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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

NextStop Theatre to reopen fully with fall season in person by News Desk

Three-show lineup includes a comedy, a musical, and a classic action adventure favorite.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:00AM
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

New troupe to gender-bend ‘Twelfth Night’ at the DC War Memorial by News Desk

A new adaptation with pop music, performed by Her Majesty & Sons al fresco.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:52AM

Everyman Theatre’s all-live 2021/22 season kicks off in August by News Desk

Six-play lineup includes family hits, award-winning Broadway plays, updated American classics, and world premieres.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:12AM
Monday, July 19, 2021

Theater Alliance to premiere Psalmayene 24’s hip-hop musical ‘The Blackest Battle’ by News Desk

A love story that calls attention to Black-on-Black gun violence, the film is half music video, half graphic-novel-come-to-life.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:26AM
Sunday, July 18, 2021

Have supper outside with a side of Shakespeare at City of Fairfax Theatre by News Desk

Student actors will perform a whirlwind of excerpts from the Bard bookended with monologues, sonnets, or scenes performed by adults.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00PM
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Signature Theatre picks Matthew Gardiner as AD, sets 2021/22 season by News Desk

Coming soon to Shirlington: ‘RENT,’ ‘She Loves Me,’ ‘The Color Purple,’ two world premieres, a DC premiere—plus ‘KPOP' musical at the Anthem.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:07PM

Perisphere Theater to stage R. Eric Thomas’s comic ‘Time Is On Our Side’ by News Desk

DC-area premiere of award-winning play about queering history.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:48PM
Monday, July 12, 2021

Imagination Stage brings free kids show to Olney Outdoors by News Desk

Enchanting dance theater piece 'Paper Dreams' to play weekend mornings.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:35PM

Storytellers Theater Arts to offer ‘Hamlet’ live and outdoors by News Desk

Storytellers Theater Arts Professional Acting Company presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare performed outdoors live and outdoors July 22 to 31, 2021. Directed by Terry Sweet Bouma, the prod…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:00PM
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Dominique Morisseau’s riveting ‘Detroit ’67’ to stream from Signature by News Desk

A Black family’s simmering disagreements explode as their city erupts in riots.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:51AM
Saturday, July 10, 2021

Hear voices of Generation COVID in ‘Waiting Room’ from Arena by News Desk

New film highlights stories of more than 100 student artists during the pandemic.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:35PM

Rorschach Theatre’s ‘Distance Frequencies’ to finish live on lawn by News Desk

An original work of site-specific magic realism with a sound track of DC punk and go-go culminating a season-long immersive experience.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:05PM
Friday, July 9, 2021

 Keegan Theatre Announces 25th Anniversary Season by News Desk

The Keegan Theatre recently announced the details of their 25th anniversary season, which will include old favorites, regional and world premieres, new play development, and a summer reperto…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:46PM
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Round House Theatre to reopen with six-play round-the-world season by News Desk

Shows include the U.S. premiere of a hit West End dramedy, a festival with two world premieres, and the D.C. premiere of new play by Jocelyn Bioh.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:06PM
Monday, July 5, 2021

National Theatre announces inaugural Brandon Victor Dixon awards for excellence in high school musical theater by News Desk

The newest regional partner of 'The Jimmy Awards' (the National High School Musical Theatre Awards).

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:53PM
Saturday, July 3, 2021

Magical ‘Almost Holy Picture’ to top off season at Everyman Theatre by News Desk

Heather McDonald’s Pulizter Prize–nominated play will be the final show in the company's ambitious and nontraditional 2020–2021 season.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM

Applications open for American Rescue Plan Grants for local arts orgs by News Desk

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities shares news that applications are now open for federal grants that local arts organizations can qualify for.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:52AM
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Theater J announces new season, life-affirming and in person by News Desk

Six shows, including two standout solo performances, a rarely performed classic Jewish play, and a special holiday musical.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:02PM

Adventure Theatre’s first in-person show to be two fairy tales, outdoors by News Desk

Maryland’s premiere musical theater academy and family theater to open 'Fairy Tales in the Sun' July 11.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:11PM
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

New solo satire ‘Clowntime’ debuts at Dance Loft on 14th St. by News Desk

Playwright and performer John Feffer imagines an alternate universe where comedy is not only king but dictator.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:40PM

Colonial Players to address dressing in ‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ by News Desk

Funny, wistful, and heart-to-heart stories about the nostalgic power of women’s clothing.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:58AM
Monday, June 28, 2021

In-person performance to resume at Ford’s Theatre in October by News Desk

Season to feature Civil Rights icons Marian Anderson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., world premiere musical 'Grace,' and return of 'A Christmas Carol.'

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PM
Saturday, June 26, 2021

Mosaic picks six culturally eclectic plays to light up Atlas stage again by News Desk

Company's 2021–2022 season to feature live solo shows, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and three world premieres — plus options to stream from home. 

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:57PM

IN Series sets season of live theater centering DEI by News Desk

Marking its 40th year, the innovative company plans new collaborations and world premieres to play a dozen DC and Baltimore venues.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:32AM
Thursday, June 24, 2021

Synetic to produce next season both in person and on film by News Desk

The award-winning physical theater will welcome audiences back to its Crystal City venue while delivering Synetic-curated content to home TVs.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:27PM
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Woolly Mammoth, Spit Dat, and THEARC join for ‘Homegrown’ live July 7–11 by News Desk

What is home to you?' Local legends of DC’s spoken word scene answer the question together with emerging Ward 7 and 8 spoken word artists.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:44PM

Faction of Fools embraces collaboration with new season of ‘Foolish Fridays’ by News Desk

In the summer of 2020, Faction of Fools Theatre Company bravely forged into the world of virtual Commedia dell’Arte with the first season of Foolish Fridays, a series of dynamic, short, fu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41PM
Monday, June 21, 2021

New comedy about the afterlife from new company born during COVID by News Desk

Laurence Klavan’s hilarious 'What Comes Next' premieres as audio play from 21st Century Players.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:15PM
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Timely new play from Studio Theatre to confront U.S. immigration crisis by News Desk

George Brandt's 'Tender Age' looks back to Trump-era policies to ask how much has truly changed.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:14PM

Foursome to sing ‘Songs for a New World’ from Monumental by News Desk

Jason Robert Brown’s powerhouse song cycle comes to a screen near you.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:56PM
Thursday, June 17, 2021

‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ hops next to NextStop by News Desk

A different actor reads the script cold for the first time each performance. There's no director, no set, and it's 100 percent unrehearsed.

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:17PM

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