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Review: THE SCORE at Sidney Harman Hall

Review: THE SCORE at Sidney Harman Hall

by Peter Rouleau · September 17, 2026

I was eager to see The Shakespeare Theatre's presentation of The Score for the same reason, I'm sure, as most people who will see it: the opportunity to see Brian Cox as Johann Sebastian Bach.…

Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Round House Theatre

Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Round House Theatre

by Roger Catlin · September 17, 2026

Amid August Wilson’s ambitious and towering 10-play American Century Cycle, each one representing a different decade in the Black experience, “Ma Rainey’s Black Botton,” set in 1920s blues recording studio, is perhaps most dynamic.…

Review: VENUS at Woolly Mammoth

Review: VENUS at Woolly Mammoth

by Morgan Musselman · September 16, 2026

Written by Steve Yockey (HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives) and directed by Reggie D. White, Woolly Mammoth's new Artistic Director, VENUS is wonderfully of the moment, full of all our modern anxieties, peculiarities, and humor, but at its core are timeless questions a…

Review: SOMETHING WONDERFUL: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES at Signature Theatre

Review: SOMETHING WONDERFUL: BROADWAY'S LEADING LADIES at Signature Theatre

by Elliot Lanes · September 15, 2026

Cabarets are always a bit of a crap shoot depending on the performer’s theme and choice of material. Signature Theatre’s current cabaret offering is a prime example of what happens when the performer and the material are in perfect sync. Take the immeasurable talents of Tracy Lynn Olivera, add a…

Review: A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY at The Keegan Theatre

Review: A BEAUTIFUL BLUE MORNING SKY at The Keegan Theatre

by Roger Catlin · September 13, 2026

Besides the massive geopolitics of it all, the terror attacks also jolted individual emotions , almost to a person. We dealt as a nation with loss, felt empathy, a degree of hopelessness and a welling of national pride and determination as a way to endure and persevere.…

Review: GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD at GALA Hispanic Theatre

Review: GARBO: THE ACTOR WHO SAVED THE WORLD at GALA Hispanic Theatre

by Roger Catlin · September 8, 2026

The world premiere production kicking off the 51st season at GALA Hispanic Theatre, “GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World,” is not, it turns out, about Greta at all. Rather, it’s about somebody else far fewer people have heard of, who was working roughly the same time — World War II to be sp…

Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Signature Theatre

Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Signature Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · September 3, 2026

Merrily We Roll Along tackles these behemoth existentialisms at a granular level in the lives of three old friends. It’s one of those shows that leaves you with something to ponder for days after the lights come up. In Signature Theatre’s hands, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece …

Past Shows

Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers

Apr 7 – Apr 10, 2022

The Theatre Lab presentsBLOOD BROTHERSBook, Music and Lyrics by Willy RussellJoin us for our Creating a Musical Role performance of this full-length musical.Blood Brothers is the story of twin boys, separated at birth only to be reunited by a twist of fate and a mother's...

King Lear

King Lear

Mar 31 – Apr 3, 2022

Join us for Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear, in an innovative production with special elements designed to celebrate The Theatre Labs 30th anniversary.The cast will feature beloved faculty member MaryBeth Wise and Honors conservatory alums alongside current Creating a Role...

Dramathon

Dramathon

Jun 25

The Dramathon returns on the evening of Friday, June 25, 2021 at 7:30pm ET. This is the most exciting, exhilarating performance of the year as generous, professional actors along with students and friends of The Theatre Lab perform staged readings of world-premiere short plays!...

As You Like It

As You Like It

May 18 – Jun 18, 2021

Watch William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It performed by Creating a Role students; directed by Randy Baker with acting coaching from Michael Russotto. The performance was filmed outdoors live in mid-May 2021 and you can watch the classic comedy on-demand. You will have 30...

Dramathon

Dramathon

May 16

The Theatre Lab’s Dramathon, May 16 at 10:30 p.m. at Theater J, brings together Theatre Lab students and some of the Washington DC area’s best-known professional actors in staged readings of new short plays written by accomplished local playwrights, all for the benefit of The...

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Brian Henson's Puppet Up! in Washington, DC Brian Henson's Puppet Up!
Lincoln Theatre (9/30-9/30)
GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World) in Washington, DC GARBO: EL ACTOR QUE SAVÓ AL MUNDO (Garbo: The Actor Who Saved The World)
GALA Hispanic Theatre (9/03-9/27)
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play in Washington, DC Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18)
Special Event: ARTS By George!: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra in Washington, DC Special Event: ARTS By George!: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Center for the Arts (10/03-10/03)
The Second-Best School Shooting in Washington, DC The Second-Best School Shooting
NextStop Theatre (9/17-10/11)
Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret in Washington, DC Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret
ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18)
Some Like It Hot in Washington, DC Some Like It Hot
Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) VIDEOS
Stonewall's Bust in Washington, DC Stonewall's Bust
The Writers Center (10/09-10/25)
Rockville Little Theatre presents "Fences"    in Washington, DC Rockville Little Theatre presents "Fences"   
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/30-5/09)
Bonnie and Clyde in Washington, DC Bonnie and Clyde
The Arlington Players (9/05-9/20)