Thursday, August 20, 2020
Sheldon Epps will join the Ford’s Theatre leadership team as Senior Artistic Advisor. He steps into the new role as the theater reevaluates its 2020–2021 season amid the national reckoni…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:41PMMonday, August 17, 2020
American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, has announced that their Summer 2020 SafeStart Season will be available for online viewing in partnership with Marquee TV. Dubbed “BlkFrs…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:15PMAnnounced today, the Black Artist Coalition (BAC) has formed in response to the increasing awareness of both macro- and microaggressions that have more often than not tainted Black artists�…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:00PMFriday, August 7, 2020
DMV rapper “Litty Official” releases their mixtape He Could Never on Spotify, Soundcloud, and iTunes. Jade Jones, the artist behind Litty, has crafted a standout lo-fi trap mixtape for t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:07PMSaturday, August 1, 2020
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces its 2020–2021 season featuring the return of a postponed production, new partnerships, a digital season, an evolution of Woolly’s subscription pl…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:44PMFriday, July 31, 2020
Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, announces Black Trans Women at the Center: An Evening of Short Plays, a celebration of Black trans talent and experience coproduced by Lady Dane…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PMTuesday, July 21, 2020
In a swift pivot, Arena Stage has recently announced an upcoming season that reflects their commitment to compelling, dynamic work packed with drama, humor, music, and first-class storytell…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:11PMSaturday, July 18, 2020
Shugoll Research, a national marketing research company in Bethesda, Maryland, has released findings from a Wave 2 online survey it conducted with 743 DC-area theatergoers about three pressi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:06PMTuesday, July 14, 2020
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has recently revealed a plan for several ongoing and long-term social impact initiatives – and the urgency and importance of this work ha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:43PMMosaic Theater Company has canceled its plans to open Alexandra Petri’s Inherit the Wind in August and announced suspension of its on-stage season through 2020. At the same time, Mosaic an…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:32PMThursday, July 9, 2020
Something new and engaging is coming our way. A singular opportunity for area theatergoers who want to learn more about how theater is made: 1st Stage in Tysons is offering a Virtual Classro…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AMWednesday, July 1, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, its effects on the arts have been devastating. Many organizations have turned to creative ways to raise funds in an effort to offset losses from …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:05AMFriday, June 26, 2020
With the fall season and following seasons still only tentatively planned, arts organizations are taking the time to focus on a reopening strategy that makes the most sense for their staff, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:27PMFour pieces developed by Rorschach Theatre artists will be showcased in online readings this weekend, June 27 and 28, 2020, as “Magic in Rough Spaces.” Three works are brand new; one is …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMThursday, June 25, 2020
Brave Soul Collective (BSC) launches their virtual performance season Sunday, June 28, 2020, at 7 pm EST with Question Marks—an online event of raw, thought-provoking theater that addresse…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:41PMThursday, June 18, 2020
As the nation grapples with profound racial unrest—in addition to a global health crisis that is disproportionately affecting Black and Indigenous people—DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:18PMTuesday, June 16, 2020
As the current public safety situation with COVID-19 continues to be unpredictable, DMV-area theaters and other venues are being forced to make decisions regarding their upcoming fall season…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:26PMThursday, June 11, 2020
Studio Theatre, in collaboration with Studio Artist-in-Residence Psalmayene 24, is launching Psalm’s Salons at Studio, a three-part digital dance party and conversation series. The virt…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:51PMWednesday, June 10, 2020
Now in its 61st year, the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, announces the festival will be presented for the first time all-digital. From…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:14AMTuesday, June 2, 2020
Beyond mourning and outrage, these DC Metro performing arts institutions have gone on the record with commitments to make a difference and be accountable. (Last updated June 2, 2020, 9 a.m.)…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59AMSaturday, May 30, 2020
Synetic Theater, a leader in physical performance in Arlington, will present a digital adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, a collection of novellas written in Italy in respo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:22AMThursday, May 28, 2020
ARTSFAIRFAX today announced $100,000 in available funding through the newly created Emergency Relief and Recovery Grant Program. Funding will provide critical support to Fairfax County and t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMFriday, May 22, 2020
Building on over 40 years of producing powerful contemporary theater, Studio Theatre is embarking on the largest round of commissioning in its history. They are awarding grants to ten arti…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:29AMThursday, May 21, 2020
When COVID-19 overwhelmed the world in early 2020 and affected the future of in-person, live gatherings, LA TI DO Productions (LTD) came to a standstill like many organizations of its kind. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:49PMA new arts program—Emergent Seed—is offering $500 microgrants and the opportunity for emerging writers and composers in the DC Metro area to have their work broadcast in virtual events. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:53PMAs the end dates for social-distancing recommendations keep being pushed further toward the end of the year, many DC, Maryland, and Virginia arts organizations are committing to an effort to…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:57PMMamma Mia! at The Anthem DC will not run June 25 – July 5, 2020 as previously scheduled. Signature Theatre has worked with our sponsors Amazon and Max Productions and our partners at The A…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51PMWednesday, May 20, 2020
Young Artists of America at Strathmore (YAA) is thrilled to announce Virtual Summer Performing Arts Intensives, an online version of their award-winning summer musical theater program. While…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:12PMTuesday, May 19, 2020
Twice a month, Terry Teachout of the Wall Street Journal, Elisabeth Vincentelli, contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker; and Peter Marks of The Washington Post get together…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:10PMDC-based Solas Nua, a theater company dedicated to contemporary Irish arts, is celebrating their 15th anniversary season this year. They will kick it off with a completely new experience for…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57AMFriday, May 15, 2020
At a time when theater companies around the country must push back production schedules, their missions are amplified to plan future productions that will uplift, transform, and heal. At Fac…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:29AM 
