Bandstand, a heart-wrenching musical about a group of veterans returning home from World War II, with music by Richard Oberacker, and book and lyrics by Rob Taylor and Oberacker, is at The N…
There are some pieces of theater that elicit such raw emotion that describing the experience properly is next to impossible. Reston Community Players' production of The Diary of Anne Frank, …
Imagination Stage brings back its Helen Hayes nominated show, Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-Hop Creation Myth, written by Psalmayene 24. With the title character, Zomo, inspired by a Nigerian folkt…
The concept of gratitude and sharing can be one of the hardest things for a child to learn. But in a world full of greed, these principles are vital to maintaining a semblance of peace and p…
In what is becoming a delightful Christmas tradition, Creative Cauldron reprises their holiday production of Madeline's Christmas. The lighthearted musical is based on the beloved books by L…
John Leguizamo is a famously Latino, American, Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, known for numerous roles that defy pigeonholing on the character-genre spectrum. Yet despite the vast ran…
Creative Cauldron's Learning Theater presents its own adaptation of the popular tale, The Jungle Book. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, the show centers around the man-cub, …
Improvisational theater is comprised of different aspects of live performance genres, like stand-up comedy or fully scripted plays. But what defines improv, is how the actors use comments fr…
Prince William Little Theatre has chosen some heavy material for their recent show. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Harry Kantrovich, focuses on the international military tribunals that …
Encore Stage & Studio has been working with local youth "to build lifelong appreciation for live theatre by involving young people in all aspects of theatre arts " onstage, backstage, in…
It's that time of year again, when there's a bit of Pumpkin Spice in everything and Halloween themes are taking over. The Workhouse Arts Center is doing its part to add a bit of horror into …
Murder on the Nile is Agatha Christie's staging of her popular novel, Death on the Nile, published in 1937. Castaways Repertory Theatre has chosen this definitive whodunit for their Fall pro…
Area Woman is a group of four local DC artists who came together to premiere their "comedydramadance," Holon!, for the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival. This August at various venues throughout …
Encore Stage & Studio's "Theatre by Kids, for Kids!" is currently showing the Disney musical, Newsies. Based on the 1992 movie, and inspired by the real-life newsboy strike in 1899, the …
Since 2002, Upper Room Theatre Ministry has presented one musical every summer. This year, they bring the stage adaptation of the Disney classic, Mary Poppins, to Manassas. The story of the …
Based on the fantastical imaginings of Dr. Seuss, Seussical is a light-hearted musical packed with color, magic, and mischief. McLean Community Players is running their production of this fa…
Imagination Stage's The Ballad of Mu Lan is the funny and poignant tale of a Chinese woman warrior who defies tradition in order to protect her father and be the person she feels she was …
Pointless Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Forest Treás (pronounced 'Triage'). Written by Navid Azeez, the play is based around the 2002 Beltway Sniper attacks and the effec…
Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble (fte) was established in the Spring of 2011. They're a nonprofit organization, focusing on guilty pleasures and "celebrating the art of the uncomfortable thro…
In this age of devices, the continuing evolution of man's relationship with technology has been the subject of many studies and stories. Madeleine George's play, The (curious case of the) Wa…
The Full Monty, a musical about a group of unemployed, average Joes who decide to put on a one-night-only strip show to make big money fast, is currently playing at the Workhouse Arts Center…
TBD Immersive presents their new adventure, Under(world): The Lost & The Found, in Dupont Circle. The Dupont Underground has been transformed into a series of settings representing the i…
Vienna Theatre Company has just opened David Lindsay-Abaire's hilarious play, Ripcord, for the last production of their current season. The show takes place in an assisted living facility, w…
Many plays try to capture the complexity of the human spirit and the Reston Community Players production of Donald Margulies', Time Stands Still, does just that. The poignant tale examines a…
Encore Stage & Studio was founded in 1967 and produces "theatre by kids, for kids." Their current show is Robin Hood, the classic tale of the brave archer who steals from the rich to giv…