro comes to Casa de la Luna after delighting audiences at District Fringe last summer.

A chilling new haunted comedy directed by Producing Artistic Director Heather Lanza in her NextStop directorial debut.

This year’s lineup includes artists from the last two Fests alongside newcomers, and expands into theater-adjacent territory such as gaming, group creation, and literature.

Folger brings over 60 artists to annual celebration exploring how Shakespeare's works are adapted, translated, and reimagined.

The opera company has performed at the Center since 1971. By NICOLE HERTVIK 

University-professional collaboration adapts and reimagines Langston Hughes' work for the stage.

Funds raised during 2025 production of 'A Christmas Carol' to help local children thrive through the joy of reading.

Presented by Alliance for New Music-Theatre, the play brings audiences face to face with the lives of Ukrainians under Russian invasion.

Arena Stage, Mosaic Theater Company, Theater Alliance, and Woolly Mammoth to join in readings of plays by Native American writers that address the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people in the Americas.

From January 23-25, Studio, Arena Stage, Theater Alliance, Theater J, and Solas Nua present readings of new works featuring drama, comedy, thriller, and more.