WASHINGTON, DC THEATRE NEWSROOM

The sign of a good play is that it can ring out its truth through different eras and still seem utterly relevant to the moment.

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.

Arena Stage has named Tonia Wellons, President & CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, as the 2026 recipient of its Beth Newburger Schwartz Award.

A spring-break taste of Arena Stage’s celebrated summer camp! Join in for an exciting week of multi-arts fun.

The Washington Ballet’s Artistic Director, Edwaard Liang, has added another ballet to his repertoire of re-imagined classics.

Arena Stage has released a new trailer for their production of Chez Joey.

Signature Theatre has shared an exclusive look at the cast of Safety Not Guaranteed performing 'One Man Wrecking Machine.

Arena Stage will present a one-week extension for its world-premiere production of Chez Joey.

Imagination Stage, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, will present Ghosted, a powerful live theatre performance designed for middle and high school audiences and the adults who support them.

The New Orchestra of Washington has announced the appointment of its new Executive Director, Sandy Choi, who brings a broad and dynamic background spanning both the private sector and the arts.

GALA Hispanic Theatre has announced its 51st season, titled Imagine.

The Kosciuszko Foundation will present its third Polish Film Festival in Washington DC from March 19-22, 2026, featuring premieres, special guests, and Q&A sessions.

How far would you go to keep your loved ones happy? To ensure the very thing that binds you when all else fails, has a satisfactory ending? In the Kennedy Center’s World Premiere Commission, The Sea Beyond the Ocean, 9-year-old Scooter (Ty’Ree Hope Davis) tests those limits to help his sick fath

The San Francisco Ballet pulled out of planned performances at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.

NextStop Theatre Company has launched NextDraft, a new play development series featuring public readings of THE SECOND BEST SCHOOL SHOOTING by Alice Stanley Jr.

Theatre Washington has released a statment, commenting on the recent cuts to The Washington Post arts team.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has named Darren Edward Johnston as Associate Artistic Director of Commercial Strategy and Partnership.

Watch a first look video of NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House Theatre, a magical world premiere created by Aaron Posner and master illusionist Dendy.

Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago.

Today’s subject Kara-Tameika Watkins is currently living her theatre onstage at Olney Theatre Center in the World Premiere Musical Little Miss Perfect.

My Body My Festival will return May 28, 2026 to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.

Caridad Martinez will join The Washington School of Ballet’s 2026 Summer Intensive as guest faculty.

Theater J will present Jonathan Spector’s Tony Award-winning EUREKA DAY from March 11 through April 5, 2026.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants to 13 teachers at public high schools and middle schools in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to fund theater, music, and dance projects in their classrooms.

Chez Joey is now running at Arena Stage.