Currently in its final weeks at Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Oresteia is Michel Khan's swan song after over thirty years as the Artistic Director before Simon Godwin takes over next seas…
This is not actor Ian Merrill Peakes' first time playing Macbeth on the Folger stage. Ten years ago, he and Kate Eastwood Norris played Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth, and now return to their roles un…
In 2008, Folger Theatre's Macbeth, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of the magician duo: Penn and Teller), starred Ian Merrill Peaks and Kate Eastwood Norris in the titular roles. Ten ye…
Bedlam Theatre Company of New York City once again returns to DC, bringing their acclaimed, stripped-down production of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan at Folger Theatre. Audiences migh…
Based in Galway, Irish theatre company Druid is known for its epic productions of large-scale works such as DruidSynge, all six John Millington Synge plays performed in a single day, DruidMu…
Sovereignty by Mary Kathryn Nagle at Arena Stage brings the rarely-heard Native American voice to the DC stage. Tribal sovereignty is defined as "the concept of the inherent authority of ind…
A play with music, Nina Simone: Four Women meditates on songstress Nina Simone's transition from a singer to an activist, eventually writing songs that would underscore the Civil Rights Move…
How many times have you tried to make plans with a friend to see a show, only to have it all get lost in phone tag, conflicting schedules, and awkwardness over who will be stuck with the bil…
For the past 12 years, DC's Capital Fringe Festival provides performance space and resources to small theatre companies, solo and performance artists, dance troupes, musicians, and more. Â�…
By nature of being a Fringe festival, DC's Capital Fringe often sees provocative or pioneering work that pushes the envelope. This year, one unsuspecting play in particular has struck a …
In The Klunch's newest comedy, written by Artistic Director Ian Allen, Lisa Hodsoll plays former First Lady Laura Bush as she recounts the incident, as the title suggests, when she killed a …
The first national tour of the Tony-Award winning, Broadway hit Fun Home is on stage at the National Theatre through May 13. Adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, the musical…
Playing now at Studio Theatre, Aaron Posner's latest adaptation, No Sisters, about the lesser characters of Chekhov's Three Sisters, is a true companion piece to its renowned counterpart …
“It's a really hard play to put into words. I think it's an exploration and a dive into what we call home, where we come from, and how we connect with what that means both in a lar…
Woolly Mammoth's dark comedy Baby Screams Miracle by Clare Barron blurs the lines between the bizarre and the normal, exploring family, religion, and how we cope with hard times. Sarah Sc…
Tom Stoppard's newest play The Hard Problem refers to philosopher David Chalmer's "hard problem" of how to explain consciousness. Science can explain how our brains perceive sensations l…
Mosaic Theatre's current production, Charm by Phillip Dawkins, is inspired by the true story of Chicago trans icon Miss Gloria Allen, who teaches etiquette classes to youth at the Center on …
In an adventurous production, Signature Theatre brings the musical Titanic to life in its Max theatre with a robust orchestra, new orchestrations, and exciting staging. Sarah Scafidi sat dow…
“…it's kind of terrifying how relevant it is all of a sudden. And I'm hoping … that people are going to hear this play this time around in a way that maybe they have no…
In recent years, turning on the TV or radio, or even just logging in to Facebook, can often feel like a feat of the will. The barrage of stories of unspeakable violence, pain and anguish…
Eric Tucker is the Artistic Director of Bedlam, a theatre company in New York City "committed to the immediacy of the relationship between the actor and the audience," creating works that "r…
Just announced:  Come From Away has secured Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre where it will open for previews February 18, 2017. Come From Away, a new musical at Ford's Theatr…
Fantastical and macabre, Through the 4th Wall 's A Dream Within a Dream: Madness at the Torpedo Factory Arts Center in Alexandria is a celebration of the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe. Bi…
Hoping to put you "into a 'klunch' (an internet-y little word to describe the state of mind of someone who's become totally engrossed in something like Facebook, Netflix, or Pokémon Go)," T…
So, why doesn’t Shakespeare excite anyone anymore? And, what would it take for Shakespeare to garner the same level of hype as Star Wars or Harry Potter? These are the central ques…