Six Black students at the city’s worst high school wait out Friday detention, but no one can figure out how “College Bound Erika” ended up stuck here too. The rules are simple: a teacher has to sign their form before anyone can leave the room. But no adults have made it yet, so the teens fill their time by flirting, fighting, and forming plans for the long weekend ahead—until a more sinister probability comes into view. This gut-punch of a comedy interrogates how a racialized public school system fails its students by design, who gets the chance to escape it, and what they must leave behind to do so.
Studio Theatre is at 1501 14th St. NW, Washington, DC.
The Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions (11/12/25-12/21/25)
The Heart Sellers (9/24/25-11/2/25)
Panti Bliss: If These Wigs Could Talk (6/26/24-7/7/24)
Problems Between Sisters (5/8/24-6/16/24)
At the Wedding (3/13/24-4/21/24)
Espejos: Clean (9/13/23-10/22/23)
Good Bones (5/10/23-6/18/23)
Clyde's (3/1/23-4/2/23)
Aspen Ideas (6/24/20-7/19/20)
Fun Home (5/13/20-6/14/20)
Now in its 41st season, Studio has carved out a distinctive place for itself by investing in excellence up close and by producing plays of big ideas on a human scale—plays that challenge assumptions, spark conversations, and offer both surprise and connection. Over its four decades, Studio has produced an eclectic mix of works that reflect the contemporary world, offering a repertoire of provocative new and contemporary writing from around the world and inventive stagings of contemporary classics.
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Fremont Ave.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (10/8 - 12/7) | |
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) | |
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The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
VIDEOS
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ho ho ho ha ha ha ha
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (11/13 - 12/21) | |
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Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
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Chanukah in the Dark
Theater J (12/6 - 12/21) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Washington DC (12/20 - 12/20) | |
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God of Carnage
Dark Horse Theatre Company (11/14 - 12/7) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Washington DC (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Stew in Concert, Again!
Spooky Action Theater (12/10 - 12/10) | |
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How Shakespeare Saved My Life
Folger Shakespeare Library (6/9 - 7/5) | |
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