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Howard Shalwitz, the longtime artistic director of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, co-founded the theatre back in 1980--at a time when the repertory of American plays was limited to academic classics and NYC vogue. With a commitment to new approaches to theatre and a devotion to bringing new playwriting voices into the limelight, Woolly has had not just a tremendous national impact, but has been an important local influence as well as a partner in community development and a force for bringing new audiences to the theatre. Against the backdrop of the Capital Fringe Festival, DCist took to the interwebs to ask him about Woolly's Fringe-minded roots and the Festival's future in the city. more ›

Who will win the Battle of the Batty? In Woolly Mammoth Theater's production of The Gigli Concert, each character is a contender. more ›