In 1941, Jacob Lawrence became one of the first black artists to have his work shown in a New York City art gallery, with his powerful Migration Series on display, a sequence of 60 paintings…
As William Shakespeare's only comedy set in the new world, The Tempest deals with a major act of betrayal, ill treatment, the development of magic arts and a revenge plot that other playwrig…
D.C. Playwright Bob Bartlett has always been curious about the ways humans respond to injured or distressed animals, and that theme seems to find its way into his writing again and again. In…
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers who were accused of raping two white American women on a train near Alabama in 1931. The boys were falsely accus…
Cuba is flush with artistic richness but because of travel limitations over the years, few Americans have been able to experience the abundance of great painters and performing artists that …
Writer Octavia Butler is that rare African American woman who found success in the normally male-dominated science fiction literature genre; her work is beloved by fans of all ages and races…
"This season is our 25th anniversary and when I was planning it, I was really committed to representing what I thought was true to the history of the type of work that Rep Stage has produced…
In 1991, singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet became something of a radio staple after the release of his third album, "Girlfriend," which was hailed by critics and fans alike, and established th…
Cirque du Soleil's Luzia is opening tonight and here through June 17, performing under its familiar big top in Tysons II, McLean, VA.  And just like every Cirque show, this one prom…
Brittany Alyse Willis used to commute to work by riding the Red Line from Maryland into Metro Center to work at one of the shops at the Natural History Museum, and although she didn't know i…
When Studio Theatre decided to stage Irish master Brian Friel's Translations this season, the timing seemed like a perfect fit for Studio's Belfast-born associate artistic director Matt Torn…
Christopher Michael Richardson is "easing on down the road," nightly as the Lion in Ford Theatre's imaginative production of the Tony-winning, The Wiz, which runs through May 12. "The Lion a…
After Avant Bard’s successful Helen Hayes Award-nominated production of The Gospel at Colonus last season (the original cast was nominated for "Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical " …
Although Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi might not be a name people recognize, many know his story and the historic Supreme Court case which bears his name" Hirabayashi v. United States. The son …
Dr. Ruth Westheimer is a beloved '80s icon. The tiny, yet big-opinioned sex therapist was a fixture on late night talk shows and the radio throughout the decade, and even fronted several of …
It was more than a dozen years ago that actor Heather Raffo, whose family is from Iraq, recognized a void of female Iraqi protagonists in American theater. That propelled her to write…
Most theater performers don't get to spend Valentine's Day with their significant other, but that's not the case for Rob McClure and Maggie Lakis, who spent the night kissing, embracing and …
You can't judge a show by its title, and never was that more the case than with Something Rotten!, the musical farce now appearing at the National Theatre, which provides a rip-roaring, laug…
In 2007, Richard Henrich adapted the Ursula K. Le Guin book, The Lathe of Heaven, for a production at Spooky Action Theater, which he directed. But the show didn't completely fulfill his vis…
Put a group of high school junior girls together and the conversations could range from anything from boys to movies to selfies, but when those girls are part of a win-now, demanding soccer …
From Ramin Karimloo and Ruthie Ann Miles at the Kennedy Center to new works by Tony winner Robert Schenkkan and Heather Raffo, here’s what to see in the Capitol city.
"We have been doing a classical musical in the January/February slot, but it gets dark at 5, it's winter and cold, and that audience sometimes doesn't like going out,” director Mark Mi…
In the fall of 2015, the inaugural Women's Voices Theater Festival, showcased 62 female-penned world premiere plays. The festival was a rousing success, garnering interest in the playw…
Michael Kahn, Shakespeare Theatre Company's artistic director, has lured Michael Urie to play the titular Prince for its upcoming production of Hamlet, opening next week and has pepp…
It was back in 2008 that CulturalDC created the three-week Source Festival, a vehicle for launching new plays and fostering the careers of emerging artists. After 10 successful events, the o…