GALA Hispanic Theatre launches 50th season with ‘Kiss of the Spider...
First a novel, then a 1983 stage play, later a Broadway musical starring Chita Rivera, and soon to be a Hollywood film starring Jennifer Lopez, Argentine playwright Manuel Puig’s story continues to resonate.
Shakespeare Theatre Company announces cast and creative team for ‘Merry Wives’
Felicia Curry, Oneika Phillips, and Lance Coadie Williams lead the cast as Jocelyn Bioh's adaptation reimagines Shakespeare's farce in modern Harlem.
Studio Theatre artistic director David Muse to step down in 2027
Studio to begin search for Muse's successor in fall of 2025.
Shakespeare Theatre Company announces initial casting for 2025/26
Broadway’s Julie Benko, Oneika Phillips, and Jacob Dickey join local favorites and recent STC guest artists for the 40th anniversary season.
The Keegan Theatre announces 2025/26 season
The company's 29th season features 7 mainstage productions, including 2 world premieres and 2 DC premieres.
Deaf theater companies co-produce fresh staging of ‘A Strange Loop’
Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA) and Deaf Austin Theatre (DAT) present the Tony-winning musical at the Atlas July 23 to August 10.
New year-long DC International Theatre Festival to kick off in July
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre spearhead a year of international theater programming in the District.
District Fringe announces venues and partnerships for 2025 festival
Van Ness Main Street and The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to support the inaugural festival from July 11 to 27.
Studio Theatre will bring Edinburgh Fringe hit to DC
Award-winning one-person comedy 'Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen' will be the final show in Studio Theatre's 2025/26 season.
International circus artists of ‘Duel Reality’ to arrive in DC at...
Shakespeare Theatre Company presents a high-flying take on 'Romeo and Juliet' for the whole family.
GALA Hispanic Theatre announces 50th season
GALA's 'Golden Season' features DC and world premieres, celebrating purpose, commitment, resilience, and hope through performances for all ages.
True rom-com series ‘DC, I Love You: Ready or Not’ opens...
The new site-specific, immersive play takes you on a walking tour of the Folger Shakespeare Library as a real-life love story unfolds. By MOIRA GLEASON
STC’s annual ‘Will on the Hill’ benefit to feature Holly Twyford...
Long-beloved bipartisan event featuring members of Congress and Washington VIPs has raised millions for STC's educational and community programs over the past 20+ years.
Winners announced at fourth annual Brandon Victor Dixon Awards
The 2025 Best Actor and Best Actress winners will represent the DC region in New York City at the 16th annual Jimmy Awards June 23 at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.
Theatre Washington announces ‘Gay for #DCTheatre’
Vibrant festival of theater shows celebrates WorldPride and uplifts queer voices and stories.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces 46th season
Lineup features seniors fighting the apocalypse, a supernatural time-hopping history, a fertility musical comedy, the political power of drag, a clown who can solve all your problems, and more.
‘Diary of War’ to bring Ukrainian voices to DC stage
Acclaimed local actors to share firsthand accounts from Ukrainians living through Russia’s full-scale invasion in benefit reading for United Help Ukraine.
District Fringe announces artists for inaugural 2025 festival
July festival will feature 9 full-run productions and 7 one-night-only shows by local artists, from first-time playwrights to established producers.
Pride Plays 2025 announces Washington, DC, programming
Running June 3-6 at Woolly Mammoth, festival features updated definitive edition of Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart' along with five new works by LGBTQ+ playwrights.
GALA to close season with cabaret-style ‘Botiquín de Boleros Columbia Heights...
Gustavo Ott's world premiere adaptation of Rubén Leon's immersive musical takes audiences on a nostalgic journey through love, breakup, and self-love.



















