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Review: PRECARIOUS at Mosaic Theater Company


by Pamela Roberts - June 12, 2026

In its world premiere at Mosaic Theater Company, Precarious begins at a simmer and quickly works toward a boil. Vi arrives unannounced at her daughter’s apartment just as a dangerous heatwave envelopes the city....

Review: LOOT at Edge Of The Universe Theater


by Audrey Cahak - June 11, 2026

Billed by Edge of the Universe Theater as “Monty Python meets Oscar Wilde,” Loot is a quirky, satirical snapshot of 1960s Britain that shares images of 2020s America. Written in 1965 by controversial playwright Joe Orton, Loot explores religious, moral, and institutional corruption through the c...

Review: THE ROARING GIRL at Theatre Prometheus


by Roger Catlin - June 08, 2026

Theatre Prometheus, a company devoted to queer and feminist art, celebrates Pride Month 2026 with a production that’s more than 400 years old....

Review: INDECENT at 1st Stage


by Jake Bridges - June 07, 2026

What did our critic think of INDECENT at 1st Stage?...

Review: SALLY & TOM at Round House Theatre


by David Friscic - June 08, 2026

The historical and still-ongoing revelations about the children that Thomas Jefferson had with his slave woman Sally Hemmings has justifiably created a reevaluation of Thomas Jeferson’s image and reputation---as one can discover in Suzan-Lori Parks’ probing play Sally & Tom currently playing at ...

Review: A FINE MADNESS at Woolly Mammoth


by Roger Catlin - June 03, 2026

“It’s not a play,” Justin Weaks declares fairly early in his one-man “A Fine Madness” presented by the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. “But we gon’ play,” he adds....

Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Capital One Hall


by Brian Bochicchio - June 01, 2026

National Tour is tighter and cleans up some of the grittier sensibilities while employing Broadway level talent....

Review: OTHELLO at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Roger Catlin - June 01, 2026

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has had a rich history of stars lured to its stage — not just to sell tickets through big names. The actors nearly always deliver — and the company attracts them because of the quality and rigor it retains....

Review: AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at Washington National Opera


by Roger Catlin - May 26, 2026

The separation of the Washington National Opera from the overrun-and-soon-to-close  Kennedy Center has meant next season’s eight planned productions, including five full length operas, will occur on five different stages in the D.C. area. ...

Review: THE MANNEQUIN at We Happy Few


by Mary Lincer - May 24, 2026

What did our critic think of THE MANNEQUIN at We Happy Few?...

Past Shows

A Festival of Favorites and Firsts
A Festival of Favorites and Firsts
May 30 – Jun 6, 2026

Contact: Travis Hare, KRPR Travis@KendraRubinfeldpr.com 240 507-4238 (Travis Hare) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Theater J Presents: Festival of Favorites and Firsts! A play reading festival celebrating...

Eureka Day
Mar 11 – Apr 5, 2026

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members...

Chanukah in the Dark
Chanukah in the Dark
Dec 6 – Dec 21, 2025

When the lights go out during Chanukah, Max and family begin sharing songs, stories, and traditions – only to discover the lights they needed and...

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
Oct 29 – Nov 23, 2025

Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Adaptation and recent Broadway sensation, Amy Herzog’s work unearths the relevance of Ibsen’s tale for our time, weighing the...

The Berlin Diaries
The Berlin Diaries
Jun 4 – Jun 29, 2025

Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz opens the pages of her great-grandfather’s journal to discover a previously unknown genealogy in The Berlin Diaries. How do you...

Your Name Means Dream
Your Name Means Dream
Mar 12 – Apr 6, 2025

Internationally acclaimed playwright José Rivera directs his profoundly intimate tragicomedy that asks what it means to be human as we embrace the technology of our future – and it embraces us....

Out of Character
Out of Character
Jan 8 – Jan 26, 2025

Tony Award-winner Ari’el Stachel’s one-man show Out of Character brings to life a full ensemble of characters from his past, illuminating what it means to...

