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Bonnie Milligan, Beanie Feldstein and More Nominated for 2025 Helen Hayes Awards


by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2025

Explore the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards Nominees, including standout performances by Bonnie Milligan and Beanie Feldstein. The awards will be presented on Monday, May 19 at an event at The Anthem. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year. ...

BWW Q&A: Elena Velasco on Native Gardens at NextStop Theatre


by Joshua Wright - January 17, 2025

We spoke to Elena Velasco about Native Gardens at NextStop Theatre. NextStop Theatre Company is an award-winning professional theatre company in the heart of Herndon, VA. Located minutes away from Reston Town Center, Historic Downtown Herndon, Dulles Airport, and the Herndon Silver Line Metro Statio...

Arena Stage Announces First Annual DC Area Performing Arts Camp Fair


by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its first annual DC-Area Performing Arts Camp Fair....

Review: HAMLET...THE REST IS SILENCE at Synetic Theater


by Jake Bridges - October 01, 2024

What did our critic think of HAMLET...THE REST IS SILENCE at Synetic Theater?...

Stephanie J. Block, Rob McClure, and More Receive 2024 Helen Hayes Awards


by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

On May 20, 2024, the 40th Helen Hayes Awards took place at The Anthem on the District Wharf, with over 1,600 theatre-makers and theatre supporters in attendance. Learn more about the winners here!...

Arts on the Horizon to Present World Premiere of OFF THE PAGE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 04, 2024

Arts on the Horizon, a non-verbal theatre company whose programs are specifically designed for children ages 0 to 6, will present Off the Page, a world premiere play, as part of its 2023-24 season. Learn more about the show!...

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Synetic Theater


by Jackson Malmgren - February 12, 2024

What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET AT SYNETIC THEATER at Synetic Theater?...

NEXT TO NORMAL, THE PALACIOS SISTERS & More Lead Washington DC's September 2024 Top Picks


by BWW Staff - February 01, 2024

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Check out our top picks for February 2024 including Next to Normal, The Palacios Sisters and more!...

SPAMALOT, SWEPT AWAY And More Nominated for 2024 Helen Hayes Awards


by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2024

Tonight, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center for Theatre Washington's announcement of nominees for the 40th Helen Hayes Awards. ...

Cast and Creative Team Set for TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS World Premiere at Arena Stage


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Tempestuous Elements, playwright Kia Corthron’s new work exploring the trailblazing career of visionary Black feminist and educational luminary Anna Julia Cooper....

Past Shows

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
2/16 - 3/24/2024


Set amidst the whirring gears of a giant clock, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers unfolds as a bitter family feud sends the pair on ...

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish


When a kind, poor fisherman discovers a wish-granting fish, he selflessly releases the creature back into the ocean. While content with his simple life, his ...

Snow Maiden
Snow Maiden
12/9 - 1/6/2024


In a frozen silver forest high in the mountains, a lonely boy builds a girl from snow. When she mysteriously comes to life, mischief, laughter, ...

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
9/29 - 11/5/2023


Sanity and madness blur on stage as two unlikely companions find themselves intertwined in complete isolation, with chilling results. Synetic’s reimagined tale explores the pitch-black ...

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
7/14 - 8/13/2023


Cyrano has a larger-than-life personality….and a nose to match. He’s a man who has it all–except for the confidence to win the heart of his ...

 The Taming of the Shrew: A Synetic Teen Company Production


Glam! Glitteratzi! Fashionistas! High art! In a world surrounded by the rich and fabulous, two unlikely suitors — her a rebel, him steampunk — find ...

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
3/3 - 4/2/2023


Synetic Theater’s  Beauty and the Beast  draws on the darkness and sensuality of Villeneuve’s original French novel,  La Belle et la Bête,  and the 1946 ...

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish


When a kind, poor fisherman discovers a wish-granting fish, he selflessly releases the creature back into the ocean. While content with his simple life, his ...

Snow Maiden
Snow Maiden
12/1 - 12/23/2022


In a frozen silver world, a lonely man builds a woman from snow. Based on a 19th century folk tale and created by Helen Hayes ...

Snow Maiden
Snow Maiden
12/1 - 12/23/2022


In a frozen silver world, a lonely man builds a woman from snow. Based on a 19th century folk tale and created by Helen Hayes ...

Dracula
Dracula
10/13 - 11/6/2022


Blood-sucking temptresses, creeping mists, and a chill up your spine . . . Bram Stokers classic tale rises again in Synetics bold and bloody adaptation ...

Host & Guest
Host & Guest
9/12 - 10/2/2022


This Synetic classic, based on a Georgian epic poem, tells the ancient story of a family who takes in a lost stranger to discover he ...

The Servant of Two Masters
The Servant of Two Masters
4/6 - 4/24/2022


Mistaken identities, wily servants, and madcap antics abound in this laugh-a-minute tale of the ultimate trickster. Helmed by Vato Tsikurishvili and the Helen Hayes Award-nominated ...


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 ...

Phantom of the Opera
2/5 - 3/1/2020


A mysterious deformed musical genius stalks the Paris Opera, passing his time terrorizing the members of the company and its owners. But when he hears ...


A mysterious deformed musical genius stalks the Paris Opera, passing his time terrorizing the members of the company and its owners. But when he hears ...

Snow Queen
12/3 - 12/29/2019


This magical retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic set to music by Sergei Prokofiev has become a holiday favorite for the entire family....


An adventurous and beautiful fairy tale, its timeless appeal lies in persuading us that life is truly magical. Part of the Family Series....

The Tempest
9/25 - 10/20/2019


There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...

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