My English Persian Kitchen
My English Persian Kitchen is a one-woman play written by Irish-Palestinian playwright Hannah Khalil, inspired by the true story of Atoosa Sepehr. The play chronicles...
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H St. NEWashington, DC 20002
Upcoming Shows
🌙 Make a Night of It
Loading nearby places…
Review: THE WELL at District Fringe
THE WELL is a memorable and powerful production that will stay with you long after the house lights come up. Only three performances remain before it closes on Sunday, July 26 — don't miss it.…
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
STC Academy's Summer Repertory wows with their production of Twelfth Night. The cast of young actors, nearing the completion of their graduate training at the Academy, deliver a professional caliber performance of the renowned comedy.…
Review: ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY by Happenstance Theatre
Stagecraft and magic shines a spotlight on the dark ages in Happenstance Theatre's ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY at Round House Theatre. See what our critic had to say.…
Review: B*TCH EAT DOG at District Fringe
What did our critic think of B*TCH EAT DOG at District Fringe?…
Review: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival
We need plays like Aurin Squire's “My Favorite Psychopath” to remind us that when it comes to shameless, yellow journalism, we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Squire offers us a finely-crafted portrait of digital-age journalism in all its messiness, and director Céline Rosenthal has created…
Review: THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD at District Fringe Festival
While the volleyball court may be the setting for most matchups, THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD is far more concerned with the action behind the scenes when the athletes stop performing. Written by Aimee Dastin and directed by Rachel Johns, this is a world premiere produced as part of the District Fringe …
Review: BEST LINE WINS at Contemporary American Theater Festival
Ms. Kander has set herself a high bar indeed, writing at a level to match one of the early Sketch Comedy era’s most famous duos, and she absolutely nails it. It helps, too, that we have a perfect cast for this run: in the role of Elaine herself, Lori Vega is edgy, scalpel-sharp, and as proud and…
Review: THE SMOKER at Contemporary American Theater Festival
Lisa D’Amour offers us a fascinating character study in her latest play, The Smoker, and under the empathetic eye of Director Shelley Butler we are invited into the lives of normal people we routinely pass by without a thought. As if by accident we meet our central character, a recovering alcoholi…
Review: ¡VOS! at Contemporary American Theater Festival
The one-word title of this play isn't just a form of direct address; in Argentina, it's a form of 'You!' that turns its gaze away from the stage and back on all of us in the audience. Playwright Christina Pumariega is determined that we never forget the Disappeared of Argentina, and recognize the em…
Review: REFUGEE RHAPSODY at Contemporary American Theater Festival
Playwright Yussef El Guindi has given us a window into many issues at once—too many at once to keep track of, from this critic’s perspective. But the issues collide here in the Contemporary American Theater Festival’s Studio 112 with memorable force.…
Past Shows
Interpreted Artist Talkback with the Cast of Precarious
Following the closing performance of Precarious, the cast — including Kimberly Schraf, Zoe Walpole, and Jonathan Del Palmer — gather for an ASL-interpreted talkback at...
Precarious (Open Captioned Performance)
Precarious is a world premiere comedy by Steinberg Award-winner Steph Del Rosso, directed by Jaki Bradley, running at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Kimberly Schraf...
Intergenerational Matinees (Precarious)
Intergenerational Matinees are special performances of Precarious, the world premiere comedy by Steinberg Award-winner Steph Del Rosso, directed by Jaki Bradley, at the Atlas Performing...
Aging and Isolation
Aging and Isolation is a panel discussion presented by Mosaic Theater Company in conjunction with their world premiere production of Precarious, by Steph Del Rosso....
It's Too-Hot Girl Summer: A Climate Conversation
It's Too-Hot Girl Summer: A Climate Conversation is a panel discussion presented by Mosaic Theater Company in conjunction with its world premiere production of Precarious....
FeaturedOR
Liz Duffy Adams’ play entitled OR, is a fast-paced, witty comedy that blends romance, feminism, and espionage in 1660s England. The farce follows Aphra Behn—spy,...
Artist Talkback with Stephanie Del Rosso
Playwright Stephanie Del Rosso will be in conversation at the Atlas Performing Arts Center to discuss the process behind Precarious and her artistic practice. The...
FeaturedLie Low
Solas Nua Unveils Cast, Opens Ticketing to Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s Lie Low Acclaimed Irish play and Solas Nua’s play-reading series favorite makes North American debut...
The Cake
Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to...
The Revolutionists
Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and...
World Builders
Max and Whitney are participating in a clinical drug trial attempting to treat their schizoid personality disorder - attempting to turn into functioning members of...
FeaturedA Fairy Queen
Start your holiday season with laughter and magic! Shakespeare's immortal Midsummer Night's Dream mingles with music by Henry Purcell in a performance in the style...
Specific Gravity
The Circus Collective of San Diego fuses contemporary circus with a social consciousness in their new project that aims to raise awareness for displaced persons...
|
CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (6/12-8/09) |
|
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26) |
|
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Washington DC (8/15-8/15) |
|
Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30) |
|
Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary Tour with Ellen Greene (the Original Audrey) Lincoln Theatre (9/25-9/25) |
|
Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic Wolf Trap (8/15-8/15) |
|
King Lear Kimball Theare (7/29-7/29) |
|
Ford''s Theatre presents: Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
|
Rockville Civic Ballet presents "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Dracula" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (7/25-7/26) |
|
Beetlejuice The National Theatre (7/07-7/26) |