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Composer Damien Geter and Librettist Jarrod Lee share the backstory of 'The Delta King’s Blues,' their world premiere opera about the life of Robert Johnson. By GREGORY FORD

PostClassical Ensemble’s multimedia concert about our fragile, watery planet will weave an environmental narrative through sound and image. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Facing their own mortality in their later years, two eminent authors attempt to move past the silence that has grown between them. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

In Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s explosive depiction of contemporary sexual politics, the laughs almost never stop. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Now at the World Stage Theater, the play opens a window on the friendship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and the fantasy worlds they created. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

Founded by five emerging DC artists, new nonprofit company unites classical inspiration with contemporary resistance.

János Szász directs a present-day adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s biting commentary on greed, political power, and self-interest. By D.R. LEWIS

Lizzie Borden proves an ideal subject for a 21st-century reckoning with girl power. By AMY KOTKIN

a.k. payne’s abolitionist play transforms two cousins' grief into an act of freedom. By VICTORIA SOSA

At the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, three eerie stories come to life (or is it to death?). By EM SKOW

Beloved DC holiday tradition, running for over 40 years, returns to the Ford's Theatre stage November 20.

Filled with heart and bravery, this world premiere flashes back to the wholesome, quirky loves of the ’90s and ’00s. By EM SKOW

There is plenty of spectacle in Washington National Opera’s production, and the performances are strong and compelling. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Simon Godwin directs with precision and restraint. Rich, natural performances showcase ensemble acting at its best. By SUSAN GALBRAITH 

Reggie D. White’s world premiere play is a jubilant, complicated love letter to the Black men who show up for one another, generation after generation. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

A former employee of the institution reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration. By NATHAN PUGH

Legacy gifts include a half-million-dollar endowment to Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts and a $250,000 gift to Theatre Alliance.

The award-winning director and producer of new work 'knows the DC scene well,' says Artistic Director David Muse.

The world premiere play captures the essence of gothic horror, but the company seems unsure about how to rein in the monster they’ve unleashed. By MELISSA STURGES

Season-long slate of community conversations, performances, and special events across DC's 8 wards leading up to and surrounding the world premiere of 'Young John Lewis.'