2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (223+ words) In "Making the Scene: Theater on 14th Street in the 1980s," SCENA Theatre co-founder Amy Schmidt takes us back to a seminal era in Washington theater. BOOK REVIEWMaking the Scene: Theater on 14th Street in the 1980s by Amy Schmidt Washington, DC: SCENA Press, 2026 By…...

10+ hour, 2+ min ago  (15+ words) The Wiz" on tour at the National Theatre is a joyful treat'DC Theater Arts...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago  (338+ words) The story revealed in a cantankerous city council meeting is fiercely funny and totally horrifying. In Big Cherry, a fictional mid-American town that was once Sioux Indian territory, the weekly town council meeting begins routinely enough. Members nosh around the…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1681+ words) Bold lineup of world premieres, musical celebrations, and American classics continues to position Baltimore as a home for what's next in American theater. Baltimore Center Stage (BCS) proudly announces its 2026/27 season, a bold lineup of world premieres, musical celebrations, and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (123+ words) It's hysterical and powerful. Gerrad Alex Taylor has crafted a world that feels cartoony, surreal, and human all at once." "Before Jim Crow jumped, there was a man." Now the progeny can't just be." "Gerrad Alex Taylor in I Know…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (311+ words) Staged in Dupont Underground through April 12, this is a touching play whose context is U. S. immigration policies but whose heart is pure dramatist's art. Co-authored by Victor Salinas and Sergio Guezzi and directed with exceeding sensitivity by Salinas, The Lady Bird…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (129+ words) And the winners of the 2025-26 Broadway Ensemble Awards are: Most Outstanding Male in an Ensemble: Jacob Keith Watson (Ragtime) Most Outstanding Female in an Ensemble: Anne Fraser Thomas (The Queen of Versailles) Most Outstanding Dance Group in an Ensemble: "One…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (340+ words) Spanning horror, historical drama, and Shakespearean comedy, season explores the fragility and strength of human nature. "At CSC, community is something we build each time we gather in the same room to hear a story. This season was shaped with…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (293+ words) A classroom conflict turns into a family drama and a powerful, intergenerational exploration of Black Deaf identity. A classroom presentation begins with a poem: a declaration of identity, lineage, and pride, only to be cut short by a teacher who…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (195+ words) Ferocious queer ghost story debuts April 17. "I wish this play were less relevant, but I'm so grateful we have it right now," said Co-Director Tracey Erbacher. "This play is truly everything. It's a ritual. It's a summoning. It's a scream....