Women's Voices Theater Festival

Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Ironbound’ at Round House Theatre

There are grand political themes and exceptionally intimate granular-level personal matters splendidly illustrated in the Round House Theatre’s stunningly dark, world-premiere production of Martyna...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Caps for Sale The Musical’ at...

When I was in eighth grade, I wrote a ten-minute play based on Esphyr Siobodkina’s beloved picture book Caps for Sale. It was selected...

‘UPRISING’ Plays September 17-October 25th at MetroStage as Part of The...

Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin is pleased to announce that MetroStage will open the 2015-16 season with the Rolling World Premiere of UPRISING by...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ at...

Women Laughing Alone With Salad is a completely mesmerizing, multi-media show. Like a gourmet salad bar, this one has all the good stuff, plus a...

Spine: An Interview with Playwright Jennie Berman Eng on ‘Whenever You’re...

The Women's Voices Theater Festival, more than fifty world premiere plays written by women -- now that's a happening! I am as excited by the...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival Launch Party: The Astonishment Begins

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival Launch Party was more than a celebration. It was a defining moment for DC theater. The National Museum of...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘The Oregon Trail’ at Flying V...

Hitch up your wagon, take one last visit to Matt’s General Store, and say hello to your teenage years once again. Flying V is...

Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Night Falls on the Blue Planet’ at...

Kathleen Akerley’s Night Falls on the Blue Planet is a rapturously funny and brainy comedy about a woman named Renee who is losing her...

Women’s Voices Theater Festival: Pat Connelly’s ‘Princess Margaret’ Opens September 19,...

What happens when a religious institution like the Catholic Church puts the reputation and status of its priests and nuns ahead of the needs...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: Jennie Berman Eng’s ‘Whenever You’re Near...

Did the one who got away really get away? Does the right match come down to timing, or compatibility, or courage to take a...

Quotidian Theatre Company Presents Audrey Cefaly’s ‘Maytag Virgin’ October 2-November 1st...

Quotidian Theatre Company Presents Audrey Cefaly’s New Southern Drama Maytag Virgin as Part of D.C.’s Women’s Voices Theater Festival Quotidian Theatre Company kicks off its...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Witches Vanish’ at Venus Theatre Company

Underlying Witches Vanish, the new play by Venus Theatre  Company (and third entry in the DC area-wide Women’s Voices Theater Festival), is a cold...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘What Do Women Want? Playwrights Edition’

The opening of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival is a good time to reflect on the state of gender parity in the American theatre,...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘#DeathParty’: ‘How We Died of Disease-Related...

The eagerly anticipated Women’s Voices Theatre Festival kicked off with the opening of Longacre Lea’s production of two world-premiere one-acts, which the company collectively...