15,330 stories from DC Metro Theater Arts
How history will judge us for this administration's treatment of Central American migrant children, I often wonder. And yet, our record of abuse against "Other" is not partisan, but has accu…
Providence Players of Fairfax and The Young Hearts present The Gift of the Magi, adapted by Jon Jory from the story by O. Henry. Beth Gilles-Whitehead directs an engaging cast in this charmi…
For this Christmas season, The Sheen Center " the arts center of the Archdiocese of New York " presents a limited engagement of The Gospel of John, a slightly condensed one-man performance o…
When Fiddler on the Roof opens at the National Theatre next week, the village of Anatevka"the fictional setting for one of the most successful Broadway musicals in history"will not be the sa…
The good news? The Second City's sharp-witted She The People: The Resistance Continues is back at Woolly Mammoth for another rollicking production of top-notch sketches and witty songs. The …
You know it's going to be a long night when Santa Claus goes missing. Either Stage Manager Meaghan Leahy made a whopper of a mistake, or some fiend stole jolly ole St. Nick, thus threatening…
Colonial Players of Annapolis' production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious take on the Christmas story. Written by Barbara Robinson and based on her beloved 1971 novel, whic…
Ropes hang, partitioning off a raised platform that is a ramp. Curiosity rises in dimension with the angle of the ramp, a shiny black surface, and in scale with vertical ropes that provide c…
As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, Washingtonians brace themselves for a barrage of family commitments, holiday parties, religious services and fevered gift shopping. Holiday…
A charming little gem of a ghostly, campfire-ish thriller is here for a short time courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company. Full of expressive acting, way cool whodunit lighting moods and ee…
It's a holly jolly raunchy campy Christmas in Paige Turner: Jingle All the Way!, back at The Green Room 42 for a second year of holiday fun. Created and performed by the New York drag sensat…
Iron Crow Theatre's production of Bare couldn't be more timely. With music by the late Damon Intrabartolo, lyrics by Jon Hartmere and a book which was a combined effort of the two; this musi…
Dear Jack, Dear Louise by Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) follows the relationship of U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig and act…
The scene was a cozy cabaret at Signature Theatre. The enthralled patrons sat at small, circular, red tables and swayed to "Give Love on Christmas Day" performed by The Motown Three, which c…
After two sell-out previews and a spectacular run at the Tennessee Williams Festival in Provincetown, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers pops up at the trendy Shaw-neighborhood …
High-voltage energy, powerhouse vocals, acerbic humor, and a dynamic design come together to express the urgency of youth and the raw emotions of dealing with social, political, and familial…
Making its Off-Broadway debut with The York Theatre Company as part of its 50th anniversary season, the new musical revue Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yesto…
Female, female-identifying, GNC, and Trans theater artists in the Washington, DC area will soon have a new opportunity for career mentorship. Statera Mentorship recognizes that women, gender…
Oh, that pigeon! Always causing trouble. He never wants to take a bath. He stays up past his bedtime. And now he wants to drive… a bus?! Children's author Mo Willems continues his tenure a…
It's father versus son in Harry Townsend's Last Stand, George Eastman's new play about coming to terms with aging and dealing with an elderly parent, now playing a limited Off-Broadway engag…
Back by popular demand and refreshed for 2019, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Riverside Christmas Spectacular, a variety show composed of our beloved Christmas classics, w…
Love in Hate Nation is the new musical from Be More Chill's composer/lyricist, Joe Iconis. Animated with a driving wheel of rock and funk rock tunes, it grapples with the pressing cultural i…
If you know a bored child who doesn't know what to do with their time, a trip through Susan Nanus' The Phantom Tollbooth just might be the answer. It certainly works for Milo in Greenbelt…
Gaithersburg's Arts on the Green presents a new season of engaging concerts featuring an eclectic mix of Americana, jazz, classical, contemporary, traditional, and world music in an intimate…
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of A Christmas Carol is a moving, faithful stage version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Adapted by Sally Boyett and Donald Hicken, and directed …