319 stories from theatrewashington.org
Each week, theatreWashington provides you with a thematic list of things to do for the upcoming weekend. This week's Roundup features six shows that will explore the magic and myste…
Appearing in Freedom’s Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War at Ford’s Theatre through May 20, Tracy Lynn Olivera is a familiar face to Washington area theatregoers. Her&n…
On That Note! is a monthly feature that explores the making of musical theatre. This month we look at Once On This Island, a Caribbean-inspired musical that opened on Broadway in 1990, and t…
Class Act is an occasional series highlighting theatre education programs in the Washington area. For a complete listing of all that’s available, visit theatreWashington's Edu…
Each week, theatreWashington provides you with a thematic list of things to do for the upcoming weekend. This week's Roundup features seven shows that put the spotlight on the multi…
“I have a wacky curiosity with suicide cults and group suicide,” playwright Bob Bartlett admits. Bartlett’s play happiness (and other reasons to die), is the third to come …
Joy Zinoman, Founding Artistic Director of Studio Theatre, certainly needs no introduction. Her decades of work speak for themselves. As Director of Curriculum and Teacher Training at the th…
In announcing the retirement of President and CEO Linda Levy, Kurt Crowl, Chair of theatreWashington’s Board of Directors, shared this open letter with Washington area theatergoers and…
The Helen Hayes Awards - to be presented tonight at the historic Lincoln Theatre – offer an opportunity for emerging theatre companies in the Washington area to be celebrate…
The theatre community lost a friend and colleague on March 13, 2015 with the passing of actor and storyteller Kevin Boggs. Guest writer Alexander Strain shares his memories of times shared o…
When actor Kevin McAllister takes on the role of a fugitive slave who survives to become a Union soldier, he feels the burden of history. “It’s a nightly challenge,” he say…
At this year's Helen Hayes Awards – to be celebrated April 6 – the National New Play Network (NNPN) will receive the Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in t…
The stories we experience in childhood frame how we see the world. Theatre, movies, and books become invaluable sources for understanding what’s around us. For playwright, dramaturg an…
The Island by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona was first performed at Metro Stage in 1991 and returns in celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary. Depicting the psycho…
After a 30th Anniversary marked by an awards presentation that doubled as a cocktail party and schmooze fest, this year’s Helen Hayes Awards – on April 6 – will look and fe…
If Flying V doesn’t sound like the name of a conventional theatre company, it’s because it’s not supposed to. Founded in 2011 with a mission to align the experience of thea…
On That Note! focuses on the individual artists who come together in the process of creating a work of musical theatre. This week, actor Lawrence Munsey uncovers the power of a long term act…
The incomparable E. Faye Butler has graced Washington stages so many times that we tend to claim her as our own. Arena Stage productions include Smokey Joe's Café, Pullm…
Theater J has made a huge commitment over the past few years to local playwrights, with its Locally Grown new play initiative embracing writers in all stages of their process. Playwright Ren…
In her native Chile, Natalia Miranda entered college with dreams of being a geneticist. Happily, a theatre elective taken during her freshman year sparked a new passion. She has since appear…
As the dust settles following the DC Jewish Community Center's controversial dismissal of Ari Roth – Theater J’s former Artistic Director – it seemed a good t…
NextStop Theatre has been around for 27 years, making it one of the longest-standing companies in the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) area that you’ve probably never heard of. That’s …
Playwright Suzan Zeder had already experienced significant success with her children’s play Wiley and the Hairy Man when Peter Holloway, Artistic Director at Louisville’s Stage O…
In Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy, Pharus Jonathan Young aspires to be the best singer in the history of Charles R. Drew Prep School. However, he finds himself swimming against tide…
Artists Rachel Hynes and Annalisa Dias are both in the process of creating unique pieces of theatre that prove the importance of artistic conversations and mentorship. The medium for develop…
