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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, …
Four 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 a "b…
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 addresses …
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 Company …
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…
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 …
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…
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.)…
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…
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…
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 …
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. …
A 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. Comm…
As 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…
Mamma 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 Ant…
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…
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 …
DC-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…
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…
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Spooky Action Theater's New Works in Action play-reading series has been shifted to a virtual meeting space on the company's YouTube channel. "We are excited to…
Though the sea of online content is deep at the moment, that's not stopping Adventure Theatre MTC. They are diving right in with a full lineup of API Heritage Month storytimes, interviews, a…
Shugoll Research, a national marketing research company in Bethesda, Maryland, is releasing a Phase III study of theatergoers and their intent to return to the theater when it reopens after …
Brave Spirits Theatre announces a virtual summer staged reading festival celebrating the history plays of the English early modern stage. A supplement to BST's two-year Shakespeare's Histori…
In a time when connection is more important than ever, Olney Theatre Center is revamping its Streaming Saturdays, a live online discussion series featuring the perspectives of a wide range o…
Amongst the chaos of COVID-19, another brand-new theater company has sprung up in the DC area. Pandemic Theatre, founded by local actor and theater maker Acacia Danielson, is turning to digi…
