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DC-Area Theatres Offer Free and Discounted Tickets to Federal Workers Affected by Layoffs and Furloughs
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2025

Theatres across the Washington, DC-area are offering free and discounted tickets to federal workers affected by layoffs and furloughs. In uncertain times, theatre can be a powerful communal experience – a place to seek a deep understanding or to simply be entertained. 

Bonnie Milligan, Beanie Feldstein and More Nominated for 2025 Helen Hayes Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025

Explore the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees, including standout performances by Bonnie Milligan and Beanie Feldstein. The awards will be presented on Monday, May 19 at an event at The Anthem. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year.

Recipient of the 2025 Victor Shargai Leadership Award Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

The recipient of the 2025 Victor Shargai Leadership Award is Gregg Henry, leader of many artist and new work development programs at The Kennedy Center. Learn more here!

Theatre Washington Will Launch Theatre Week 2024 Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2024

Theatre Washington has announced Theatre Week 2024, a celebration of the DC-area’s vibrant, diverse, and first-rate theatre scene from September 26 to October 13.

GALA Hispanic Theatre Presents NOCHE DE ESTRELLAS 2024
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2024

GALA Hispanic Theatre will host its annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event honoring two extraordinary leaders at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Theatre Washington Will Host 2024 Helen Hayes Awards Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2024

The 40th Helen Hayes Awards will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024 at The Anthem, on the District Wharf, with a celebratory party to follow.

SPAMALOT, SWEPT AWAY And More Nominated for 2024 Helen Hayes Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2024

Tonight, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center for Theatre Washington's announcement of nominees for the 40th Helen Hayes Awards.

Recipient of the 2024 Victor Shargai Leadership Award Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2024

The recipient of the 2024 Victor Shargai Leadership Award has been announced as Rebecca Medrano, collaborative leader, co-founder, and executive director of GALA Hispanic Theatre, the National Center for Latino Performing Arts.

Industry Pro Newsletter: The Second City Announces New York Opening, Prominent NYC Theater Leaders are Departing Their Roles
by Alex Freeman - Sep 25, 2023

The Writers Strike is (likely) coming to an end - with a tentative agreement, Hollywood has taken a major step toward getting back to work. In New York, major changes to the leadership landscape are pending as both Carole Rothman and André Bishop announced that they will be departing posts at Second Stage and Lincoln Center Theater, respectively.

Theatre Washington Launches Theatre Week This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

Theatre Washington announced the return of Theatre Week, a three-week-long celebration of the launch of the 2023-2024 theatre season in the Washington, DC region. Learn more about the Theatre Week events here!

Theatre Washington Will Move Headquarters
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2023

Theatre Washington has announced that they are relocating their headquarters and office space to Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company at 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC.

Pierre Jean Gonzalez Will Receive The Award For Artistic Excellence And Inspiration From GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2023

GALA Hispanic Theatre will host its annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event honoring three extraordinary leaders at St. Francis Hall on Monday, May 8th at 6:30 pm.

Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale, Ali Ewoldt And More Nominated for Helen Hayes Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2023

Nominations have been announced for the 37th Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 22. Nominees include productions from Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, GALA Hispanic Theatre and more.

The DC Arts Education Alliance Announces $750,000 in Funding Train Disconnected Youth to Work as Theater Technicians
by Grace Cutler - Jul 2, 2022

The DC Arts Education Alliance (comprised of The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts and 16 arts partners) announced the formation of the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement, a year-long education and apprenticeship program in technical theater to launch in January 2023, in which participants will be paid to learn and work.

Recipients Announced For The Inaugural Victor Shargai Leadership Award
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2022

The Board of Directors and Advancement Committee of Theatre Washington, in partnership with Craig Pascal, retired community banking executive and husband of Victor Shargai, are thrilled to announce the recipients of the inaugural Victor Shargai Leadership Award: Edgar Dobie, collaborative leader and Executive Producer at Arena Stage, and Paige Hernandez, acclaimed multidisciplinary artist.

Survey Shows Washington, DC Regional Theatregoers Are Not Yet Ready To Remove Their Masks
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2022

Theatre Washington, the service organization for Washington, DC-area theatres, and Limelight Insights by Shugoll, a national marketing research company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, conducted an online survey about whether regional theatre-goers want the current mask and vaccination requirements in theatres to end on April 30, 2022 or subsequent months.

BWW News: Survey Shows Washington, DC Regional Theatre-goers Are Not Yet Ready to Remove Their Masks
by BWW Staff - Mar 29, 2022

Theatre Washington, the service organization for Washington, DC-area theatres, and Limelight Insights by Shugoll, a national marketing research company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, conducted an online survey about whether regional theatre-goers want the current mask and vaccination requirements in theatres to end on April 30, 2022. The study is based on 2,128 responses from DC area theatre-goers from March 14-March 17. Despite indoor mask and vaccination mandates terminating in many local jurisdictions, significantly more audience members respond negatively than positively about ending these requirements in theatres. Based on the survey results and in consultation with partner theatres, Theatre Washington has extended the Unified Mask and Vaccination Policy to April 30, 2022, and will be reviewing it further through the launch of the new season in August/September.

Nominations for the Inaugural Victor Shargai Leadership Award Are Now Open
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2022

Theatre Washington has announced that nominations are open for a new award in honor of beloved DC-area theatre champion Victor Shargai. For more than 50 years, Shargai was an avid supporter of the Washington, DC region's theatre community and its artists.

Theatre Washington Announces Unified Extension of Covid-19 Safety Requirements at Area Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022

Theatre Washington, in coordination with their partner theatres, announces an extension and updates to the previously implemented policies requiring vaccination and mask-wearing at theatre venues across the Washington, DC region.

Ford's Theatre Audiences Raise $22k for Theatre Washington's Taking Care Fund
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2022

Ford’s Theatre Society announced that audiences and the company of A Christmas Carol raised $22,109.83 for Theatre Washington’s Taking Care Fund during performances of this season’s A Christmas Carol.