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Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Folger Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - Mar 19, 2026

The new vision of As You Like It at Folger Theatre feels both timeless and unmistakably local – a Shakespearean comedy that rings true not just in the marble halls of Washington, but in the city’s living, breathing neighborhoods.

Photos: AS YOU LIKE IT Begins Previews at Folger Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2026

Folger Theatre has shared its first production photos of As You Like It, which began previews at the Folger Shakespeare Library on March 10. Check out the photos here!

Folger Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team For William Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT
by Gillian Blum - Feb 14, 2026

Folger Theatre announced the cast and creative team of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, on stage at the Folger's Elizabethan-style Theatre on Capitol Hill from March 10 through April 12, 2026.

Video: August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON at Everyman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Sep 18, 2025

Get a first look at Everyman Theatre's production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. Directed by Everyman Theatre's Associate Artistic Director and Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez.  

August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON Comes to the Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025

Everyman Theatre will kick off its 2025/2026 season with a powerful production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. Learn more here!

Review: JAMES IJAMES FAT HAM at American Stage
by Drew Eberhard - Jun 9, 2025

Fat Ham is a dramatic play, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. James IJames play received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for 5 Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Previews: FAT HAM at American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 12, 2025

James Ijames’ 'Fat Ham' has already garnered critical acclaim, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and it's easy to see why. The play’s innovative approach breathes new life into Shakespeare’s tale, intertwining themes of identity, queerness, and familial pressure with a unique blend of comedy and drama. With such a balance of humor and pathos, audiences can expect to be both entertained and deeply moved.

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Everyman Theatre
by Tina Collins - Feb 14, 2025

Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama PRIMARY TRUST is a poetic meditation on resilience in the face of trauma and isolation. The pain at the center of the story is delivered quietly wrapped in a cozy package of charming characters living in the quaint town of Cranberry, New York  with the motto 'Welcome Friend, You're Right on Time!' Directed by Reginald L. Douglas, this moving production captures the heart of Booth’s play drawing the audience into its warm and wise embrace.

PRIMARY TRUST To Begin Performances At Everyman Theatre In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

Everyman Theatre will present Primary Trust, a compelling new play that delves into themes of personal identity and human relationships. This production is onstage from February 2 to March 2.

Review: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Superb JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Sep 23, 2024

The joint effort of Baltimore's theaters to present the entire Pittsburgh Cycle is a cause for celebration, and this production, the second in the cycle, is superb.

Video: First Look At A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Everyman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - May 29, 2024

Get a first look at Everyman Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a dynamic ensemble cast of 12 seasoned actors who are no strangers to Shakespeare. Check out the all-new video!

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes to the Everyman Theatre in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2024

This spring, Everyman Theatre will present William Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a dynamic ensemble cast of 12 seasoned actors who are no strangers to Shakespeare.

Video: Myxolydia Tyler Talks CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by Joshua Wright - Feb 12, 2024

Was as Myxolydia Tyler gives us the scoop on her character 'Lily Ann Green' in CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre in this all-new video.

Video: Deidre Staples Talks CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 7, 2024

In this video, learn more about the 'fun, imaginative' 'Ernestine Crump' played by Deidre Staples in CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre.

Video: Deidre Staples & Mahkai Dominique on CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jan 25, 2024

Watch Deidre Staples and Mahkai talk about Everyman Theatre's production of the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs.

Everyman Theatre Sets The Stage For A Captivating Production Of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024

Everyman Theatre has announced the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a heartwarming and thought-provoking production written by award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, onstage from January 28 - February 25. 

Review: Strange But Relatable JUMP at Everyman Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Jan 30, 2023

Families, sisterly conflicts, alienation from parents, suicidal tendencies, dissociation, nostalgia for childhood mingled with mature reevaluation of it: all these themes and tropes are universal. And audiences of all backgrounds should find this show about them quite relatable, not to mention intriguing.

Everyman Theatre Presents JUMP Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

 From an exciting new voice in American theatre comes this enlightening story about the bonds that unite us, and the journey of experiencing grief. Everyman Theatre presents Jump by Charly Evon Simpson and Directed by Summer L. Williams. 

Handsome Production, Tedious Script: THE LION IN WINTER at Everyman Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Oct 30, 2022

You not only have to have the talent to do the technical side of costume drama well, and have actors who can emote convincingly and then (in this case) reverse gears convincingly, and then reverse gears again as many times as the script calls for. You need a script that doesn’t make them do it so often it makes the audience stop following and stop caring. That is a bar this script doesn't clear.

Everyman Theatre Unveils Pay-What-You-Choose Performances
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022

In keeping with its Everyman for Everyone mission, Everyman Theatre announces the expansion of its Pay-What-You-Choose (PWYC) program.