One Jewish Boy
Jun 7 – Jul 2, 2023

In this bittersweet, sophisticated and quick-fire new British comedy about antisemitism, Jesse, a nice Jewish boy, falls in love with Alex, a nice mixed-race girl....

Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
Jun 9 – Jul 3, 2022

FIRES IN THE MIRROR: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities JUNE 9-JULY 3, 2022 Conceived, Written, and Originally Performed by Anna Deavere Smith Co-Directed by...

Nathan the Wise
Nathan the Wise
Mar 16 – Apr 10, 2022

NATHAN THE WISEMARCH 16-APRIL 10, 2022Written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Adapted by Michael Bloom Directed by Adam ImmerwahrProduced in Association with Folger TheatreAN 18TH-CENTURY SHAKESPEAREAN...

Compulsion or the House Behind
Compulsion or the House Behind
Jan 26 – Feb 20, 2022

COMPULSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 20, 2022 Written by Rinne B. Groff Directed by Johanna Gruenhut Starring Kimberly Gilbert, Marcus Kyd, and Paul...

The Kinsey Sicks' Oy Vey in a Manger
The Kinsey Sicks' Oy Vey in a Manger
Dec 17 – Dec 25, 2021

The Kinsey Sicks OY VEY IN A MANGERDECEMBER 17-DECEMBER 25, 2021The Kinsey Sicks are back! Full of their signature panache and perfect harmonies, these chicks...

Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
Nov 10 – Dec 5, 2021

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIENOVEMBER 10-DECEMBER 5, 2021Written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch AlbomBased on the book by Mitch AlbomDirected by Jenna PlaceStarring Michael Russotto and Cody...

Becoming Dr. Ruth
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Sep 30 – Oct 24, 2021

Becoming Dr. RuthBy Mark St. GermainDirected by Holly TwyfordStarring Naomi JacobsonAMERICAS FAVORITE SEX THERAPIST RETURNS!Dont miss the return of this triumphant and life-affirming story of...

ABOMINATION
ABOMINATION
Dec 17

In the early 2000s, Naftali, Dov, and Yitzithree queer, closeted, ultra-Orthodox Jewsfind one another in an internet chat room. As their friendships deepen, their mutual...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Apr 9 – May 7, 2017

Coming of age may not be easy—but it sure can be hilarious. Eugene Morris Jerome is 15, lives in 1930’s Brooklyn and thinks of little...

The Hampton Years
May 29 – Jun 30, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Jacqueline E. Lawton; dir: Shirley Serotsky....

Andy and the Shadows
Apr 3 – Apr 28, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Ari Roth; dir: Daniella Topol....

Race
Feb 6 – Mar 17, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - David Mamet; dir: John Vreeke....

Boged: An Enemy of the People
Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2013

- Nir Erez, Boaz Gaon; dir: Joseph Megel....

Apples from The Desert
Dec 15 – Jan 6, 2013

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater: - Savyon Liebrecht; dir: Johanna Gruenhut....

The History of Invulnerability
Jun 6 – Jul 8, 2012

Superman—the man of steel—is invulnerable. Jerry Siegel, the creator of Superman, was exceedingly vulnerable. Siegel was one of many Jews who created the cartoon superheroes...

The Whipping Man
Apr 18 – May 20, 2012
The Religion Thing
Jan 4 – Jan 29, 2012
After The Fall
Oct 26 – Nov 27, 2011
Imagining Madoff
Aug 31 – Sep 25, 2011

Videos


CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical in Washington, DC CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical
Arena Stage (6/12-8/09)
Wendell Pierce in Othello in Washington, DC Wendell Pierce in Othello
Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28)
Once in Washington, DC Once
NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21)
Loot in Washington, DC Loot
Gunston Arts Center (6/05-6/28)
Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming in Washington, DC Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming
Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23)
Tarzan in Washington, DC Tarzan
The Washington County Playhouse (6/26-8/16)
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show in Washington, DC The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Washington DC (6/20-6/20)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert in Washington, DC Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Wolf Trap (7/09-7/09)
Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights  in Washington, DC Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights 
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18)
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical in Washington, DC Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26)