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Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Signature Theatre

Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Signature Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · September 3, 2026

Merrily We Roll Along tackles these behemoth existentialisms at a granular level in the lives of three old friends. It’s one of those shows that leaves you with something to ponder for days after the lights come up. In Signature Theatre’s hands, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece …

Review: FREDDIE: A GIRL at Taffety Punk Theatre Company

Review: FREDDIE: A GIRL at Taffety Punk Theatre Company

by David Friscic · September 1, 2026

Freddie: A Girl (now being presented by the Taffety Punk Theatre Company) is a triumph of theatrical form over content. The subject of resistance fighters against the Nazis in World War II is obviously a fraught and very serious business especially in these polarized times-- but Director Lise Brunea…

Review: BRONTË SISTER HOUSE PARTY at Nu Sass Productions

Review: BRONTË SISTER HOUSE PARTY at Nu Sass Productions

by Abby Korb · August 26, 2026

If you’ve ever wondered what it may be like to party with the Brontё sisters, get ready to sip on a lot of cordials, margaritas, and rosè and experience an evening like no other at Nu Sass Productions’ Brontё Sister House Party.…

Review: BARON VAUGHN: CYCLE BREAKER at 1st Stage

Review: BARON VAUGHN: CYCLE BREAKER at 1st Stage

by Abby Korb · August 24, 2026

Baron Vaughn tells tales of complex family relationships, generational trauma, and breaking that cycle through the way that he parents his own children and manages family life, with just the right amount of comedy. …

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at The National Theatre

Review: THE NOTEBOOK at The National Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · August 20, 2026

The Notebook at The National Theatre remarkably utilizes Allie & Noah’s lifelong love as an emotional smokescreen for the underlying calamity, time. Guided by a sweeping score, the beloved story is somehow even more impactful in musical form.…

Past Shows

12 total · showing 1–10

Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker

Aug 21 – Aug 30, 2026

Written and performed by Baron Vaughn and directed by Aysan Celik, this solo show finds the married 40-something father digging into his own past to understand how it formed him and how he will approach parenthood. Vaughn explores his relationships with his parents and...

It Ends With Guinea Pigs

Aug 22 – Aug 30, 2026

Written and performed by Diana Gitelman and directed by Faline England, this solo show follows the reluctant adoption of two guinea pigs that unexpectedly becomes a portal into generational trauma, cultural identity, and motherhood exhaustion. The journey moves from Soviet...

LET IT BE ART!

Aug 20 – Aug 30, 2026

Ronald Rand brings to life Harold Clurman, the legendary co-founder of the Group Theatre and celebrated American theatre figure, in this critically-acclaimed solo play. The production opens the Logan Festival of Solo Performance and transports audiences to New York City, Paris...

LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion

Aug 20 – Aug 30, 2026

Written and performed by Ronald Rand, this solo show celebrates the life, passion, and humor of legendary theatre figure Harold Clurman, known as the Elder Statesman of the American Theatre. Clurman co-founded the influential Group Theatre of the 1930s with Lee Strasberg and...

Indecent

Jun 4 – Jun 28, 2026

Indecent is a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, directed by 1st Stage Artistic Director Alex Levy, inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance. The play charts the history of an incendiary...

Indecent

Indecent

Jun 4 – Jun 21, 2026

Indecent Written by Paula Vogel Directed by Alex Levy June 4-21, 2026 From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, a deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance”—a play seen by some as...

Young Americans

Apr 11 – Apr 26, 2026

Young Americans is a cross-country intergenerational dramedy by Lauren Yee. The story follows Joe and Jenny, a young immigrant couple, on a road trip to their new home, weaving in decades later when Joe retraces that journey with their daughter, Lucy. As the parallel trips...

Between Riverside and Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy

Feb 19 – Mar 8, 2026

Between Riverside and Crazy Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by José Carrasquillo February 19 - March 8, 2026 Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his newly paroled son Junior have spent a lifetime living...

Birthday Candles

Birthday Candles

Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2025

Birthday Candles Written by Noah Haidle Directed by Alex Levy December 4-21, 2025 Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. This poignant and...

Fair Play

Fair Play

Oct 16 – Nov 2, 2025

Fair Play Written by Ella Road Directed by Deidra LaWan Starnes October 16 - November 2, 2025 The clocks are set. The line is drawn. Ann and Sophie have a chance to be champions. As their relationships, their bodies and their very identities are pulled into public scrutiny, does...

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ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18)
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The Writers Center (10/09-10/25)
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The Dinner Detective Washington DC (10/24-10/24)
Hamilton (Angelica Company) in Washington, DC Hamilton (Angelica Company)
National Theatre (12/15-2/07)
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Nocturne Hall (9/01-11/11)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Glorious Musical Jewels – Beethoven and Schubert  in Washington, DC Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Glorious Musical Jewels – Beethoven and Schubert
Center for the Arts (10/11-10/11)
Hamlet in Washington, DC Hamlet
Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/30-5/09)
Factory of Fear - Outbreak in Washington, DC Factory of Fear - Outbreak
ARTfactory (10/15-10/24)