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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.

All-access passes for staged readings, panels, workshops, and celebratory events are now on sale, with early bird pricing available through December 31.

Free, two-day festival features new works in development by playwrights in the Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions initiative.

Awa Sal Secka, Samantha Massell, Angela Hall, and Kevin Cahoon join Tony winner Myles Frost in the cast.

Hands Off the Arts, Pack the House Purple, and Kennedy Center United Arts Workers to lead December 20 protest against renaming of the Kennedy Center.

White brings nearly 20 years of multifaceted experience as an actor, director, playwright, educator, and arts strategist.

Featuring diverse performances in the genres of story, movement, and sound, the festival runs from February 14 to March 15.

Award-winning company introduces a five-actor ensemble whose members shift through multiple characters in this fast-paced adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic.