The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, written by Daniel Jamieson, is the DC premiere production opening Theater J's 2026–2027 season. The play is a portrait of Marc and Bella Chagall, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, blending paintings, poetry, and history. It...
Tropical Secrets, adapted by LM Feldman from Margarita Engle's poetic novel, follows Daniel, a young Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi Germany who arrives in Havana and forms a friendship with a Cuban girl named Paloma. Recommended for ages 8 and up, the story explores themes of...
Avaaz is a solo performance written and performed by Michael Shayan, structured around a Nowruz (Persian New Year) dinner party. As he portrays his mother Roya, Shayan explores his Iranian heritage, his family's complicated history, and the journey that brought them from Iran to...
American Girls is the world premiere of a play written by Emily Feldman, commissioned by Theater J. This coming-of-age story follows two friends navigating the cultural touchstones of Millennial girlhood as their decades-long friendship evolves. Feldman's play asks a timeless...
Becoming Eve, adapted by Emil Weinstein from Abby Chava Stein's memoir, tells the story of Stein's journey growing up in a prominent Hasidic rabbinical dynasty and her decision to live openly as a transgender woman. As three rabbis debate how to reconcile tradition with...
What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Keegan Theatre?…
On the park lawn on a summer’s night you can hear them faintly approaching: Nine singers and musicians, some with protest signs, singing “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” gaining volume as they approach. …
She bounds on stage in sunglasses, fur and foulard like she’s just taken a Vespa from the Trevi Fountain. The Floria Tosca in Wolf Trap Opera’s stylish new production of Puccini’s classic is fully 20th century woman — an Italian film star of 1970s Rome whose poster hangs alongside those for…
There are certain phrases in life that get me highly excited. When I watch a movie the phrase “Music by John Williams” puts me in a very good place for the duration of that particular film. The phrase “Directed by Steven Spielberg” has the same effect. These two men have a collaboration that…
Both a loving tribute to the artistry of Charlie Chaplin and a poignant story of the immigrant experience, this exuberant award-winning production from Synetic Theater runs through August 2 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington, Virginia…
Good theatre can take place practically anywhere if you know what you want out of the experience. Since 2008 Ford’s Theatre has been conducting walking tours under the banner of History On Foot. The tour takes you around to several places that all have some kind of connection to the assassination …
This production of Macbeth took a classic play and, through the use of minimal stage design, presents it in a unique way. Macbeth draws the audience in from the moment the lights go down, and has you on the edge of your seat until curtain call.…
Featuring a variety of recognizable musical theatre songs while performing with the physicality of Commedia dell’Arte, Faction of Fools delivers an enchanting yet hilarious cabaret, perfect for a summer night out. …
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.…
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.…
Written by Kendall Pinkney and directed by Mosaic Theater Company of DC Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas, this staged reading is a new play presented as part of Theater J's Festival of Favorites and Firsts. The play centers on the Shapiro-Rosenblatt-Cunningham clan gathered...
Written by Wendy Wasserstein and directed by Jess Chayse, this staged reading is part of Theater J's Festival of Favorites and Firsts. The play follows three Brooklyn-born Jewish sisters — Sara, Pfeni, and Gorgeous — who reunite at Sara's home in London's Holland Park, where...
Written by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, directed by Danielle A. Drakes, and starring Deirdre Staples, this staged reading is part of Theater J's Festival of Favorites and Firsts. Set in summer 1962 in Queens, New York, the play follows 12-year-old Jacqueline Marie Butler as she is...
Written by Ali Viterbi and directed by Theater J Artistic Director Hayley Finn, this staged reading is a new play presented as part of Theater J's Festival of Favorites and Firsts. The play weaves together four storylines across different eras — 1870, 1939, 1984, and 2055 —...
Written by Alfred Uhry and directed by Aaron Posner, this staged reading is part of Theater J's Festival of Favorites and Firsts. Set in 1939 Atlanta, Georgia, the play centers on the Freitag family whose hopes are pinned on Ballyhoo, a high-society festival and ball, amid...
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Misery Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Olney Theatre Center (7/02-8/23) |
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No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre ARTfactory (9/11-9/20) |
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Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23) |
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Factory of Fear - Outbreak ARTfactory (10/15-10/24) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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Hook in Concert Wolf Trap (9/05-9/05) |
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Dracula's Midnight Masquerade George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor (10/16-11/01) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
