Monday, November 2, 2020
Roaring is a peek at the tumultuous 1920’s as seen through the eyes of a plucky go-getter, Mabel Daniels (Kara Burri). In this fun-filled digital original by Best Medicine Rep’s John M…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:32PMTuesday, October 27, 2020
Dear Mapel, written and performed by Psalmayene 24, is a theatrical exploration of his relationship with his deceased father currently in workshop development at Mosaic Theater. Structured a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:18PMThursday, September 17, 2020
John Morogiello yearns, lives and breathes theater. Stories I May Not Tell is a sneak peek in the mind of a playwright so stuffed with story ideas that characters and scenes cascade out …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:48AMMonday, March 9, 2020
Can incremental racism make you sick and even a little crazy? Rasheeda Speaking is a fascinating exploration into the premise that no matter how well-intentioned we try to be, the toxic el…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:06PMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Ladies—dig out your hat boxes, Crowns is back in town! The production at Creative Cauldron is captivating and beautifully relays the meaning, messages, stories and significance of church…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMWednesday, February 5, 2020
Venetian writers Carlo Goldoni and Carlo Gozzi have a battle royale throwdown in this giddy world premiere, Comedy of Venice. Esteemed writer Gozzi (Turandot) rules the roost in Venice as …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:03PMMonday, December 16, 2019
The Magical Piñata at Keegan Theatre is a fun-filled romp that fits the holiday season with lessons for all to treasure and enjoy. Karen Zacarías presents an incredibly rich story with t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:48PMWednesday, December 11, 2019
Gifted actor and storyteller Paul Morella has once again donned the coattails and top hat of Charles Dickens to usher us into the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center. The lob…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMTuesday, December 10, 2019
In this ambitious collection of Irish folktales, four siblings, neglected and mistreated after their mother’s death, are cursed and forced to live in exile for 900 years as swans. Told as …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:54AMThursday, December 5, 2019
Just when you thought you couldn’t take another holiday show, up pops The Crater Sisters’ Christmas Special at Best Medicine Rep. Bouncing along with creativity and zest, this Christma…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06AMTuesday, November 26, 2019
How does one process unspeakable pain in losing a loved one to violence? Sanguine expressions of “thoughts and prayers” have no place in The Powers That Be, a hard rocking contemplatio…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:06PMMonday, November 25, 2019
With steam wafting from the factories painted across the backdrop of Washington Stage Guild’s production of Hard Times, it doesn’t take long before issues about industry and social progr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:36AMTuesday, October 1, 2019
Ruminations about love and passion abound in George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. Written and first performed in a past century (1898), questions of what makes a successful marriage feel right…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:12PMSunday, July 14, 2019
If this were the 1850’s, chances are you would know the name of Lola Montez. Mary Murphy is captivating in her portrayal of this alluring, crowd pleasing, coquettish, and controversial wom…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24AMMonday, July 8, 2019
Antonio’s Song is a masterful collaboration between two distinguished artists—some may remember Dael Orlandersmith’s emotionally charged Yellowman that tore through Washington D.C. som…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:24PMFriday, July 5, 2019
HUSTLE The Musical, one of the more than 100 shows in this year’s 10th anniversary DC Black Theatre & Arts Festival, is a sparkling example of the festivals mission to produce new work…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:03AMMonday, June 10, 2019
Forest Treás is a fictionalized cozy Mayberry-type Maryland town described by its residents as the “safest place” to live. This original story loosely inspired by conditions surroundi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:18PMTuesday, May 28, 2019
When a stage manager places a single incandescent light bulb on a stand, front and center on a stage, it has a practical reason. The “ghost light” provides safety in the dark for living …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMWednesday, May 15, 2019
As we’ve see from their incredible collaborations over the years, the dynamic writing team Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith can musicalize any story. Here they help us discover radio …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMThe wait is over – the anticipated U.S. premiere of Fame, The Musical en Espanol is finally here and it is outstanding! In the opening scenes, students hold unopened letters in their hands…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMWednesday, April 17, 2019
Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of a Native Son, Psalmayene 24’s creatively imagined encounter of two great American writers, Richard Wright and James Baldwin in a Parisian café in 1953, t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:43AMWednesday, April 10, 2019
We hear the sound of children in the front room through baby monitors, while we watch their parents carry on with all kinds of shenanigans in John Morogiello’s comedy Play Date. Kira Burri…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AMThursday, March 21, 2019
Topdog/Underdog from WSC Avant Bard is an emotionally charged wonder that leaves no stone unturned or scab safely covered. The trailblazing story by Suzan-Lori Parks rips off the social ba…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:54AMMonday, March 11, 2019
The magic and artistry of Pablo Picasso shine through in this fun-filled family show at GALA. Playwright director Cornelia Cody brings his talent to life through stories, music, dance and …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:17AMTuesday, March 5, 2019
At the top of Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root, teens burst onto the stage in a blast of energy and music, reciting lines filled with wild rhythms and formations coming every which …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:30PMThursday, February 21, 2019
Dickens’s Davy Copperfield is the musical retelling of the classic tale that covers and crystalizes the first ten years in the hardscrabbe life of young “Davy”. When Charles Dickens wr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AMTuesday, February 19, 2019
Filled with down home moaning blues sprinkled with glittering magical realism, Thunder Knocking on the Door is packing the house at Creative Cauldron. In a small southern Alabama town, a m…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PMWednesday, February 6, 2019
Farce is not as easy to pull off as it looks. Add mounds of glorious text inspired by the freedom spouting French philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet, a.k.a Voltaire, and you’ve got quite …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:54PMMonday, January 21, 2019
The Pointless Theatre collaborators are skilled adaptors of familiar stories. Using a unique visual approach to theater and storytelling, the company finds the pulse points, the underlying h…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AMMonday, December 17, 2018
I wasn’t planning to catch this – the Morgan Freeman/Jessica Tandy movie was enough, so I passed on all the other enticing offerings. Yes, the play is beautifully written and quaint, and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:12AMMonday, December 10, 2018
There’s something magical about Madeline – the child who can handle every obstacle, can rectify any situation, and is adored by legions. Creative Cauldron brings one of the belov…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:24PM 
