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Critically acclaimed play by MacArthur 'Genius' Samuel D. Hunter opens November 13.

Fueled by rage, retribution, and a blistering all-female rock score, 'Lizzie' opens October 31.

Five DC theaters - Studio Theater, Arena Stage, Theater Alliance, Theater J, and Solas Nua - to present staged readings of new work in January 2026 'New Pages, New Stages' festival.

Life and the afterlife in an Irish seaside cottage take center stage in this U.S. premiere featuring two charming actors as brothers. By JEFFREY WALKER

This world premiere staging of Alessandro Stradella’s 1675 oratorio is a colossal achievement of imagination and skill. By GREGORY FORD

The production tells three Edgar Allan Poe tales after dark in a perennial company classic.

World-premiere musical kicks off VFP's 25th Voices From A Changing Middle East Festival.

Directed by János Szász, this award-winning adaptation of Ibsen’s acclaimed work, and recent Broadway sensation, examines the personal cost of speaking up.

Lloyd Suh’s incisive drama reminds us of what it means to start all over again, and how important love and friendship are to the painful process. By AMY KOTKIN

Swiss playwright Reto Finger explores themes of life and death and the fragile boundary between them. By HANNAH ESTIFANOS

This new adaptation becomes a story about a woman who, in a male-dominated society, has more than one motivation for hesitating to declare her love. By SOPHIA HOWES

The heart of the story is the strength and resilience of female friendships. By ZOE WINSKY

The searing production magnifies collective struggles and unearths individual conflict within two parallel tragedies, creating a wholly new story for our times. By EM SKOW

The script’s climactic catharses evoke the heightened emotional crests of the great 20th-century dramas of Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller. By JOHN GEOFFRION

This sharp satire draws connections to the stark realities of migrant detention centers in the U.S. By LUCILLE RIEKE

Chess Jakobs’ outstanding script and a phenomenal production pay tribute to a righteous movement for love and justice and rouse the spirit like a rally. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Staged in a chapel in a cemetery, Bob Bartlett’s new play is a magnificent meditation on life and death and women and men. By JOHN STOLTENBERG

Subtitled ‘(How to flip ten cents into a dollar),’ this stellar new play powerfully captures how ghosts of the past shape the present and won’t stay buried. By AILEEN JOHNSON

Hal Holbrook’s play, performed by Richard Thomas, shows its enduring relevance to America through the voice of one of our most beloved writers. By EM SKOW

This Broadway-bound ‘revisal’ keeps every ounce of the original’s zeal and is packed with powerhouse performances. By LUCILLE RIEKE