Before the paintings, poems, and fame, Bella and Marc Chagall were two young dreamers whose love transformed the world around them. Through music, movement, and theatrical magic, their journey unfolds from a small Jewish town to a vivid landscape of imagination, devotion, and...
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...
This inventive and stirring play by Hannah Khalil about the power of storytelling to change and save lives is playing at Spooky Action Theater’s residence at Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington DC through October 18.…
Anytime I attend a theatrical presentation there is a chance that I won’t know what to expect going in. When attending a concert there is usually more certainty. You know who the artists are and you at least have an idea of what you might hear.…
It may be the case that any theatrical work dealing with political or social themes gains an added level of immediacy and urgency by virtue of being staged in or near Washington, DC. That's certainly the case with ExPats Theatre's new production 'Coming to America: an Immigrant Cabaret.' Now sho…
In August of 1963, sheltered Jewish teenager Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Annalese Starzec) arrives at the Catskills resort Kellerman's with her father Jake (Bryan Fenkart), a successful doctor, mother Marjorie (Gina Lamparella) and her more worldly older sister Lisa (Lily Kren).…
While perhaps falling short of the wit and sophistication of the Stage Guild’s usual productions, Sleepy Hollow promises an entertaining seasonal treat for all ages.…
This funny and moving play by Sanaz Toossi about the friendship of five young women in Iran during the late twentieth century revolution, plays through November 1 at Studio Theatre and is a poignant reminder of our universal humanity.…
Of the many fine elements in Folger Theatre's Measure for Measure, directed by Psalmayene 24, the A number one greatest absolute top is Renea S. Brown's performance as Isabella. Brown has already earned a small pile of Helen Hayes Awards, but not for Shakespeare. …
The world premiere of Body Language (the one-person show presented at The Writer’s Center by Proud of You Productions) is transformative and therapeutic theatre at its best. Often, solo shows can become unduly victimizing and self-serving, but this gem of a solo show goes beyond niche, insular tro…
When 5 year old Yasmin Elhady arrived in America around 1990 with her Libyan and Egyptian Muslim parents, a Catholic charity staffed by nuns helped the family settle in. Elhady had seen plenty of women wearing similar clothing as a toddler in Egypt, so she felt right at home.…
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) returned to DC this weekend for a three-performance engagement co-presented by Washington Performing Arts at The National Theatre.…
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...
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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Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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The Second-Best School Shooting NextStop Theatre (9/17-10/11) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati Creative Cauldron (10/08-11/01) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Lettice & Lovage" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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HUNDRED DAYS Keegan Theatre (10/10-11/08) |
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Crowns Olney Theatre Center (1/31-3/07) |
