450 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Shakespeare Theatre Company is a theatre in Washington, DC.
“A visually lush , emotionally rich story.” – Chicago Sun-Times Severo “ brilliantly performs as Frida .” – BroadwayWorld “The most engrossing, finely-produced, well-acted theatre.” – On The Aisle “Severo is marvelous .” – CITY Magazine There is an arttobeing alone. On the eve...
An ill-fated relationship leads to inexplicable, perhaps even supernatural disappearance amongst a generational tempest in Sparked: The Vanishing at Buzzard Point from the minds at Rorschach Theatre. And it’s up to the audience to uncover the truth, or so they’re made to think.…
A generally riveting account of an important historical episode.…
Washington Stage Guild will present the world premiere of JB Miller's dark comedy about two failed British antique dealers who inherit the world's oldest person and attempt to monetize her.…
An air of merriment and unabashed mayhem pervades the hilarious and totally chaotic, hilarious, satiric comedy Stonewall’s Bust (presented at The Writer’s Center by the Best Medicine Rep). The acting ensemble works comedic wonders under the direction of Evan Morogiello.…
A modest set--a piano in the foreground, and a backup band positioned along the edges, above which was suspended an array of hanging lights. …
THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK knits together theatre, music and aerial performance in a production that is memorable, meaningful and gorgeous to behold. Music, movement, color, words and images conjure the real-life union of Marc and Bella Chagall and the tempestuous times they lived through. …
If Frida Kahlo was still alive today, I imagine conversations with her would be pretty close to how Vanessa Severo portrays it in her brilliant one-woman play Frida… A Self Portrait, now onstage at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Klein Theatre.…
What did our critic think of HANDLE WITH CARE at Studio Theatre?…
Woody Guthrie's classic songs have never sounded better than in this epic folk concert in an abandoned streetcar station. See what our critic had to say.…
A veritable whirlwind of events, contrivances, and literal storms brought Lord Byron, his physician John William Polidori, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Mary’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont to the Villa Diodati mansion at Lake Geneva, Switzerland.…
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How does art survive when despots rule? Powerhouse Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox (HBO’s Succession) is directed by the legendary Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables, Cats) in The Score, which pits creativity against the whims of power. In spring 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach (Cox)...
Macbeth By William Shakespeare Directed by Alec Wild Shakespeare’s propulsive tragedy asks what happens when ambition overtakes conscience, and a husband and wife talk each other into the unspeakable. With astonishing puppet work by Ksenya Litvak, the witches, ghosts, and...
Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare Directed by Jess Chayes It starts with a shipwreck; it ends with a double wedding. When Viola washes ashore and disguises herself as a man, she sets off a chain of mistaken identities, sexual desire, and romantic chaos that make this...
Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce ( The Wire , Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan , Elsbeth ) in Shakespeare’s towering tragedy about the power of words to kill. Venice is scandalized when its protector, Othello (Pierce), elopes with a nobleman’s daughter, while his most trusted...
Wendell Pierce stars as Othello in Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of the iconic tragedy directed by Simon Godwin. This adaptation explores themes of betrayal and the destructive power of words as Othello's love for Desdemona is manipulated by the scheming Iago. Set in...
When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, Agnes and William, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born. Experience the U.S. premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company ’s...
Tony Award-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin ( Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , Sesame Street ) has spent a lifetime captivated by Samuel Beckett . With little more than a funny hat and a podium, Irwin mines the comedy and tragedy of Beckett’s work—including Waiting for...
“A lesson in live, minimalist terror.” – Chicago Tribune “ Truly scary. And it may be the year’s best staged production.” – Los Angeles Times “ CLASSY …This really is excellent craft that ascends well into the artistic.” – Chicago Sun-Times “ JAW-DROPPING …The production is...
The oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York just got busted and Nathan Detroit needs cold hard cash to get it up and running again. Enter high-roller Sky Masterson, who Nathan wagers can’t get a date with the straightlaced Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army...
Copy: The oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York just got busted and Nathan Detroit needs cold hard cash to get it up and running again. Enter high-roller Sky Masterson, who Nathan wagers can’t get a date with the straightlaced Sarah Brown, a Save-A-Soul...
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Are You Now or Have You Ever Been? Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (10/17-12/06) |
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Frida...A Self Portrait Shakespeare Theatre Company (10/08-11/08) |
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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity NextStop Theatre (11/05-11/29) |
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XXII FUEGO FLAMENCO FESTIVAL GALA Hispanic Theatre (11/05-11/22) |
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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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Murder at the Mansion presents "Funeral for a Gangster" Glenview Mansion (11/06-11/08) |
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Rockville Little Theatre presents "Fences" F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/30-5/09) |
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Mamma Mia! National Theatre (10/27-11/15) |
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7th Street Echo Mosaic Theater Company (3/25-4/18) |
