Tag: Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Ten of 2025’s top shows that got real about the tough...
Our staff honors productions in the DMV that achieved artistic distinction while also engaging deeply with urgent social and political issues of our time. By NICOLE HERTVIK
Four DC theaters to participate in National Day of Theater Readings...
Arena Stage, Mosaic Theater Company, Theater Alliance, and Woolly Mammoth to join in readings of plays by Native American writers that address the crisis of violence facing Indigenous people in the Americas.
Got a problem? No problem! ‘ho ho ho ha ha ha...
Newly reimagined for the holiday season, this unscripted and unpredictable must-see delivers precisely what’s needed right now. By EM SKOW
New year-long DC International Theatre Festival to kick off in July
Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre spearhead a year of international theater programming in the District.
My interrupted life with movement and ‘An Asian American Dance Journey’
An AAPI writer/performer/kind-of-dancer shares the inspiration she found in the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company concert at Woolly Mammoth. By DANIELLA IGNACIO
Witty satire ‘It’s a Motherf**cking Pleasure’ at Woolly pokes fun at...
Humor is the guiding force of this production, compelling the audience to stay riveted and rollicking the whole time. By HALEY HUCHLER
A shooting victim’s papi turns to art and action in ‘GUAC’...
Manuel Oliver's one-man show is a must-see for its searing, ripped-from-the-headlines story and its inspiring activist intentions. By LISA TRAIGER
Screamingly funny ‘Dance Like There’s Black People Watching’ at Woolly
Just in time, The Second City returns to DC with an elite class of comic improvisers who are loud, unrepentant, and shockingly alive. By GREGORY FORD
Mortality attends a high school reunion in ‘Comeuppance’ at Woolly Mammoth
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ brilliant script, breathtakingly performed, can be thought of as an essay on sympathy and compassion. By GREGORY FORD
‘Rose: You Are Who You Eat’ at Woolly is relentlessly entertaining
A daring, extravagant, and deeply comforting concoction conceived, written, and performed by John Jarboe (she/her). By GREGORY FORD
John Jarboe on her gender journey in ‘Rose: You Are Who...
'Theater should be genderful,' she says. 'Theater should be exposing you to the galaxy that is gender.' By JOHN STOLTENBERG
DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Creative Components (Professional)
These designers, directors, and playwrights made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
DCTA 2023 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Professional Productions
These professional productions made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
Why ‘Public Obscenities’ is not too long: A Q&A with Shayok...
The playwright and director opens up about the deliberate patience built into his three-hour 'theater verité' play at Woolly Mammoth. By GREGORY FORD
Inspired by the Bard, ‘Our Verse in Time to Come’ honors...
The Folger Shakespeare Library project toured libraries and Woolly Mammoth commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
DCTA 2022 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Creative Components (Professional)
These designers, directors, and playwrights made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
Fearless and funny ‘There’s Always the Hudson’ premieres at Woolly
Paola Lázaro’s scintillating script about two sexual abuse survivors is astonishingly entertaining and deeply moving.
DCMTA 2021 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Performances in Professional Theater Productions
These performances made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
DCMTA 2021 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Design Elements in Professional Theater Productions
These professional design elements made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!
















