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
A cheeky ode to ‘Will on the Hill’ at Shakespeare Theatre...
In the spirit of Shakespeare, a blank verse review of the event. By JENNIFER GEORGIA (with profound apologies to the Bard)
In ‘Precarious’ at Mosaic, a mom stands up (and in) for...
The tension between a mother's environmentalist convictions and a daughter's everyday life choices reaches a hilarious pitch. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
IN Series premieres visceral and emotional ‘The Song of Śakuntalā’
The new opera, composed and directed by Timothy Nelson, is complex, cerebral, and honest. By ZOE WINSKY
‘Shear Madness’ is closing. Long live ‘Shear Madness.’
As the comedic whodunit closes after 39 years at the Kennedy Center, generations of artists reflect on how the show improved their lives. By NICOLE HERTVIK
Theatre Prometheus’ ‘The Roaring Girl’ gives gender lib a shout-out
Sophia Menconi and Sarah Marie Wilson’s wry direction has a heck of a good time breaking down the binary. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
Arena Stage announces first five productions of its 2026/27 season
Three additional productions taking place in spring and summer of 2027, to close out the 2026/27 season, will be announced this fall.
Jacob Ming-Trent on his ‘bold and raucous ride through the past’...
A real-talk interview with the author and star of ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life,' onstage June 9 to July 5. By MARC FJOR
In ‘A Fine Madness,’ Justin Weaks hosts a happening about hope...
Coursing through the unconventional participatory theater experience is a brilliantly original theme having to do with every body in the room. By JOHN STOLTENBERG
Wendell Pierce’s Othello at STC is a Moor to be reckoned...
He is not the obvious type in Simon Godwin’s bracing modern-dress staging for Shakespeare Theatre Company, but he’s intriguingly human. By TREY GRAHAM
We Happy Few’s ‘The Mannequin’ is fast, feminist, and fun
No one can satirize an egotistical man better than a woman. By SOPHIA HOWES
DC mayoral candidates respond to arts and culture survey
Theatre Washington conducted the survey as a public resource for voters, artists, arts workers, and cultural organizations.
A lusty, gutsy ‘Lysistrata’ kicks off new Glass Canon Theatre Company
Raunchy wit meets antiwar radicalism in this spectacularly entertaining debut production. By JOHN STOLTENBERG