The month of November brings us some classics, a few early holiday offerings and the Shakespeare to watch while you wait for Joss Whedon's take on the Bard. more ›

This month, we highlight shows dealing with the end of the world, life after an earthquake, or life after death, undead-style. Heavy stuff. more ›

Parade is a musical that wreaks havoc on the emotions. more ›

It should be a recipe for a delightfully subversive evening: DC’s own talented commedia dell’arte troupe, Faction of Fools, performing a sly comedy by none other than Machiavelli, reinterpreting his classic satire The Mandrake with commedia characters and big-nosed masks. more ›

Kicking off the Kennedy Center's CHINA: The Art of a Nation series, Two Dogs' Opinions on Life is a laugh riot—if you speak Chinese. Luckily for the rest of us, the actors carry off the difficult task of parodying Chinese life in slapstick, farce, and sound effects everyone can understand. more ›

If you want to see two likable, funny, complicated people being kind of silly about falling in love, then No Rules Theatre Company's production of Stop Kiss should be on your going-out list in the next two weeks. more ›

Oh, September. One of the season's most jam-packed months is no exception this year, with more than 20 shows debuting around town. Whether you're into new musicals, edgy Shakespeare or, well, Ray Bradbury, we've got you covered. more ›

A documentarian wants to make a film about the Devil, who has conveniently taken human form. In describing the experience, the documentarian says he expects it "to be confusing and incomplete." So it is with Longacre Lea's Something Past in Front of the Light. more ›

With a cast boasting Australia's finest thespians, one can only hold high expectations for Sydney Theatre Company's staging of Chekov's Uncle Vanya. That the performance meets these expectations is also no real surprise. more ›

August brings lots of reruns of past productions, and lots of anticipation about what will open as seasons kick off next month. Here's what's going on to tide you over until then. more ›

"This is women's territory," proclaims one of the ladies in The Keegan Theatre's production of Steel Magnolias, and yet there is something in its story of love and hardship that all can grasp, underneath all that hairspray. more ›

You've ventured into non-air conditioned theaters. You've read our reviews. And now, weeks later, the Capital Fringe Festival is coming to a close. But if you've still got Fringe Fever, take note: several plays we caught along the way still have remaining performances tonight or this weekend. Here's our rundown. more ›

There is a slice of the population who believes that all improv theater is irredeemably awful. However, if you're interested to see how the actors interpret your iTunes library, go see The Audio Files. more ›

In Illuminate: A Martial Arts Experience, Johnny Shryock, an experienced local photographer, sound and set designer, has taken his theatrical background and combined it with his passion for the martial arts. more ›

GS-14 returns for the third year in a row to the Capital Fringe Festival -- but it doesn't seem like anything has changed. more ›

Ever wondered what it's like to get rickrolled in real life? Then come see this play! more ›

Fringe is not only about what shows are the most entertaining -- it's about allowing artists to take risks, try something new, experiment. A Wild Play provides an edgy and complex concept and thought provoking production. more ›

It seems unfair to consider Who’s Your Baghdaddy? or How I Started the Iraq War as part of the Fringe festival, since the production values are at a professional level. Then again, the show does depict the Deputy Director of the CIA as the Pope, so maybe it fits in Fringe, after all. Especially because it’s just plain fun. more ›

F#@king Up Everything quickly proves it is more than just a lineup of Williamsburg references set to music. more ›

Rock and roll and outer space make for not-so-strange bedfellows. If it worked for Bowie and Major Tom, it can work for When E.T. Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, right? more ›

Ancient Greek plays. I find them a bit uninteresting and dated as a whole. They're so 2,500 years ago. Dress 'em up with a gimmick or two, some cute songs, a pair of boobs, gay and straight cavorting, and Batman underwear (what!?), and you add a little excitement to the proceedings. more ›

John Feffer is a bona fide Capital Fringe star, and he's back for the third year in a row with The Bird, his latest solo show, spinning a variety of yarns into a profound and entertaining fabric. more ›

The participatory nature of The Foo Fah Show keeps its audience on its toes, ready for their individually assigned lines. That aspect is vital, as otherwise they'd be less inclined to hang around to find out what happens. more ›

A Day at the Museum embodies the spirit of Fringe because chances are it's not like anything you've seen before. It's a classy, tasteful, and polished experiment. more ›

Night Sky might be the least Fringe-y show ever put on at Capital Fringe. It's a straight play -- fourth wall resolutely in place -- about the drama between a stubborn and lively older woman and the people close to her over, deciding whether she is going to be put into a nursing home or boldly strike out to get a mortgage and stay independent. more ›

Karim Muasher and Carrie Brown have the comfortable camaraderie, polished stage presence and patiently-honed wackiness typical of Fringe festival circuit regulars. Their well-traveled The VindleVoss Family Circus Spectacular! is a pleasant road-tested little package of offbeat clowning with just a touch of poignancy. more ›

The Pointless Theatre Company's Super Spectacular Dada Adventures of Hugo Ball comes with its own critics, blindly pro and dismissively con. In fact, it comes with practically everything, and an irreverence for same. It's vulgar, absurd and, finally, celebratory. more ›

There are only two ways to engage with CRAVE. Either you set yourself at an appreciative distance, admire the passionate efforts of the actors and then walk out at the end as if you had just watched a well-performed string quartet, your day proceeding as normal. Or you can connect to it, and be deeply affected. more ›

Rabindranath Tagore's play, Sanyasi, currently running at the Capital Fringe Festival, is a satisfying exploration of spirituality and societal bonds. more ›

After debuting Give Them Vagina at last year's Capital Fringe -- wait, how did DCist miss that one? -- Vijai Nathan returns to her roots in 2011 with Good Girls Don't, But Indian Girls Do. more ›