NU SASS PRODUCTIONS

by Roger Catlin - October 27, 2025

Dating is a whole different beast these days, fueled by phone apps, texts, Google checks, reality shows and who knows what else. It makes the goings on in the Nu Sass Theatre’s new production “Fifth Date” look positively quaint....

by David Friscic - July 15, 2025

The H Twins is a welcome debut at the District Fringe (as well as worldwide). This compelling piece is alternately intriguing, dramatically involving, suffused with touches of bittersweet dark comedy, and continually surprising in its narrative development. There is no listed director but the autho...

by David Friscic - July 15, 2025

An air of breezy improvisation (spurred on by challenges from the audience –wordplay, free association and audience interaction are all involved) is on-hand in the District Fringe offering entitled Out of My Wheelhouse. Director and producer Nora Dell states that “this show pushes the boundaries bet...

by Joshua Wright - May 20, 2025

The 41st Helen Hayes Awards took place on May 19, 2025, at The Anthem, honoring excellence in Washington D.C. theatre. Signature Theatre led with six wins. Awards were presented in 41 categories from 165 eligible 2024 productions....

by Stephi Wild - March 26, 2025

A coalition of D.C.-based theater artists are joining forces to produce a new independent theater festival, District Fringe, to be held in the summer of 2025. Learn more here!...

by Jackson Malmgren - March 11, 2025

What did our critic think of WOMBAT DROOL at Nu Sass Productions And Uncle Funsy Productions?...

by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2025

Explore the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees, including standout performances by Bonnie Milligan and Beanie Feldstein. The awards will be presented on Monday, May 19 at an event at The Anthem. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year. ...

by Dara Homer - September 22, 2024

What happens to the characters in a play when they’re not on stage? Do they continue to exist in a narrative limbo outside of time? Does the paradox of characters without stories parallel how we struggle to find meaning in life’s entrances and exits?...