Review: NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE at Round House
by Itai Yasur - February 19, 2026
Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe. See what our critic had to say....
Review: BEOWULF, A RETELLING at Taffety Punk Theatre Company
by Laurie Sara Oliver - February 18, 2026
“So I’ve got a story to tell you. It’s a good one.” Marcus Kyd paces the small stage of the black box theater at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where the house has been arranged like a comedy club. ...
Review: Scena Theatre's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE a Moving Tribute to Beckett, Mortality
by Andrew White - February 17, 2026
Krapp’s Last Tape is Scena Theatre’s contribution to a mini-Beckett festival that has popped up in our midst this past week, and it’s a poignant reminder of how Beckett foresaw demise—his, ours, everyone’s—with a combination of wry humor, and a resignation that sometimes borders on relie...
Review: CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
by David Friscic - February 17, 2026
An embarrassment of theatrical riches, bordering on sensory, stimulating overload, is on display in an exceptionally bold and satisfying reimagining of the very influential musical Pal Joey—now reconceived as Chez Joey. The show still takes place in the 1940’s Chicago music/nightclub scene, but ...
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Cauldron Stage
by Doug Poms - February 16, 2026
What did our critic think of SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Creative Caudron Stage?...
Review: TAMBO & BONES at Spooky Action Theater
by Jake Bridges - February 16, 2026
With TAMBO & BONES, Spooky Action Theatre takes on a satirical and biting piece that refuses to play by the rules, whether it be of narrative, of genre, or of comfort. What starts as a minstrel show quickly mutates into a centuries-spanning interrogation of race, capitalism, and the hunger for auton...
Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 15, 2026
What did our critic think of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Gala Hispanic Theatre?...
Review: THE WORLD TO COME at Woolly Mammoth
by Pamela Roberts - February 15, 2026
Friendship as Resistance in a Powerful World Premiere - The World to Come, a world-premiere co-production by Woolly Mammoth and Theater J, delivers powerful, honest performances and an intriguing story in an extraordinary, deeply touching production that shouldn’t be missed....
Review: ABT'S THE WINTER'S TALE at Kennedy Center Opera House
by Emily Berger - February 16, 2026
American Ballet Theatre, the country’s great ballet company of theatrical stars and story ballets, returned to DC this week to present Christopher Wheeldon’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. A star vehicle with six leading roles, the ballet succeeds in delivering sumptuous danci...
Review: ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre
by Mary Lincer - February 14, 2026
What did our critic think of ON BECKETT at Shakespeare Theatre?...
Past Shows
Flying V Fights: Fighter Fantasy
Dec 20
Flying V Fights closes out out the 2025 PLAY MORE Season with a Flying V Fight that’s two years in the making!This December, ABBY JANE...
Flying V Fights: Double Dash 2
May 31
The Fight for the FighterVerse Burns Bright in an All-New, Epic Night of Flying V Fights this May 31! Live Twice the Action with the...
Astro Boy & The God of Comics
Oct 16 – Nov 3, 2024
MANGA! COMICS! SUPERHEROES! Flying V and ASTRO BOY team up to save the world in this DC-theatre favorite!Tickets: https://bit.ly/Flying-V-Astro-BoyJoin Flying V and take to the...
Monstress
Oct 19 – Oct 28, 2023
“You’ve been invited to an exhibition viewing of the Filipino vampire, the Manananggal. We’re required to tell you that the exhibit is perfectly safe, and...
The Nerdvana Experience II
Sep 23
Flirting with fandom has never looked so good. Our feature night is a celebration of nerdlesque as you’ve never seen before featuring burlesque heavy hitters...
The Side Quest
Sep 22
Join us at the Silver Spring Black Box for a genre-bending opening night party unlike anything else in your Quest Log! What sort of achievements will...
FLYING V PRESENTS: VANISHING GIRL
Jan 28 – Jan 29, 2023
Flying V will kick off its 2023 season with a week-long developmental workshop of the new coming-of-age musical Vanishing Girl.Bright college student Luciana has always felt...
Flying V vs Super Art Fight
Dec 3
Flying V has been saying for years that pro wrestling is an art form – this past summer Super Art Fight challenged us to put...
More Than 90 Miles From Home
May 26 – May 28, 2022
90 miles separate the Cuban coast from Key West.Ninety miles of darkness, hope, waiting, and light.In here, those ninety miles could be ninety thousand.Distancia infinita.Cuban-American...
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