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Review: PETITE ROUGE: A CAJUN RED RIDING HOOD at Imagination Stage


by Tavish Young - January 07, 2025

Deep in the bayou of the American south lies the brassy and vibrant Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood. A warm tale for these cold months, Petite Rouge is, of course, a cajun take on the classic Grimm tale, featuring a bright world of animals, songs, and life lessons. ...

Review: & JULIET at The Kennedy Center


by Rachael F. Goldberg - December 23, 2024

With a clever script, beloved music, and strong teams both on and off the stage, '& Juliet' is an incredibly witty, thoughtful, and joyful show, and the National Tour’s run at the Kennedy Center is the perfect way to cap off the year....

Review: LIFE OF PI at The Kennedy Center


by Dara Homer - December 22, 2024

With breathtaking visuals and puppetry, the stage adaptation of Life of Pi stays true to the novel while putting spectacle in the spotlight. Through a heart-wrenching odyssey across the Pacific, this production will make you believe in the power of stories—beautifully told, with imagery that sticks—...

Review: THE SPIRIT OF KWANZAA at Atlas Performing Arts Center


by Emily Berger - December 22, 2024

This year's performance was poignant and joyful, featuring more than 40 dancers from the school....

Review: THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S 'THE NUTCRACKER' at Warner Theater


by Michela Dwyer - December 18, 2024

What did our critic think of THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S 'THE NUTCRACKER' at Warner Theater?...

Review: CELTIC WOMAN WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - December 17, 2024

The holiday season is in full swing and this past weekend the holidays got a touch of the Irish as the international singing sensations Celtic Woman graced the stage of Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall with YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for an evening of traditional holiday tunes with a sprink...

Review: STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW at Arena Stage


by Roger Catlin - December 29, 2024

What did our critic think of STEP AFRIKA! MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW at Arena Stage?...

Review: JUNGLE BOOK at The Kennedy Center


by Itai Yasur - December 15, 2024

Washington National Opera takes on Jungle Book for its holiday opera. See what our critic had to say....

Review: THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE at Prologue Theatre


by Jackson Malmgren - December 13, 2024

Prologue Theatre’s world premiere of THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE gratifies our desire to eavesdrop and hear the whole story of the couple sitting next to us. In a casual scene, the performance gives us a 90-minute glimpse into the life, struggles, and hopes for the future of the chatty neighboring table....

Review: ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE: HOW SHAKEPSEARE INVENTED THE VILLIAN at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by David Friscic - December 11, 2024

Actor and creator Patrick Page held the audience in the palm of his hand and took the audience (at the Klein Theatre of the Shakespeare Theatre Company) through a veritable “rogues’ gallery” of villains and devious- minded characters from the Shakespearean canon-- including murderers, the revengeful...

Past Shows

Hughie
Hughie
1/31 - 3/17/2013


Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff (The West Wing) will make his Shakespeare Theatre Company mainstage debut when he stars in Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie during STC’s ...

C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters


C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, reveals spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. This funny, provocative and wickedly-witty theatrical adaptation, starring Max McLean as ...

The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector
9/13 - 10/28/2012


In Gogol’s witty and hilarious satire of provincial Russian bureaucracy, Hlestakov, a civil servant whose imagination runs rampant, has arrived from Saint Petersburg to a ...

The Second City Laugh Out Loud Tour


America's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, is coming to town in its one of a kind "Laugh Out Loud Tour." From the company that ...

The Servant of Two Masters
The Servant of Two Masters
5/15 - 7/1/2012


Celebrated director Christopher Bayes restages this magical comedy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company after a sold-out run at Yale Repertory Theatre. Identities are mistaken, engagements ...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1/17 - 3/4/2012


Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their ...

John Hurt in Krapp's Last Tape
John Hurt in Krapp's Last Tape
11/29 - 12/4/2011


Alone on his 69th birthday, a man prepares for his own “party” of sorts, surrounded by volume after volume of a life on tape. Before ...

The Heir Apparent
The Heir Apparent
9/6 - 10/23/2011


Celebrate STC’s 25th Anniversary with an uproarious World Premiere comedy from the creative team behind STC’s hit production of The Liar. Broadway playwright David Ives ...

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
8/18 - 9/4/2011


The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public. STC is ...

Old Times
Old Times
5/17 - 7/3/2011


Memory and reality collide in Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter’s nostalgic and haunting play, Old Times, as three friends recall their relationship from twenty years prior. ...

Cymbeline
Cymbeline
1/18 - 3/6/2011


Cymbeline marks director Rebecca Bayla Taichman’s return to STC, whose recent Twelfth Night was “gorgeously romantic… as brand new as a first kiss” (The Downtowner), ...

Videos


Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS in Washington, DC Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) Tracker
Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood in Washington, DC Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) Tracker
Out of Character in Washington, DC Out of Character
Theater J (1/8 - 1/26) Tracker
Sketch Night feat. The Chris and Paul Show in Washington, DC Sketch Night feat. The Chris and Paul Show
Bad Medicine Comedy (1/11 - 1/11)

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Chicago in Washington, DC Chicago
Capital One Hall (5/30 - 6/1)
Sister Act in Washington, DC Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17)
Sofonisba in Washington, DC Sofonisba
Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre (4/10 - 5/4)
Untitled Tarell Alvin McCraney Play in Washington, DC Untitled Tarell Alvin McCraney Play
Fichandler Stage at Arena Stage (5/16 - 6/15)
Frankenstein in Washington, DC Frankenstein
Klein Theatre - Shakespeare Theatre Company (6/3 - 6/29)
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