MAJOR BARBARA at Washington Stage Guild

Interview: Theatre Life with Nora Palka

May 02, 2024

Today’s subject Nora Palka is currently living her theatre life at Signature Theatre playing Jeanie in their current production of Hair. The production runs through July seventh in the MAX. Hair is a homecoming for Nora to be sure. She grew up in the DC area and as you will read, credits Signature with her wanting to become a professional performer.

Washington Stage Guild Closes Season with World Premiere of AN UNBUILT LIFE

April 12, 2024

Get the latest cast updates for the Washington Stage Guild's production of AN UNBUILT LIFE.

Washington Stage Guild Closes Season with World Premiere of AN UNBUILT LIFE

March 21, 2024

Get the latest updates on the area premiere of VICTORIAN LADIES’ DETECTIVE COLLECTIVE by the Washington Stage Guild. Stay tuned for more information about the show.

Washington Stage Guild Presents Area Premiere of THE VICTORIAN LADIES' DETECTIVE COLLECTIVE

January 06, 2024

The Washington Stage Guild enters the Winter of their 2023-2024 season with the DC-area premiere of Patricia Milton's The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective. Get all the production details here!

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Hadi Tabbal & More to Star in THE WINTER'S TALE at Folger Theatre

September 26, 2023

Tickets are now on sale for The Winter’s Tale at Folger Theatre! The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare romance that takes audiences on an exhilarating journey, weaving together a series of complex relationships.

Cast Announced For ANGELS IN AMERICA at Arena Stage

February 15, 2023

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, which will run March 24 – April 23, 2023, in the iconic in-the-round Fichandler Stage.

Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME to Open at Washington Stage Guild This Month

January 05, 2023

The Washington Stage Guild will continue its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Wade. Performances begin January 26 - 28 with four Pay-What-You-Can previews and run until February 19, 2023.

Patrick Page to Star in KING LEAR at Shakespeare Theatre Company

December 21, 2022

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of King Lear. STC favorite Patrick Page will star as the titular king. See who else is in the cast, how to purchase tickets, and more!

Review: Washington Stage Guild's MAJOR BARBARA Shines as Only Shaw Can

November 21, 2022

The Washington Stage Guild's current production of Shaw's Major Barbara runs rings around a whole world of ideas, metaphysical, physical, you name it, with Emelie Faith Thompson positively shining in her turn as the title character

Washington Stage Guild Presents MAJOR BARBARA Beginning This Month

November 02, 2022

-The Washington Stage Guild continues its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Associate Artistic Director Steven Carpenter.

The Washington Stage Guild Opens 37th Season With THE GOOD DOCTOR by Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov

September 06, 2022

The Washington Stage Guild will kick off its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, adapted from the stories of Anton Chekhov, directed by founding member Laura Giannarelli.

THE GOOD DOCTOR, MAJOR BARBARA And More Announced for The Washington Stage Guild 2022-2023 Season

July 25, 2022

The Washington Stage Guild, having successfully and safely returned to in-person performances in the 2021-2022 season, announces its upcoming year's repertory, a season of plays that look, fittingly, at the challenges of transition.

Washington Stage Guild to Present MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN

April 18, 2022

The Washington Stage Guild will conclude its 2021-2022 season with Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by D.W. Gregory. The play, which had its world premiere at The Contemporary American Theatre Festival in 2018, takes place in the Stalinist Soviet Union, where a man’s inability to forget those whom the government has “erased” becomes increasingly problematic for him and his family.

Washington Stage Guild Presents BLOOMSDAY By Steven Dietz

January 11, 2020

The Washington Stage Guild continues its season of great writers with the Washington premiere of Bloomsday by Steven Dietz. This delicate, time-bending romance is set in James Joyce's Dublin on June 16th, the date on which Joyce's Ulysses is set. Robert returns to that city 35 years after meeting Caithleen on a walking tour of Joyce's Dublin. He and Cait meet again and revisit their youthful relationship, amid the echoes of Joyce's masterwork, and the missed connections of that earlier time in their lives. Helen Hayes Award winning Kasi Campbell will direct. A post-show discussion will follow the Sunday matinee on February 2nd, James Joyce's birthday.

Washington Stage Guild Presents HARD TIMES By Charles Dickens

November 05, 2019

The Washington Stage Guild continues its season of great writers with a vividly theatrical adaptation of one of Charles Dickens's novels, Hard Times. Dickens's tale of love, loss, and circus folk is set against the backdrop of Industrial Revolution England. This clever version, in which four actors play dozens of characters, has not been seen in Washington for over two decades!