200 stories by "Sophia Howes"
Amari Cheatom as Ira Aldridge gives a performance at Shakespeare Theatre Company of unparalleled skill and insight.
Shakespeare Theatre Company's buzzy annual event featured a cast full of boldface names plus theater kids from Charles H. Flowers High School.
Two young people in Dublin meet cute in a play that tackles the controversial subject of abortion.
Underscoring the power of art to address controversy and national crisis, the production warrants serious and major attention.
Now streaming, the series invites audiences to step inside the process of new play development.
An outstanding all-female cast explores the life of an extraordinary woman.
Under the surface of this comedy by Lauren Gunderson is a fervent purpose " the power of women who are willing to put their lives on the line for justice.
In a courtroom packed with wisecracking legal celebs, lawyers for Margaret and Hero from 'Much Ado' duked it out.
The company's new silent adaption combines the best of Carlo Goldoni's classic comedy with an undertone of deep emotion.
The production is brilliant and breathtakingly alive, and John Douglas Thompson's performance as Shylock is not to be missed.
Two DC theater critics take in the world's most inclusive circus and are blown away.
They began a merry band that became Her Majesty & Sons, opened in August at the DC War Memorial, and now does 'Richard II' in a church.
'It's a thrill ride to be able to play her, and to be able to talk about her like this.'
'It's risky to get on stage and be that vulnerable,' says the playwright, glam rocker, and trans advocate. 'It's powerful, but it's risky.'
The immersive journey of two young Afghan refugees, an unforgettable tour de force.
The comedy musical based on the famous movie shines with romantic insanity.
Heartfelt, ironic, and mystical writing, a beautiful production, and a historical backstory of religious persecution.
It is 1945. Five women share a cell in the famous Pankrác Prison in Prague. Their meeting is fictional, but the events they describe are true.
The entertaining and enlightening story of Sylvia Méndez, whose lawsuit desegregated California schools.
The music steals the show, but there is much, much more to enjoy.
David Strathairn's spectacularly affecting performance as Jan Karski becomes not only an emotional but a moral experience.
A funny, scary adventure rife with incandescent ideas.
A play deeply attuned to the ways people from disparate backgrounds interact and feel, it will bring you straight to the essence of what it is to be human.
At the DC War Memorial, genders are bent, love is lost and found, and a good time is had by all.
After the harrowing events of the last year, the production is a noble effort"but something of a misfire.
