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Dec 04, 2023

Meet GALA Hispanic Theatre’s Next Artistic Director, Venezuelan Playwright Gustavo Ott

The Venezuelan playwright will succeed the late Hugo Medrano, who co-led the theater for nearly 50 years until his passing in May.

Jul 14, 2023

Rorschach Theatre Converted A Vacant D.C. Storefront Into A ’90s-Era Rock Club For Its New Show

The theater company converted a vacant D.C. storefront into a dive bar where audiences can purchase drinks and listen to a live band.

Jun 26, 2023

2 Weeks, Dozens Of New Shows: What To Expect At This Year’s Capital Fringe Festival

From a solo show about a mermaid’s love life to an interactive murder mystery, Capital Fringe is back and more eccentric than ever.

May 23, 2023

Helen Hayes Awards Reunites D.C. Theater Community After Loss Of GALA Co-Founder Hugo Medrano

The 2023 Helen Hayes Awards brought the D.C. theater community back together in person for a major ceremony for the first time since 2019.

May 02, 2023

Capital Fringe Festival Returns To Georgetown This Year With More Than 40 (!) Shows

The 12-day program will run from July 12-23.

Feb 28, 2023

March (Theater) Madness: 33 Shows To See Around D.C. This Month

March’s theater calendar in the D.C. area is absolutely packed, with more than two dozen shows debuting.

Nov 28, 2022

Still Time For Theater: Catch These Shows Opening Around D.C. In December

A comedy about two Idina Menzel superfans, Synectic’s “Snow Maiden,” and a Broadway smash and a Pulitzer winner — both at the Kennedy Center — are among the shows opening in December.

Nov 14, 2022

See Or Skip: Two Shows We Saw At D.C. Theaters In Early November

Our critic weighs in on the retelling of Irish play “The Playboy of the Western World” from Solas Nua and a story of addiction and recovery at Studio Theatre.

Nov 01, 2022

Giving Thanks For Theater: Catch These Shows Opening Around D.C. In November

The Bard, beanstalks, beauties, beasts, and, well, Bluey are all on D.C.-area stages in November.

Oct 28, 2022

Arena Stage’s Molly Smith Reflects On Choice, Retirement, And Her Final Act Of Theatrical Protest

Audiences have until Nov. 6 to see “My Body No Choice” at Arena Stage, the last show that Smith is directing before she retires next year.

 
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