At Arena Stage, artists and staff describe a workplace in crisis
As former Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif exits, starkly different perspectives emerge on what brought instability to DC’s premier regional theater. By NICOLE HERTVIK
Voices Festival Productions announces 2026/27 season: ‘Breaking the Binary’
Four limited-run productions and five workshop readings explore identity, resistance, and reconciliation across two continents and nearly a century of history.
Bill Maher honored at Kennedy Center as politics overshadows the Mark...
A gaggle of gagsters was on hand to honor the winner of the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. By CHRIS KLIMEK
Monumental Theatre Company to present ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Monumental mounts Richard O'Brien's cult classic as an immersive celebration of queer joy, self-expression, and theatrical mayhem.
Nu Sass Productions to present ‘Brontë Sister House Party’
Written by Courtney Bailey and directed by Kathleen Barth, Nu Sass's production runs August 14 - September 12 at Van Ness Main Street.
Scena Theatre’s droll fresh take on Sartre’s famously dour ‘No Exit’
Appealingly, the actors play their damned characters as if in air quotes. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
Hana S. Sharif steps down as artistic director of Arena Stage
Board of Trustees confirms Sharif's resignation, effective June 30.
‘CrazySexyCool’ at Arena Stage finds the heart behind TLC’s hits
The world-premiere musical transforms a catalog of chart-toppers into a moving story of sisterhood, grief, and resilience. By SHERRITA WILKINS
Read the full resignation letter from Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana...
The letter, obtained by DCTA, went to the Board of Trustees just hours before the world premiere opening of 'CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical.'
Keegan Theatre announces 2026/27 season
30th anniversary season features 5 plays, 2 musicals, and 1 world-premiere concert performance.
Woolly Mammoth to present free ‘We the Woolly: Remixing 250’
Monthlong celebration invites Washingtonians to celebrate, question, remix, and reimagine America's 250th birthday.
Arena Stage to present free ‘I Dream DC’
Regionwide arts and civic engagement project to premiere at THEARC June 27.
An electrifying ‘Suffs’ channels spirit of protest on tour at the...
It’s one of the most politically charged pieces of musical theater to come through DC this year. By DANIELLA IGNACIO
Chase ghosts through downtown DC with Rorschach Theatre’s ‘American Apparitions’
Latest iteration of Rorschach's participatory Psychogeographies Project runs through September 2026, with live 'Ghost Party' performance July 11.
At Folger, Jacob Ming-Trent spits Shakespeare for the rap generation
In his world premiere solo show, 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life,' the playwright-performer tells a compelling, pop-culture–infused personal tale. By LISA TRAIGER
Theater J awards Joshua Harmon the Trish Vradenburg New Play Commission
The prize will help support a bold new theatrical work by Harmon.
‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ goes delightfully wrong at The Keegan...
Keegan’s production fills the farcical void left by ‘Shear Madness,’ for a few weeks at least. By AMY KOTKIN
Folger Theatre announces final play of upcoming all-Shakespeare season
'The Comedy of Errors' to close out Folger's 2026/27 season; Psalmayene 24, Holly Twyford, and Kate Whoriskey to direct on Folger stages during the season.
A personal response to the ‘Soul Divas’ Gay Men’s Chorus concert
A celebration of queer pride, and a reminder of the importance of cultural roots. By MARY V. HOLIMAN
Fear not Studio’s funny ‘Feeling Afraid as if Something Terrible Is...
This edgy one-person show from Edinburgh Fringe goes to vulnerable and wacky places. By DANIELLA IGNACIO