Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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 se…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMFriday, September 7, 2018
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 …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:24AMThursday, September 6, 2018
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 …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AMTuesday, May 29, 2018
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMFriday, April 27, 2018
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:32AMWednesday, January 10, 2018
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 i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AMThursday, October 26, 2017
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 Mo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:06PMFriday, September 22, 2017
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMMonday, July 24, 2017
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. �…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AMWednesday, July 19, 2017
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 …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:42PMThursday, May 4, 2017
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 …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PMWednesday, April 19, 2017
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 is base…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:06PMTuesday, March 28, 2017
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AMTuesday, March 21, 2017
“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 l…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:24PMFriday, February 3, 2017
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AMThursday, January 26, 2017
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 sensat…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:33AMMonday, January 16, 2017
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 o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:42AMWednesday, December 14, 2016
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PMTuesday, November 22, 2016
“…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 …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:12PMMonday, September 26, 2016
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 i…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:09AMWednesday, September 21, 2016
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 tha…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:45PMThursday, September 15, 2016
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 Theatre,…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:31PMFriday, September 9, 2016
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. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:27AMThursday, August 11, 2016
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…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:15PMMonday, August 8, 2016
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 questi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:50PMThursday, August 4, 2016
The concept of The Welders playwrights’ collective is seemingly simple, “Three years. Five plays. Pass it on.” But the effort and dedication that went into its formation is anything …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:16PMFriday, July 22, 2016
In , she took me back so tenderly, banished? productions has created a 360 degree feast for the senses exploring loss, grief, and the fleeting nature of shared experience. Produced at the ne…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:40PMFriday, July 15, 2016
Deb Margolin is a woman of many, incredible talents: playwright, professor, mother, and solo performer. She was founding member of the feminist Split Britches theatre company and has writt…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:19PMMonday, July 11, 2016
Hello | Brother is the stuff Fringe dreams are made of. An evening of two bold and experimental short plays, writer/director solomon HaileSelassie takes a risk and succeeds with flyi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:11PM A recipe for one ambitious musical: throw in Hitchcock’s Rope and the sci-fi film Blade Runner, add in some funky rock tunes by world-groove-jazz trio Djesben, and top if off with video …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:09PMIn an age where relationships begin with a swipe to the right – based on select photos and carefully written profiles – how do you really know you’ve gotten to know the real pe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:40AM 
