Craig Wallace News

Jesse Eisenberg  and Dr. Anthony Fauci headlined a live dramatic reading of Sophocles' Oedipus the King at Georgetown's Gaston Hall on Tuesday, April 21, presented as part of Theater of War Productions' acclaimed Oedipus Project.

What did our critic think of CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA at Washington Stage Guild?

The Washington Stage Guild will bring its 40th Season to a close with a new, slimmed down adaptation of Caesar & Cleopatra, a rarely produced play by George Bernard Shaw.

Ford’s Theatre has unveiled its 2026–2027 season, featuring the Ford’s Theatre return of the Tony Award-winning Come From Away, directed by Kevin McAllister, and more.

The Washington Stage Guild will close its 2025-2026 season with a return to their most favored playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and his rarely produced Caesar & Cleopatra. Learn more here!

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the full cast and creative team of Othello, directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin and featuring Wendell Pierce in the titular role.

Ford's Theatre held its fourth annual Military Appreciation Night performance of A Christmas Carol. This special event is designed to honor and celebrate the holiday season with members of the military and their families.

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. See what the experts recommend! Check out our editorial team's top picks for the best shows to see in Washington, DC for the Holiday Season 2025.

Craig Wallace will once again take the stage as Ebenezer Scrooge in Ford's Theatre beloved holiday production of A Christmas Carol. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

This past week the DC theatre community lost one of its visionaries with the passing of Artistic Director/Director/Performer/Mentor Jerry B. Whiddon at age 77. For twenty years Jerry served as the Producing Artistic Director Of Round House Theatre. The company was born out of Street 70 which Jerry helped start in 1970.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has revealed the full cast and creative team of Merry Wives. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets to the production here.

Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced the Ford's Theatre 2025-2026 season, featuring the world premiere of Chess Jakobs's The American Five, from The Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions, directed by Aaron Posner; the beloved holiday musical of A Christmas Carol with Craig Wallace reprising the role of Ebenezer Scrooge; and in commemoration of our nation's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the musical 1776, directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new play We Are Gathered. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Devotees of Downton Abbey may be be surprised when Hugh Bonneville pops up as title character in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s first rate staging of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.

Get a first look at the acclaimed adaptation by Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya starring Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) in the title role. Uncle Vanya is a heartbreaking comedy about the eternal battle between futility and change.

Watch the trailer video for Berkeley Rep's production of Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA. Joining Bonneville (Vanya) is Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (Astrov).

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. See who is staring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Ford's Theatre held its third annual Military Appreciation Night performance of A Christmas Carol. This special event continues Ford's longtime efforts to share arts appreciation with veterans and active military members.

Ford's Theatre will present The Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look, designed to serve as an artistic incubator for stories about unsung heroes responsible for changing the course of civil rights and equality in American life. Learn more!

As the holiday season gets ready to kick into full force, Ford’s Theatre once again will be presenting their always excellent production of A Christmas Carol. This year’s production runs from November 21st to December 31st.