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Concluding an international search, the board of directors of the In Series - Opera & More has chosen stage director and conductor Timothy Nelson as the new Artistic Director of the nonprofit organization.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is now hosting the world-premiere musical Snow Child, based on Eowyn Ivey's Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel.

Washington Stage Guild's production of Alabama Story is a timely story as it hints at issues of race and censorship, but it is slow moving and doesn't explore the issues presented as deeply as it could have.

The sixth show of Mosaic Theater Company of DC's Third Season, Paper Dolls, has been officially extended through April 29.

George Mason University is a bit of a trek when discussing arts organizations in the DMV area.

A solid production worth the effort to see.

The Welders-Washington's only playwrights' collective devoted exclusively to developing and producing new plays-will host its annual fundraiser, The Joint-- on Saturday, April 21 at the Molly Smith Study at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.

Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili return to the stage in this new creation to honor Synetic Theater Founding Board Member Ina Milton and Founding Company Member Philip Fletcher.

As if there weren't enough scary things in the world right now, I've come to realize that I have been going to live theatrical productions for over 43 years.

March for Our Lives, taking place today in Washington, D.

Gun violence prevention concert, STAY AMPED, featuring Fall Out Boy, G-Eazy, BeBe Rexha, Lizzo, Cam, and Girl Be Heard will be held at The Anthem's 6,000-person venue in Washington, D.

Rainbow Theatre Project will close out the 2017 / 18 season with a production of Kevin Michael West's Top and Bottom.

The John F.

With the juggernaut that is Hamilton playing DC this summer, it was probably a good marketing strategy for the Kennedy Center to use its new Broadway Center Stage series to (re)-introduce local audiences to Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical, the Tony Award-winning In the Heights.

Brooklyn the Musical is one of those rare gems of a show that the back story of its creation can influence what you experience on stage.

Don't be fooled by all of the bright colors.

Known for pushing boundaries in contemporary dance with its bold repertory and distinct virtuosity, Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) makes its Kennedy Center debut, April 4-6, 2018 in the Opera House.

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, celebrates the opening of three Rolling World Premieres: Doublewide by Stephen Spotswood, The Mermaid Hour by David Valdes Greenwood, and The L

Arena Stage is currently preparing to present the world-premiere musical Snow Child.

Today's subjects, Bill Largess and Ann Norton, are living their theatre lives as the Artistic Director and Executive Director of one of the gems in our local theatre scene.

I often state that a solo show is the hardest kind of theater performance to put together because it's just the performer and the audience.

Rather than simply characterized as a comedy or tragedy, this Winter's Tale is a poignant tale about forgiveness, the passage of time and folly of old men.

Serene in his knowledge of what he has done, and why he had to do it, Jon Hudson Odom's performance of Nat Turner never wavers; the man is determined to die the death of a martyr-unrepentant, unafraid, certain of his reward.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will host three community conversations as a part of the launch of Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues on March 26, April 23 and May 29, 2018.

It is not uncommon for actors to have multiple credits at the same theatre.