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Theater Alliance will present WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG outdoors at The Wharf Waterfront Park in Washington, D.C. this summer. Conceived and adapted by Peter Glazer, with orchestrations and vocal arrangements by Jeff Waxman and direction by Tim Seib, the production will run August 6–29, 2026.
The third production of Adventure Theatre MTC’s 25/26 season Freckleface Strawberry The Musical keeps up the company’s winning streak with a show that features a stellar cast, a good message, superb direction, and more.
Theatre Washington has released a statment, commenting on the recent cuts to The Washington Post arts team. A total of 33 theatres have signed the statement.
Adventure Theatre MTC will present FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL, a vibrant adaptation of Julianne Moore's beloved book, from February 13 to March 29, 2026. The production aims to inspire audiences with its positive message about self-acceptance and the beauty of individuality.
The Native Performing Arts Network will lead a National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) on May 5, 2026.
It’s an odd thing to consider, especially in a week that began with Labor Day. But that’s an early surprise turn in Mary Glen Fredrick’s fiercely strange play “Fire Work” that is having part of its “rolling world premiere” at Theater Alliance.
Theater Alliance has announced its 2025–26 season, titled A POP-UP WITH PURPOSE, featuring a dynamic lineup of new plays that explore labor, justice, kinship, and liberation through bold theatrical storytelling.
Theater Alliance has announced its 2025–26 season lineup in its activated temporary space. This season will feature a slate of productions that reflect the complexity of our world and the resilience of our communities.
Shakespeare Theatre Company will present its Academy Summer Repertory on the stage of the Klein Theatre this summer. Learn more about the plays and see how to purchase tickets.
Featuring almost entirely new productions to the Adventure Theatre MTC stage, this season offers valuable insights into the human condition. Learn more about the lineup here!
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation revealed the recipient and four finalists for the 2025 Barbara Whitman Award. Learn more about the award here!
Theatres across the Washington, DC-area are offering free and discounted tickets to federal workers affected by layoffs and furloughs. In uncertain times, theatre can be a powerful communal experience – a place to seek a deep understanding or to simply be entertained.
It’s fitting that the Theater Alliance’s terrific new offering “The Garbologists” is presented in a temporary pop-up in the sprawling ground floor of a new apartment building — an industrial, no-frills empty retail space that could serve as a truck garage for the two workers featured in Lindsay Joelle’s sharp play.
We talk to Shanara Gabrielle about THE CRADLE WILL ROCK at IN Series. Shanara Gabrielle is a purpose driven multi-hyphenate with a focus on exceptional theatrical experiences for all audiences. As an artist, leader, and cultural producer, Shanara is inspired to shape the future of arts institutions and artistic practice as essential to civic life. Driven by stories of justice and tales of imagination, she is interested in fostering new work and reimagining classics with artists of courage and depth.
Theater Alliance announced its 2024-25 season, marking the inaugural season under new Artistic Director Shanara Gabrielle. The lineup includes a mix of contemporary plays and classic works, reflecting a new era for the company.
Theater Alliance will present POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE, bringing performances into communities throughout Washington, DC.
IN SERIES OPERA's 2024-25 season, titled 'Illicit Opera,' will feature four productions exploring themes of forbidden love, power, and societal norms.
OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2024 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.
The penultimate production in Theater Alliance’s 21st Season, The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company marks the final phase of a new play development process many years in the making.
AEA members voted to authorize a strike against the Broadway League of the development agreement - while this doesn’t mean the union will call a strike, it does give them another bargaining chip in their ongoing negotiations with the League. Regionally, we have a lot of stories of announced retirements and new leaders stepping into roles.
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