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The absurdity of political scandals, gender identity and self-expectations are fully explored in Keegan Theatre's superbly acted An American Daughter.

Keegan Theatre continues its spring season with the opening of Wendy Wasserstein's AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER tonight, May 7, 2016.

Keegan Theatre continues its spring season with the opening of Wendy Wasserstein's AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER on May 7, 2016.

Tonight, before a gathering of theatre artists and patrons, theatreWashington announced the nominees for the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards, drawn from 202 eligible productions presented in the 2015 calendar year. Scroll down for the full list of nominees!

Leto is the mother goddess of Lucia. She protects the people of Lucia by confronting the many monsters summoned by Hera, Queen of the Gods. Charlie, a comic book artist for XX Comics, doesn't have to fight off monsters, but she struggles to find balance between being a mother to her daughter, Diana, meeting the demands of her boss, Meredith, and finding time to work on a new issue of her comic about the mythical Leto.

The Hub Theatre ends Season 7 with the world premier production of company member Kristen LePine's play, LETO LEGEND, directed by Artistic Director, Helen Pafumi. Charlie (Valerie Fenton) is a full time mom, writer, and superhero. How does she do it all? And more importantly, is there a way for her to stop? The mythical and modern collide in the comedy about today's superwoman. Fenton is joined by Lolita Marie, Katie Nigsch, Katie Jeffries, Audrey Bertaux and Carolyn Kashner.

John Patrick Shanley's thought-provoking drama DOUBT, A PARABLE certainly has earned its share of accolades since it premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2004. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Shanley's screenplay for the film adaptation was also nominated for an Academy Award. The single act play has been brought back in a meticulously detailed production by 1st Stage in Tysons. The playwright's work is reason enough to head to the intimate space 1st Stage calls its home near Tysons Galleria. Shanley's tense, four-person rumination on scandal, gender roles, Catholic church politics, and the power of doubt to bind us or tear us apart is worth a look any time it finds its way to a stage. I just wish the 1st Stage production had more of a spark to ignite the passionate debate and ambiguous mystery Shanley has written.

Under the taut and subtle direction of Shirley Serotsky and graced with a tremendously talented class, Theater J's The Hampton Years is nothing short of a triumph. Local playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton has given us a vital part of our history back-the humble but compelling beginnings of two towering figures in African-American art, John Biggers and Samella Lewis, who studied under Austrian refugee Viktor Lowenfeld at Virginia's Hampton Institute.