KenYatta Rogers

Compagnia de’ Colombari's KING LEAR To Perform at Craiova International Shakespeare Festival
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 9, 2026

King Lear will be presented as part of the Craiova International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova, Romania. Following a successful world premiere at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas and a sold-out four-performance limited run in New York.

Review: THE SEA BEYOND THE OCEAN at The Kennedy Center
by Aidan O'Connor - Mar 1, 2026

How far would you go to keep your loved ones happy? To ensure the very thing that binds you when all else fails, has a satisfactory ending? In the Kennedy Center’s World Premiere Commission, The Sea Beyond the Ocean, 9-year-old Scooter (Ty’Ree Hope Davis) tests those limits to help his sick father in the only way he knows how. The Sea Beyond the Ocean sets off on an eyecatching magical journey with an equally captivating message for all ages.

Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 12, 2026

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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: 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.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to Present August Wilson's JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2024

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has revealed the next chapter in the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration. Learn more about Joe Turner's Come and Gone and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: IS GOD IS at Constellation Theatre Company
by Jackson Malmgren - Jun 21, 2024

What did our critic think of IS GOD IS at Constellation Theatre Company?

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Celebrates 10 Years in Baltimore and Announces Its 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2024

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSC in Baltimore with their 2024-2025 season. Discover the exciting lineup of shows and join the festivities marking a decade of exceptional theater.

Helen Hayes Award-Winning Actress Erika Rose Will Be “Sugar” In Baltimore Center Stage's TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2023

Baltimore Center Stage has announced full details on the company's Spring 2023 production of Tiny Beautiful Things, based on the book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for stage by My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos. The production is directed by BCS' incoming Interim Artistic Director Ken-Matt Martin and begins performances on March 9, 2023.

Review: THE TEMPEST at Round House Theatre // Folger Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Dec 1, 2022

It’s clear that a tremendous amount of talent, effort, and care has gone into this telling of The Tempest, and those affiliated certainly deserve high praise. Do yourself a favor and go see this production.

Photos: First Look At OUR TOWN At Baltimore Center Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2022

Re-discover the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Our Town as you’ve never seen it before, drawing inspiration from our town, Baltimore. See photos from the production!

Baltimore Center Stage to Present OUR TOWN in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the complete cast and creative team for Our Town. Written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Stevie Walker-Webb (The Folks at Home), Our Town begins performances on Thursday September 15 for a limited run through Sunday October 9.

Ford's Theatre Cancels All Performances of THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2022

 Due to the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in the D.C. region, all performances of The Mountaintop are canceled, January 21 through February 13, 2022. Directed by Nicole A. Watson, the production was to feature KenYatta Rogers as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shannon Dorsey as Camae.

Casting for Ford's Theatre's THE MOUNTAINTOP Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2021

Ford’s Theatre Society announced full casting and the design team for The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. Directed by Nicole A. Watson, the production features KenYatta Rogers (Ford’s Fences, Death of a Salesman) as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shannon Dorsey (Ford’s A Christmas Carol 2018) as Camae.

Ford's Theatre 2021-2022 In-Person Season & On-Sale Dates Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2021

Ford’s Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault announced performance and on-sale dates for its season of in-person productions that explore Civil Rights icons including Marian Anderson and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the anticipated premiere of D.C. composer Nolan Williams, Jr.,’s musical Grace and the joyful holiday return of A Christmas Carol.

1st Stage Announces Brand New Virtual Masters' Class Series Beginning On May 15
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 20, 2021

1st Stage has announced its brand-new series called the Masters' Class, beginning May 15 and spanning an inspiring array of new topics in theatre and performance.

Ford's Theatre Announces Changes to 2020-2021 Theatre Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020

Forda??s Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced updates to the Forda??s Theatre 2020-2021 season, following a revaluation amid the national reckoning for racial justice and the impacts of COVID-19 on live performances.

BWW Video: Watch Arena Stage's World-Premiere Film May 22, 2020
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 13, 2020

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's docudrama, May 22, 2020 is now live.  The film received its world premiere on June 12 through Arena's Supper Club, captures a day in the life of actual Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia residents, ages 18-89, from a beekeeper, a climate change activist to a D.C. police detective. Their rich stories, transformed into monologues by 10 area playwrights, are a stunning look at their lives in the age of COVID-19.

Arena Stage's First World Premiere Film Opens the Spring/Summer Season, LOOKING FORWARD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2020

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's docudrama, May 22, 2020 will be available online on Saturday, June 13.