Before the opening and at the end of intermission of every performance at American Shakespeare Center, actors turn musicians to serenade the audience. Usually a rousing, fun time, at the…
The 2020 Helen Hayes Awards, recognizing excellence on Washington-area stages for 2019, begins tonight with the first of seven nights of streamed presentations, capped off with a video celeb…
How to hold an awards ceremony that has always been as much about bringing the community of theatre makers and theatre supporters together as it was about the awards themselves, during a pan…
Shakespeare Theatre Company announced today that the Wise Children production of Emma Rice's Romantics Anonymous will be streamed live from Bristol Old Vic for five performances, September 2…
Rebecca and Becca in Space, the space comedy created during the coronavirus stay-at-home orders by Rebecca Wahls and Rebecca Ballinger, returns for Season 2 with a special launch party tonig…
A few area theatre companies are beginning to offer live performances. One of them is Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA which is presenting its summer cabaret season for at-home viewing …
Foolish Fridays Faction of Fools Friday, Aug 7, 7pm Free Click to watch Faction of Fools, Washington's commedia dell'Arte theater company, resumes its Foolish Fridays beginning tonight at 7 …
Subtitled "The Future of Theatre," Rorschach Theatre's annual Klecksography (Klex20) project comes along just as we are all pondering exactly what that future will be. Klecksography 2020 ope…
There's a new show in town, one shot straight from the heart of Signature Theatre to digitally connected musical theater fans everywhere. It's called THE SIGNATURE SHOW and it's free to view…
This week we're highlighting some local works, plus a few others we couldn't pass up. And hang on, at the end, for a fun quiz. For a robust list of viewing beyond our area, we recomm…
One distinction of a Quotidian Theatre production has always been its set pieces and props, expertly chosen and carefully placed in its single set rooms adding airs of authenticity to such n…
We hope you can tune in to YouTube tonight as the Washington theatre community comes together in loving tribute to Victor Shargai, long-time leader of theatreWashington, and generous friend …
While a survey done by Shugoll Research shows that Washingtonians are chary about returning to theater while the coronavirus rages, one company is prepared to put live actors on the stage wi…
Victor Shargai Memorial Celebration Produced by theatreWashington July 27, 8pm Click to watch on YouTube Victor Shargai, generous benefactor, friend and advocate for theatre in the Washingto…
J. J. Johnson, who extends his talents as a DC stage actor (recently, Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of A Native Son) into film and and commercial work, now adds playwright to his resumé wi…
We hope you will take time to watch DC Theatre Scene's first virtual discussion, held Friday night. An honest, personal sharing of the affects of racism on these important members of our the…
The short videos from Synetic on this sixth day of content give us three worlds and stories through the language of dance. In classical ballet's repertoire there is no greater or more physic…
American Shakespeare Center joins only a few companies in the country to have obtained permission from authorities for live performances this summer. ASC will perform Othello and Twelfth Nig…
Day 4 of Synetic Theater's series of short pieces devised by members of the company's roster of artists shows much of the same agility and demonstrable translation into forms of physical the…
Ride Share by Reginald Edmund Produced by Black Lives Black Words International Project July 9 " 12 $16.96 Click for tickets Ride Share follows an young African American Uber Driver as a ser…
Actors Equity has greenlighted two live productions in the Berkshires this summer. While there have been some non-Equity performances around the country, this is the first approved by the un…
At first glance, the title of Homebound's final episode, "Reopening," seems misleading. As we all know, America's state by state reopenings have been a set of fits and starts leading to r…
Not all the fireworks are in the air. These theatrical works blaze as brightly and linger longer. Hamilton Disney+ $6.99 for one month subscription Click to subscribe The original Broadway c…
May 22, 2020 Arena Stage Free View below or view later Arena Stage adds filmmaker to its accomplishments with May 22, 2020, a filmed docudrama, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Moll…
Have you ever wished that your living space could be re-imagined by a set designer? Or that you could gift a personalized greeting or concert by a favorite performer? Or that a theatre artis…