The actors include Baltimore School of Arts freshmen and sophomores, and the performances they deliver are nuanced and authentic. In Baltimore Center Stage’s current family-oriented show, Akeelah and ...

The students knew this was not their parents’ Shakespeare, and the play never let them sit back in their seats. Last week, I ventured back to a student matinee at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in ...

The energy was electric, performers belted out songs to the rafters, and terrific choreography included pirouettes and funky pivots all over the place. There is something about the rhythmic thumping ...

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The DC institution creates satirical musical comedy in the hope that humor is still a potent cure for our politics-driven anxieties. By EILEEN MILLER ...

Founded as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble in 1974, Ailey II – the second company of groundbreaking dancer, choreographer, director, and activist Alvin Ailey (1931-89), representing the next ...

The DC institution creates satirical musical comedy in the hope that humor is still a potent cure for our politics-driven anxieties. There is perhaps no harder time to write political satire sketches ...

In exclusive interviews, local theater leaders respond to his banning of DEI, takeover of Kennedy Center, crackdown on immigrants — all the alarums. President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders ...

Director Paige Hernandez brings exuberance to the precious gal-pal salutations, and the actresses embody their characters with zeal and wonderment. What’s better than peeking into the brain of a Black ...

Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events. Play readings and workshops offer a chance to see exciting new work at ...

Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' is very much an ensemble show, and the depth of LTA’s cast is impressive. Set in a present-day New Orleans bar, the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) production ...

CATF to host five world premiere plays by trailblazing playwrights, plus over 40 special events, from July 11 to August 3 in Shepherdstown, WV. “The plays on CATF’s 2025 season question who we are as ...