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1101 6th St. SW
Washington, DC 20024

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The Fruits of Our Labor

The Fruits of Our Labor

Sep 10 – Nov 1, 2026

In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, Step Afrika! premieres The Fruits of Our Labor —a powerful new production exploring rhythm, resilience, and the unfinished story of the American experience. Blending stepping, percussion, and striking visual imagery, this visceral...

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

Oct 17 – Dec 6, 2026

Straight from Off-Broadway comes a timely and important play — Eric Bentley's Are You Now or Have Your Ever Been? , directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro. This electrifying docudrama drops you into the tense world of the 1940s House Committee on Un-American Activities...

Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show

Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show

Dec 4 – Dec 23, 2026

Step into the holiday spirit with the joyful return of Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show , where the rich tradition of African American stepping blends with the magic of the season. Enjoy laughter, songs, and dance with the award-winning Step Afrika! performers...

Review: VENUS at Woolly Mammoth

Review: VENUS at Woolly Mammoth

by Morgan Musselman · September 16, 2026

Written by Steve Yockey (HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives) and directed by Reggie D. White, Woolly Mammoth's new Artistic Director, VENUS is wonderfully of the moment, full of all our modern anxieties, peculiarities, and humor, but at its core are timeless questions a…

Review: SOMETHING WONDERFUL: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES at Signature Theatre

Review: SOMETHING WONDERFUL: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES at Signature Theatre

by Elliot Lanes · September 15, 2026

Cabarets are always a bit of a crap shoot depending on the performer’s theme and choice of material. Signature Theatre’s current cabaret offering is a prime example of what happens when the performer and the material are in perfect sync. Take the immeasurable talents of Tracy Lynn Olivera, add a…

Review: A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY at The Keegan Theatre

Review: A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY at The Keegan Theatre

by Roger Catlin · September 13, 2026

Besides the massive geopolitics of it all, the terror attacks also jolted individual emotions , almost to a person. We dealt as a nation with loss, felt empathy, a degree of hopelessness and a welling of national pride and determination as a way to endure and persevere.…

Review: GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD at GALA Hispanic Theatre

Review: GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD at GALA Hispanic Theatre

by Roger Catlin · September 8, 2026

The world premiere production kicking off the 51st season at GALA Hispanic Theatre, “GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World,” is not, it turns out, about Greta at all. Rather, it’s about somebody else far fewer people have heard of, who was working roughly the same time — World War II to be sp…

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.…

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Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23)
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Center for the Arts (10/24-10/24)