Writers have a somewhat embarrassing tendency to glorify the act of writing. There are too many author protagonists to count. Liz Duffy Adams leans into this trend with a tasteful sense of irony in her 2009 play, OR. She picked an interesting subject for the task with Aphra Behn.
The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.
Adventure Theatre MTC will present Frosty the Snow Man from November 26, 2025, through January 11, 2026, directed by Danny Tippett. The family-friendly musical, based on the beloved holiday song, will feature Christian Montgomery as Frosty.
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) will open its 2025–2026 “Timeless Tales” season with a laugh-out-loud, world-premiere adventure for the whole family: Not Your Mother’s Goose! The show will run October 3- November 2, 2025.
Inappropriate crushes are best left to oneself, especially when it involves a married person — a lesson never learned by Owen (Ryan Sellers), the lead character in Greg Kalleres’ comedy “Apropos of Nothing” making its DC premiere at the Keegan Theatre.
If you have a kid in elementary school, the wildly popular Dory Fantasmagory book series is likely on your radar. What you may not be aware of is there is a stage show based on the books. Recently, my son and I caught Dory Fantasmagory making its East Coast premiere. It was silly, funny, and, maybe most importantly, my five-year-old sat through the entire show and never once asked to even so much as go to the bathroom. Win!
The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and team of the summer comedy APROPOS OF NOTHING, by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Greg Kalleres, making its DC Premiere July 12-August 10, 2025.
The 41st Helen Hayes Awards took place on May 19, 2025, at The Anthem, honoring excellence in Washington D.C. theatre. Signature Theatre led with six wins. Awards were presented in 41 categories from 165 eligible 2024 productions.
Imagination Stage, the metro DC region's largest professional theatre for young audiences and leader in positive youth development through the arts, concludes its 2024-2025 season with Dory Fantasmagory.
Adventure Theatre's production of the E.B. White classic is full of heart, humor, and hard lessons. E.B. White's Charlotte's Web has remained a staple of children's literature since its publication in the '50s, illuminating themes of grief, friendship, and altruism. It has been adapted countless times for film, television, and, of course, the stage, an iteration of which is now playing at Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo.
Adventure Theatre MTC will present Charlotte's Web, directed by Clancey Yovanovich. Based on the classic book by E.B. White, this tale of friendship, kindness, and ultimately the cycle of life is recommended for ages 4 and up.
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.
Even after serving jail time, they get something of a life sentence with ankle bracelets monitoring every move, large swaths of the city cut off from them because of proximity to elementary schools, forced to live with no WiFi among people they probably wouldn’t have chosen and forever carry the scorn of passerby.
It figures that a Riot Grrrls version of “The Tragedie of Macbeth” at Taffety Punk would focus on the witches - or three wyrd sisters, as they’re called here
Fresh from their Helen Hayes Awards win for Outstanding Production (La Salpêtrière) the Taffety Punks bring back the Riot Grrrls to show us how Shakespeare is done. See photos from The Tragedie of Macbeth.
Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls will perform THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH, featuring an all-female cast. The production explores themes of ambition and power in Shakespeare's classic play. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
What did our critic think of SING DOWN THE MOON: APPALACHIAN WONDER TALES at Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy?
What did our critic think of WEBSTER'S BITCH at The Keegan Theatre?
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