A monthslong period of intensive introspection and evolution at Mosaic Theater Company, led by a recommitment to anti-racism, has culminated in the company's recent announcement of fall prog…
In response to the ongoing social upheaval and protests for racial justice, Olney Theatre Center is hosting a virtual social justice arts festival amplifying the voices of BIPOC artists and …
The irrepressibly entertaining Happenstance Theater will perform its Pinot & Augustine clown show on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 2 pm and 6 pm, in the parking lot at Joe's Movement Em…
The Black Artist Coalition (BAC) releases its second visual project, "I Am…" A Celebration of Black Artistry Thursday, October 8, 2020. One of the pillars of the Black Artist Coalition is …
The Forum for Cultural Engagement has announced Flash Acts, a free six-day, bilingual, virtual theater festival October 8 to 13, 2020. This one-of-a-kind performance festival brings together…
The Reclamation Project"an idea inspired by We See You, White American Theater, "Hot button issues for Black theater: A roundtable on revolution," and "Gender Diverse Black Theatre Leadershi…
As part of its ongoing commitment to creating diverse, modern work by leading playwrights and performers during the prolonged COVID-19 theater closure, 1st Stage has announced eleven new art…
Round House Theatre has announced an updated lineup of plays, conversations, and education offerings, including digital programming for the fall and winter and a return to live productions i…
Celebrating Solas Nua's 15th anniversary, the DC-based Irish arts organization has commissioned a series of digital plays from African-American playwright Jeremy Keith Hunter and Irish playw…
#BlackMenFeel is a new artistic project designed to address mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges experienced by Black men, specifically Black Queer men. Produced by Brave Soul Collect…
Culminating the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards recognizing outstanding work on Washington-area stages in 2019, the theater community will gather for one singular celebration in three successive dig…
IN Series launches its groundbreaking 2020"2021 digital opera season with a Festival Weekend of world premieres September 17 to 19, 2020. The season, characterized by genre-defying collabora…
Announcing its 2020"2021 season, GALA Hispanic Theatre revealed plans to resume indoor live performances in late October"the first professional theater to do so in Metro DC since stages went…
The Humans"Stephen Karam's Tony Award"winning family dramedy"was slated for a run at Olney Theatre Center this season, but that physical production was shelved this summer when the COVID wou…
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, racial injustice, and the upcoming election, CulturalDC is staging one of the first large-scale productions in the Washington, DC, area since the pandemic b…
Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Godwin has announced that Whitney White and Soyica Colbert"the director and the dramaturg for The Amen Corner"are joining STC as associate…
Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT) has announced that Savannah Miller and Adanna Paul are its first two participants in the 2020-2021 Young Playwrights in Progress (YPIP) new play development …
Studio Theatre has commissioned seven Black artists who are attending the 57th anniversary March on Washington Friday, August 28, to create artistic responses that bear witness to their expe…
theatreWashington has announced updated plans for the 36th annual Helen Hayes Awards"originally scheduled to take place at The Anthem on May 18, 2020, but postponed because of COVID. Celebra…
Sheldon Epps will join the Ford's Theatre leadership team as Senior Artistic Advisor. He steps into the new role as the theater reevaluates its 2020"2021 season amid the national reckoning f…
American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, has announced that their Summer 2020 SafeStart Season will be available for online viewing in partnership with Marquee TV. Dubbed "BlkFrs L…
Announced today, the Black Artist Coalition (BAC) has formed in response to the increasing awareness of both macro- and microaggressions that have more often than not tainted Black artists' …
DMV rapper "Litty Official" releases their mixtape He Could Never on Spotify, Soundcloud, and iTunes. Jade Jones, the artist behind Litty, has crafted a standout lo-fi trap mixtape for the m…
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces its 2020"2021 season featuring the return of a postponed production, new partnerships, a digital season, an evolution of Woolly's subscription plan, …
Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, announces Black Trans Women at the Center: An Evening of Short Plays, a celebration of Black trans talent and experience coproduced by Lady Dane…