"How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past?" So wonders the desperate Joad family in Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," as they burn their belongings befor…
Beneath differing customs and languages, are people basically the same? Playwright Yussef El Guindi makes a strong case with his unique and endearing romantic comedy Pilgrims Musa & Sher…
Is it possible for everyone to be right at the same time? How do we hold society together when people can't agree on basic facts? Mosaic Theater Company's whip-smart Eureka Day takes a darkl…
"Take me for what I am. Who I was meant to be." So sings Maureen in one of RENT's most famous ballads. Those famous lyrics are also perfect advice for people headed to the National Theatre f…
Five men, three chairs, and 75 minutes of improv set in the world of the Bard. That's the simple premise of The Improvised Shakespeare Company. But the payoff is so much more. At the Kennedy…
It is possible for a good solo show to deliver some of the greatest magic in theater. In Solas Nua's innovative production of The Smuggler, actor and artistic director Rex Daugherty captivat…
Playwright Allyson Currin's poignant new work Sooner/Later captures the messy reality of relationships and family in a funny and brutally honest way. From the crushing awkwardness of a first…
Actress, playwright, and advocate Liza Jessie Peterson is a force of nature fighting to expose the wrongs of America's sprawling prison system, one performance at a time. Her rousing one-wom…
How do we honor our past without closing doors to the future? What do we owe our parents and grandparents, when weighed against the prospects of our children and their children? These wr…
The Emperor of Atlantis feels simultaneously "too soon" and "right on time". The creative minds of In Series have devised an inventive, timely, though somewhat uneven double bill that takes …
Memory can be a warm blanket, a cruel knife, and a revolutionary act all at once. Gala Hispanic Theatre's must-see En el Tiempo de Las Mariposas (In the Time of Butterflies)Â unfurls a gri…
What better way to ring in the New Year than with a little magic? The Illusionists unites five unique magicians in a spectacle that, while cheesy at times, still has the power to truly dazzl…
Karen ZacarÃas' laugh-a-minute comedy Native Gardens has arrived at exactly the right time, delivering a dearly-needed burst of satire and levity to Washington, DC audiences. Director Bla…
Adapting Shakespeare to a modern context is always a dicey proposition " witness the NY Public Theater's ongoing "Julius Trump" firestorm. But Welders playwright and Washington Post humor co…
What would have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassination had failed " but the danger wasn't over? Lancer and Lace pulls on this historical thread and weaves an interesting yet …
You probably know Orson Welles for Citizen Kane and War of the Worlds, but did you know he was also an accomplished magician? In Orson the Magnificent, consummate showman Lars Klores take…
The true story of Aphra Behn is the epitome of "stranger than fiction." In Round House Theatre's rollicking production of Or, director Aaron Posner, Holly Twyford, and company gleefully r…
Think of your favorite pop-up book as a kid: the bright colors, the interactive story, the giddy surprise of action leaping off the page. This feeling of childlike wonder drives Constellatio…
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Two people locked in a pivotal contest of ideas and ideologies, steeped in international espionage, with the fate of millions hanging in the balance. If you …
Playwright Conor McPherson has a signature knack for framing the big questions inside quiet, unassuming lives. In Quotidian Theatre Company's moving production of McPherson's The Night Alive…
As we approach Halloween, Convergence Theatre sets out to prove to audiences that the most shocking horror can derive not from our imaginations, but from our own cruel history. The game c…
Family " just because you love them, doesn't mean you have to like them. Theater J's alternately side-splitting and emotional production of The Last Schwartz follows the dysfunctional Schwar…
Seven years ago, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey explored the devastating cost of mental illness in their Tony-winning Broadway debut of Next to Normal.  Now Keegan Theatre is bringing the g…
The Kennedy Center's crowd-pleasing yet inconsistent production of Kinky Boots could also be called "A Tale of Two Musicals". Show-stopping soul and R&B numbers led by the transcendent J…
The transgender community's newfound visibility and public support, after years of living in the shadows, has not come easily. Georgette Kelly's moving Ballast follows the journeys of…