ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

by Roger Catlin - April 24, 2026

Dragons are fire-breathing their way back into the culture, from the animated series “How to Train Your Dragon” to the fierce special effect triumphs in “Game of Thrones.” Their images date back thousands of years to ancient Mesopotamia....

by Aidan O'Connor - April 19, 2026

Picture former United States President Ronald Reagan as a demon drag queen summoned to the Chicago apartment of a group of twenty somethings. A bit bizarre to think about. On paper, the far-fetched, extraordinarily unique pitch shouldn’t work. Yet, in the world premiere production of Everything, D...

by David Friscic - April 17, 2026

Sixteen characters are portrayed by the character of the narrator ----Constance Zaytoun---who carries the one-person play entitled A Good Day To Me Not To You now playing at the Arena Stage. The intimacy of the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle is perfectly geared towards the inward psychological thrus...

by Aidan O'Connor - April 15, 2026

Faction of Fools’ production of the beloved piece chaperones fresh connotation to the prose via masked physical comedy....

by Doug Poms - April 14, 2026

Young Americans, the thought-provoking and entertaining play by Lauren Yee about the American immigrant experience is currently in performances at 1st Stage through April 26....

by Mary Lincer - April 13, 2026

What did our critic think of CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA at Washington Stage Guild?...

by Itai Yasur - April 08, 2026

A tremendous cast breathes new life into this Broadway classic. See what our critic had to say....

by David Friscic - April 08, 2026

Ninety minutes of a play that detail the utter pompousness, redundancies, calls to “shelve” or postpone important actions, and the ignoring of vital new community comments, are only some of the bureaucratic and provincial rules, regulations, and idiocies of what can constitute The Minutes of a c...

by Elliot Lanes - April 07, 2026

There is no question that actress/singer/not of this world performer Felicia Curry is true DC theatre royalty. There is a reason why those of us in the know address her as Dame. This recently Lortel Award nominated performer has been lighting up area stages for years while also making her Broadway d...

by Aidan O'Connor - April 06, 2026

Many of us, if we’re lucky, will find physical spaces in a disingenuous world that embody our essence, the core of who we truly are. These sites and our development within them are nurtured by kindred spirits of both present and past. ...