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Three-day conference takes place March 23-25. The in-person event is free and open to the public Registration is required. The full program can be found here. DC History Conference to Dive D…
98 productions (38 musicals, 60 plays) were adjudicated in the combined 2020/2022 years. Twenty-seven community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication. Nominations were announc…
GALA's 47th season continues with the U.S. premiere of La valentÃa (Valor: A Spooky Spectacular), a modern comedy written by acclaimed Spanish playwright Alfredo Sanzol and directed by Pu…
A mother of the Earth. A beacon of love. A powerful torrent of rain. A demon of death. This island is a playground for the gods. Lively and colorful, this is Clarksburg High School's "Once o…
 "Electrifying, music-filled, and deeply pleasurable!" (Washington, D.C.) Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie today announced the company's 74th …
Washington, DC"-Spooky Action Theater begins its next phase of bringing dynamic and thought-provoking theater to the Washington, DC region with the announcement of the hiring of Elizabeth Di…
LTA advances to Eastern States Theatre Festival after winning Outstanding Production at Maryland Community Theatre Festival with "Pride@Prejudice." ROCKVILLE, MD " Rockville Little Theatre p…
We've all heard tales of monster teachers, but have we ever believed them? St. Andrew's Episcopal School's production of "The Lightning Thief" may make you take those far-fetched statements …
Heyward focuses his inaugural season on community initiatives, new and expanded concert series, as well as an inclusive programming approach. BALTIMORE (February 27, 2023) Today the Baltimor…
 Washington, D.C. [February 23, 2022]"Shakespeare Theatre Company and Artistic Director Simon Godwin are thrilled to announce the upcoming 23/24 Season: Greater Wonders. The 23/24 Season…
Thrilling lineup to feature one pre-Broadway premiere, one national tour launch and five Baltimore debuts BALTIMORE, MD " Ron Legler, president of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, …
From Theatre Washington: "On Monday, January 30, 2023, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and specia…
KEN LUDWIG's MURDER and BASKERVILLE now all-time top-sellers at Baltimore's EVERYMAN THEATRE Two recent plays by the award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig " MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and BA…
Ballet Theatre of Maryland to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts ANNAPOLIS, MD " Ballet Theatre of Maryland is pleased to announce it has been approved by the Nat…
World premiere staged reading New, local author, Kenny Hahn Offered both in-person and streaming BALTIMORE, MARYLAND " Rapid Lemon Productions will open their 12th season with a staged readi…
It's 2023, and that brings forth the end of the Little Theatre of Alexandria's current theatrical season (2022-2023) and ushers in the beginning of yet another year of top-notch entertainmen…
Dear friends and collaborators, It is with a wave of complex emotions that after 15 years of joyfully serving Baltimore City and beyond with bold, transformative theatre and impactful, inspi…
An International Festival Celebrating the World's Rivers and Their Cultures March 22 (World Water Day)"April 22, 2023 (Earth Day) (WASHINGTON)"The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing A…
WASHINGTON, DC " Theater J, the nation's largest and most prominent Jewish theater company, is delighted to announce that Hayley Finn (she/her) will become its new Artistic Director on Febru…
 Arlington, VA " On April 3, 2023, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre will honor the theatrical icon Chita Rivera with the company's twelfth Stephen Sondheim Award. T…
Washington, D.C. [January 24, 2023]"Shakespeare Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the extension of their upcoming production of King Lear. Due to the excellent response the producti…
Bethesda, Md. " The highly anticipated and reimagined magical staging of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of Penn & Teller fame), mu…
Frederick, MD " Amid a celebratory 25th-anniversary MainStage season, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is thrilled to announce and welcome Katherine DuBois as the theater's new Managing Direc…
 Nominations for the 2022 performance season were announced at the Birchmere on Sunday, January 15, 2023. The WATCH awards ceremony will take place on 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2023 at…
(WASHINGTON)"The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts President Deborah F. Rutter and National Symphony Orchestra Board Chairman Ronald Abramson have announced the appointment of J…