Megan Behm

FRANKENSTEIN, THE CRUCIBLE, and More Set for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company 2026–2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2026

The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring a lineup of classic works spanning gothic horror, American drama, and Shakespearean comedy, alongside returning holiday and outdoor programming.

Review: Jane Austen's PERSUASION at Chesapeake Shakespeare
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Oct 6, 2025

There is a great deal to like about the dramatization of Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion, just opened at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. There’s Kristina Lambdin’s stunning military dress uniforms and high-waisted Regency dresses.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Opens 2025-26 Season with Jane Austen's PERSUASION
by Michael Major - Aug 25, 2025

The heart of Persuasion lies in Anne Elliot (Marissa Chaffee), who finds herself unexpectedly reunited with Captain Wentworth (Joe Carlson) almost a decade after being persuaded to abandon their engagement.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre to Present JANE ANGER by Talene Monahon
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2025

Maryland Ensemble Theatre will present Jane Anger by Talene Monahon. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Round House Theatre's Pre-Professional Ensembles Present TEEN TAKEOVER WEEKEND
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2025

Round House Theatre's Teen Takeover Weekend will return from February 28 to March 2, 2025, showcasing performances by students participating in Round House's teen performance ensembles.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2025

Maryland Ensemble Theatre will present The Beauty Queen of Leenane, an intimate and pitch-black comedy by Martin McDonagh, best known for The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and recent film The Banshees of Inisherin.

HEAD OVER HEELS Comes to Maryland Ensemble Theatre in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024

 Head Over Heels will bring MET’s 26th mainstage season to a close this spring. This production combines the timeless comedy of Sir Philip Sidney's 'The Arcadia' with the pop hits of The Go-Go's.

THE SQUIRRELS Comes to Maryland Ensemble Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2024

Maryland Ensemble Theatre has announced their upcoming production of The Squirrels by Robert Askins.  The Squirrels opens on Friday, March 29 and runs through Sunday, April 28

Photos: First Look At Pulitzer Prize-Winning NEXT TO NORMAL At Round House Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2024

See first look photos! The highly-anticipated groundbreaking, Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal (book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and music by Tom Kitt), opens tonight, January 29, 2024, at Round House Theatre, co-produced with Barrington Stage Company.

Review: KILL THE RIPPER at Capitol Hill Arts Worskshop
by Peter Rouleau - Oct 29, 2023

An intriguing venture into oft-visited territory.

We Happy Few Presents KILL THE RIPPER This Halloween!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2023

We Happy Few presents Kill the Ripper, a feminist Victorian revenge fantasy directed by Megan Behm. Running from Oct 25 - Nov 18 at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Review: 46 PLAYS FOR AMERICA'S FIRST LADIES At NextStop Theatre Company
by Jake Bridges - Jan 30, 2023

What did our critic think of 46 PLAYS FOR AMERICA'S FIRST LADIES AT NEXTSTOP THEATRE COMPANY at NextStop Theatre Company?

NextStop Theatre Company Announces 2022/2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2022

NextStop Theatre Company has announced their tenth professional season of theater in Northern Virginia. The company's first full season since the start of the pandemic will feature a wide assortment of titles ranging from beloved classics to bold new area premieres.

BWW Review: ADA AND THE ENGINE at Avant Bard Theatre
by Megan Gray - Mar 11, 2022

The compelling story of Ada Lovelace is back at Avant Bard Theater after being postponed due to the pandemic for nearly two years. Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson runs approximately two hours and is set in the midst of the British Industrial Revolution surrounding Ada (Dina Soltan), a young scientist/mathematician, and Charles Babbage (Matthew Pauli), her intellectual soul mate. Both Ada and Charles play a fundamental role in the creation of an “Analytical Engine”, the first resemblance of what a computer would be. While it was Charles who invented this powerful, calculating machine, it was Ada who gave it life and a soul by programming it.

Interview: Theatre Life with William T. Newman Jr.
by Elliot Lanes - Dec 7, 2021

William T. Newman Jr. is currently living his theatre life portraying the esteemed African-American playwright August Wilson in How I Learned What I Learned at WSC Avant Bard. The production marks the company’s return to LIVE performances and runs through December 19th at Gunston Arts Center in Theatre Two.

BWW Review: HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED at Avant Bard Theatre
by Roger Catlin - Dec 5, 2021

August Wilson was always a font of stories. In addition to the 10 plays of his lauded Pittsburgh Cycle, there were books, essays and poems largely about the African-American experience.

Avant Bard Theatre Announces Next Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2021

Avant Bard Theatre today announced its next season, which marks a grateful return to live theatre after more than a year of remote performances and programming. This season also marks the first under Avant Bard’s five producing partners: artistic leaders Megan Behm, DeMone Seraphin, Alyssa Sanders, Dina Soltan, and Sara Barker.

NextStop Theatre Company Announces Fall 2021 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2021

Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann announces the full reopening of NextStop Theatre Company with the first shows of their eighth season of professional theatre in Northern Virginia. The Fall 2021 Season at NextStop will bring the excitement of live, full-scale performances back to Herndon.

BST Opens HENRY THE FIFTH, The Final Production In Their King's Shadow Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2020

The final chapter of The King's Shadow is about to begin. Henry the Fifth, opening March 14, 2020, completes the first season in Brave Spirits Theatre's two-year project to stage Shakespeare's eight history plays about the Wars of the Roses. During a tumultuous period of less than a hundred years, England experienced civil war and political upheaval as the throne switched hands nine times. Shakespeare dramatized these events over the course of his career in eight remarkable plays: Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth Part 1, Henry the Fourth Part 2, Henry the Fifth, Henry the Sixth Part 1, Henry the Sixth Part 2, Henry the Sixth Part 3, and Richard the Third. Brave Spirits Theatre is making history by becoming the first professional American theatre company to mount full productions of Shakespeare's two tetralogies and perform them in repertory.

Full Cast Has Been Announced For Avant Bard Theatre's Spring Repertory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2020

Avant Bard Theatre has announced the full cast for the launch of their 30th Anniversary Mainstage Season, the Avant Bard Spring Repertory. The Rep features Avant Bard's long-awaited return to Tennessee Williams with Suddenly Last Summer, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Christopher Henley.