(DC Metro Theater Arts is pleased to publish this remarkable first-person history on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth and Theater Alliance’s pr…
Review by Betsy Lizotte The Port City Playhouse production of The Boys Next Door is playful, yet provocative. This community theater, operating out of the Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Chur…
By Cassandra Miller The seven teenage girls in The Strand Theater Company's production " and regional premiere " of Count Down are the standout stars of the show. From the performances of th…
Dynamic showcases the best of Broadway and movie musical numbers choreographed by our own talented directors and special guest artists including Broadway and film actress and New York choreo…
At a presentation in Lansburgh Theatre Wednesday morning, Michael Kahn announced Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2018-2019 Season. With two world premieres from celebrated playwrights, a mu…
By Karen Lane Walking into the elegant, bright theater hall of The Woman's Club, the audience happily chatters away anticipating a fun-filled evening. Before them on the stage, a cozy Englis…
Review by Bob Ashby The Underpants, an intermittently amusing adaptation by Steve Martin of a 1911 script by German playwright Carl Sternheim, concluded its run at Rockville Little Theater o…
By Betsy Lizotte The Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of Noel Coward's world-class comedy Blithe Spirit was an old-fashioned roller coaster of fun: an essentially delightful thrill…
By Guest Author Cecilia Mencia Institutional racism, cultural trauma, gun right, police brutality: Playwright Tracy Conyer Lee tackles many social issues in her play Rabbit Summer. Directed …
This year's Women's Voices Theater Festival includes three plays adapted from works by great male writers"Shakespeare, Congreve, Ibsen"and one adapted from the work of a great woman writer:�…
Pinky Swear Productions is excited to announce the world premiere production of a new play by a local playwright that celebrates the beauty, diversity, and absurdity of life in the nation's …
As you’re spending January shivering against these sub-freezing wind-chills and bracing yourselves for the next bombogenesis, I strongly urge you to seek refuge in Falls Church with Te…
Having grown up on Dr. Seuss and having seen the 2008 Horton Hears a Who movie a dozen times, I feared Seussical Jr. (book by Leslie Aherns and Stephen Flaherty, based on the works of Dr. Se…
Now through February 4, Washington Improv Theater (WIT), the District's oldest and only nonprofit long-form improv theater, presents Wintry Mix, a four-week medley of improv shows at the DC …
The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is excited to be the first regional theater in the D.C. metropolitan area to present Mamma Mia, starring Betsy Padamo…
The Women's Voices Theater Festival kicks off this week, and DC Metro Theater Arts is excited to cover this important event. For the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, 26 plays penned by…
The new year brings the opening of the original play by Daniel Johnston, House., to Laurel Mill Playhouse in Laurel, Maryland. House. is directed by Susan Brall " a reviewer at DCMTA " and p…
Review submitted Anja Prien of Northwood High School Academy. C-R-E-P-E-S-C-U-L-E? Correct. Students from Putnam County have been preparing for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,…
Review submitted by Melanie Staszewski of Poolesville High School. In the world of “The Addams Family,” misery is wonderful, torture is enjoyed, and death and suffering are th…
Reviewed by Jason Williams Sinking Ship’s production of A Hunger Artist is a dark comedy that balances self-deprecation with self-awareness. Adapted from a short story of the same n…
Knott Foundation Grant Opens Doors for Theatergoers Baltimore Center Stage has announced the rollout of its newly expanded and updated Accessibility Programs, funded in part by a grant f…
A Treasure from the Past Damascus, Maryland is tucked away among more well-known towns in Montgomery, Howard, Carroll, and Frederick counties. It's easy to overlook, but you won't soo…
Five years on, Charm City Players Annie-versary production of Annie closes to a nearly sold out house. Reviewed by James Gilbert On Sunday, November 26, I was able to see the closing perform…
Allison Janney (The West Wing, and the Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation) is returning to Washington to lend her voice to support the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival as Hono…
While it's "Nutcracker" season for most dance companies across the region, Charm City Ballet presents something unique: its original full-length ballet, A Christmas Carol, to be performed…