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WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD AT UNDERCROFT THEATRE


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Shaw's Shorts by George Bernard Shaw


A fresh look at two of GB Shaw’s most delicious one-act plays, first produced by Stage Guild in 2007. In O'FLAHERTY VC, the winner of ...

Escape from the Asylum: A Madcap Mystery


Will the women outsmart the men AGAIN?! Dual adventures ensue in this sequel to last season’s sell-out, The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective. Three intrepid lady ...

Sofonisba
Sofonisba
4/10 - 5/4/2025


She was one of the first known female artists. And one of the first women artists to establish an international reputation. A student of Michelangelo, ...


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Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at NextStop Theatre


by Hannah R. Wing - November 20, 2024

What makes NextStop Theatre’s The Shawshank Redemption stand out is the dedication that the cast has to bringing these characters to life on stage without miming the performances from the movie....

Review: MACBETH at Kennedy Center


by David Friscic - November 18, 2024

Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. The vocals by the company of classical singers assembled here are the glory of this production....

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Studio Theatre


by Mary Lincer - November 17, 2024

What did our critic think of SUMMER, 1976 at Studio Theatre?...

Review: LO MEJOR DE EDWIN at GALA Hispanic Theatre


by Emily Berger - November 16, 2024

Flamenco afficionados and skeptics alike should make every effort to see this performance for its choreographic range and strong performances....

Review: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE: STAX RECORDS CO. at Signature Theatre


by Roger Catlin - November 16, 2024

Signature Theatre’s cabaret series has been mining the riches of the 1960s for some time, from Bacharach to Woodstock, with repeat visits to Motown. A new show diverges to Memphis for its own flavor of gritty soul and the gems that came from its own indelible record label....

Review: SIX at The National Theatre


by Jake Bridges - November 15, 2024

What did our critic think of SIX at National Theatre?...

Review: THE SECOND CITY: DANCE LIKE THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE WATCHING at Woolly Mammoth


by Roger Catlin - November 12, 2024

The latest Second City production at Woolly Mammoth aims to bring “Black joy” in the tradition of its past successes there, such as 2016’s “Black Side of the Moon.” That show came to D.C. on the teeth of a dispiriting election, as does the new one, “Dance Like There’s Black People Watching.”...

Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Signature Theatre


by David Friscic - November 10, 2024

Shenanigans and Sondheim are a great combination in Signature Theatre’s production of the beloved musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum....

Review: DATA at Arena Stage


by Jackson Malmgren - November 09, 2024

What did our critic think of DATA at Arena Stage?...

Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Theater J


by Mary Lincer - November 05, 2024

In an elegant coincidence (or a charming conspiracy by the theatre gods), DC audiences will be able to see two absolutely engrossing plays about Jewish family life in 20th and 21st century Europe, back to back: Tom Stoppard's Tony award-winning Leopoldstadt next month at the Shakespeare Theatre and ...

Past Shows

Faithless by Jon Klein
Faithless by Jon Klein
9/26 - 10/20/2024


Family differences become amplified when faith is the main point of conversation and contention in Jon Klein’s latest comic drama. Aging atheist Gus and his ...

An Unbuilt Life
An Unbuilt Life
4/11 - 5/5/2024


By Elizabeth DeSchryver When Agatha Ganner discovers a mystery painting in her deceased husband’s art collection, she engages an energetic graduate student to research it ...

The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective


By Patricia Milton Sherlock Holmes meets “Arsenic & Old Lace.” In 1893, a brazen serial killer is terrorizing London. So two strong-willed sisters who run ...

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw


Shaw shatters romantic illusions about love and war in one of his most sparkling comedies. In the aftermath of the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, heroes ...

Dorothy's Dictionary by E.M. Lewis


Words are powerful…books can transform. Sparks fly when Zan, an angry high school student, is forced to work off his community service assignment helping ailing, ...

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Center for the Arts at George Mason University (4/6 - 4/6)
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