A mumps outbreak jolts a private school in powerful ‘Eureka Day’...

Jonathan Spector’s Tony-winning play resonates because we're hungry for a world where science is trusted again.  By AILEEN JOHNSON

‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ on tour at the National is...

Creating an effervescent world where magic and happy endings still exist, the show is amazing for the whole family.  By ZOE WINSKY 

A woman’s emotional life with three men recalled in exquisite ‘Jonah’ at...

A remarkable cast creates a heady mix of psychological tension and carefully choreographed intimacy. By AMY KOTKIN

ExPats Theatre’s riveting ‘Pressure!’ is a powerful punch in the stomach

The play is a harrowing examination of a society quick to vilify ‘the other’ and a justice system that delivers judgment without compassion. By EM SKOW

Exuberant ‘As You Like It’ at Folger Theatre is a joyous...

Shakespeare’s fabled Forest of Arden becomes a colorful urban world of laughter, music, art, self-discovery, and love. By DERYL DAVIS

Washington Stage Guild closes 40th season with ‘Caesar and Cleopatra,’ starring...

Cast and crew announced for WSG Artistic Director Bill Largess's adaptation of Shaw's rarely-produced historical play, running April 9-May 3.

Arena Stage announces star and creative team for ‘A Good Day...

Constance Zaytoun to star in Drama Desk Award-winner Lameece Issaq's one-woman show.

Keegan Theatre announces cast and creatives for ‘The Minutes’

DC premiere by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts runs April 4-May 3, 2026.

WNO opens 70th season with ‘Treemonisha’ at Lisner Auditorium 

After exiting the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera mounts Scott Joplin’s opera symbolizing the freedom necessary for creative expression. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Theatre Du Jour sees ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ as the...

The long-time alternative theater troupe delivers thought-provoking and eye-opening storytelling that meets the moment we’re in. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Arena Stage revives ‘Inherit the Wind’ for a new era of...

A lean, 10-actor staging sharpens the debate over free thought — but the scaled-down approach weakens the sense of community at the play's heart. By BOB ASHBY

GALA Hispanic Theatre announces 2026/27 season

Blending the classic and the contemporary, the theatrical and the political, GALA's 51st season speaks to "one of the most defining moments for the Spanish language in this country."

IN Series’ ‘Passion Plays’ reclaim an ancient art form for a...

The Passion may be one of Western theater’s oldest surviving forms — but in this festival of three premieres, it feels less like a relic and more like a reckoning. By GREGORY FORD

How the makers of ‘Midiculous’ chose their adventure at Keegan Theatre

The renowned DC writing duo Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown disclose ‘the Bugs Bunny formula’ in their new show for middle schoolers. By JULIA TUCKER

STC celebrates fifth year of Staged Reading and Dramaturgy Program with...

Guest writer LEEANÉT NOBLE reflects on her experience developing the program and directing this year’s reading.

Arena Stage welcomes Darren Johnston as associate artistic director

The seasoned theater producer will oversee commercial strategy and partnership within the artistic division.

St. Mark’s Players creatively modernizes iconic feminist ‘Emma’

The story’s themes of female empowerment through love, courage, and self-growth are eternal.  By ZOE WINSKY 

New AAPI-led Jaemi Theatre Company launches in DC

The company makes its debut with an original staged reading at the 2026 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival March 6.

IN Series and 4EYE Film Center join Theater Alliance as primary...

Unique partnership aims to be a model for sustainably growing and supporting the arts in DC.

The estates of Emilia and Desdemona duke it out in STC’s...

At issue in this year's dizzyingly droll joke fest at Shakespeare Theatre Company: Did Desdemona die a wrongful death?  By SOPHIA HOWES