Opinion

I tried, I really tried, to think of something positive to say in the wake of this week’s Kennedy Center and WaPo news. By NICOLE HERTVIK

I attended the Honors hoping to evaluate it on artistic merit, but politics was the star of this show. Now I just want to fund a production of 'Lesbian Othello.' By NICOLE HERTVIK

We have seen the deployment of a police and military force against U.S. citizens, against the will of the people and the government of DC. By JULIAN OQUENDO and NICOLE HERTVIK

A Kennedy Center volunteer and theater fan reflects on the value of wishing, on and off the stage. By SAM BERIT

My first visit to Trump’s bizarre new fiefdom and why going back is... complicated. By NICOLE HERTVIK

Discounted or free tickets for furloughed or fired civil servants can be seen as a long-term investment in the future of the community. By DAVID SIEGEL

The artistic director of Olney Theater Company responds to President Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center with a call to action. By JASON LOEWITH

In the face of what might be a frontal assault, can we commit to collective fearlessness? By DAVID SIEGEL

What lies ahead? Is the past a guide? Will theaters band together? By DAVID SIEGEL

What do you think? How worried should we be? Opinion by DAVID SIEGEL

The veteran theater critic leaves the Post as a new generation takes DC theater journalism in new directions. Readers must adjust their habits to find them. By NICOLE HERTVIK

An appeal to Kennedy Center to resurrect the annual new play festival, from a playwright whose work got a boost at this vital event. By PATRICK FLYNN

Afterthoughts on an act in which some of the humorist's most memorable stories framed women or people of color as individuals we’re supposed to laugh at.

Aaron Sorkin's reimagining of Harper Lee's novel set in the 1930s is urgent and exhortative about the need to take sides against racism and ignorance now.

Continuation of COVID safety policies is crucial to local theaters’ economic health and survival.

The comedy now running at Dominion Stage gets a critical look by its director and a cast member.

The executive director of The Washington Chorus calls on DC Metro performing arts organizations to make a vaccination policy rooted in respect.

It’s been quite the terrifying year for us connected to the performing arts. An absolute scary time that began in mid-March 2020 as theaters...

Back in the 1980s, the Harvard University Business School dismissed offers to create a curriculum in ethics—free of charge, if I remember correctly; an...

The departure of Ethan McSweeny from the American Shakespeare Center was only one among many over the past year. Taken as a whole, the...