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A Very Present Presence, written by Ann Timmons and directed by Catherine Tripp, is the latest streaming offering from the women's collective Pipeline Playwrights. Timmons states that this c…
I love what you stand for, but I hate the way you lie. to save our soul your secrets need to die. I still love you. God, I still love you. Look me in the eye. Tell me where you've been. " ly…
For the first time in more than a year, audiences lined up outside the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall to hear the National Symphony Orchestra perform last week. Musicians and their public wer…
As the dance world eases back to stages, Bowen McCauley Dance was among the first to dip a toe in to test the waters, dancing together on the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater stage before a …
Since originating the role of Michael Mell in Be More Chill, wowing fans in the regional, Off-Broadway, and Broadway productions of the show, and garnering millions of hits for his deeply fe…
Cellist Amanda Gookin joined the legions of artists whose lives were upended when the pandemic robbed them and their public of sharing music in the same space. But that all changes on Saturd…
Growing up in Baltimore, it was impossible to avoid the story of Edgar Allan Poe (1809"1849). He was conceivably our most famous resident. There was the mysterious stranger, known as the "Po…
For over 50 years, The Stonewall Inn has been a beacon of hope as one of the original safe spaces and community centers for the LGBTQA+ community. Inspired by the struggles and ideals of the…
Company | E put out a bold call for choreographers early this spring. In the era of COVID cancellations and livestream programming this announcement provided a bright spot, a hint that chang…
Because of the impromptu nature of pop-up events, NY PopsUp " an ongoing initiative to reactivate the performing arts and to revitalize audiences with surprise shows throughout the city and …
If the cold and rainy weather has put a damper on your outdoor Memorial Day weekend plans and you're looking for something memorable to do, you can enjoy the holiday inside with online shows…
Do you have those friends who are so crazy talented, smart, and wonderful that you wonder how in the world you are lucky enough to have crossed paths with them? That's Matt Conner and Stephe…
"A true believer is never comfortable in his faith," says Martin Luther in Luther's Trumpet. Director Rick Davis brings this rousing drama, written by historian James Reston Jr., to the Geor…
Rorschach Theatre's current production is not a show. Well, not yet. It's more of an adventure of the mind and, if you wish, the body. Since October 2020, patrons could receive seven chapter…
With the return of live in-person performances comes two experimental works from innovative artists and companies who've been dedicated to keeping theater alive during the pandemic. For this…
Nobody knows how the crisis that we are currently experiencing is going to turn out. The questions What are we to do? and How are we to go on? are at the center of Freewheelin' Insurgents, t…
Following the success of Sue Jin Song's one-woman show Children of Medea, Constellation Theatre Company presents Jason Robert Brown's beloved two-person musical The Last Five Years as the se…
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Artistic Director SIMON GODWIN announced the Company's 2021/22 Season in a virtual townhall meeting for season subscribers, donors, Board members, and STC staff…
There's nothing nice about The Niceties " it's angry, combative, and explosive, and far from the eponymous suggestion of politeness in social behavior and etiquette. Originally presented as …
One by one, our beloved live theaters are reopening, and the level of anticipation cannot possibly be higher. This summer, Staunton, Virginia's company at the American Shakespeare Center is …
America's leading Latino dance organization, Ballet Hispánico, founded by National Medal of Arts recipient Tina RamÃrez in 1970, will commemorate its 50th anniversary with a virtual ce…
There couldn't be a more perfect setting for Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan's In the Middle of the Fields than the grassy, clovered slope of P Street Beach, a sliver of Rock Creek Park a q…
Director Psalmayene 24 and actor-poet Justin Weaks join forces again in Flow, bridging the gap between Old Skool rappers and new age Flowetry performers to trace the tragic footsteps of seve…
As was previously announced, after the long pandemic shutdown, Feinstein's/54 Below will be reopening its doors to live audiences on Thursday, June 17, with a starry roster of top artists fr…
Transition as a noun means "the process or period of changing from one state to another." As a verb it means "to undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition." Both definiti…