‘Silent Sky’ at Ford’s Theatre
• February 13, 2020

Running through Feb. 23, the play, about pioneering woman astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, is about something much simpler: the timeless struggle between career and family.

Weekend Round Up October 24, 2019
• October 24, 2019

Plenty of macaroni will get its cheese on in Buzzard Point on Saturday. And it’s your last chance to see “Stormy Weather” at the Atlas and “Fences” at Ford’s.

Helen Hayes Nominees Announced
• February 6, 2019

If you look at the data enmeshed in the announcement of the 2019 nominees, you get a pretty good sense of our local theater community — how it’s changed, its growth, its pulsating diversity and to some extent its uniqueness.

‘Twelve Angry Men’ at Ford’s
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Directed by Sheldon Epps and running through Feb. 17, the production has added another layer to the proceedings. Six members of the cast are African American.

Weekend Round Up December 27, 2018
• December 27, 2018

After a weekend of “Christmas Carols” and other theater and comedy offerings, New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday. Our roundup includes a few ways to ring in 2019.

Holiday Performing Arts Preview
• November 21, 2018

Not just a listing of holiday performances, this preview highlights holiday-time cultural events of all types, plus a couple picks as far away as February.

Weekend Round Up October 18, 2018
• October 18, 2018

Sunday is performance-packed, with appearances by the Handel and Haydn Society, the Cathedral Choral Society under Leonard Slatkin, “Sholom Aleichem” and Eve Ensler and Anne Lamott.

Politics Onstage at Ford’s, Keegan
• October 8, 2018

The current state of our political discourse is echoed in productions of “Born Yesterday,” running through Oct. 21, and “Lincolnesque,” running through Oct. 14.

Weekend Round Up March 15, 2018
• March 15, 2018

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital rolls in tonight, with screenings through March 25.

Women’s Voices Theater Festival Returns to D.C.
• January 8, 2018

A citywide collaboration that launched the 2015-16 season, the 2018 edition comprises 13 world premieres and 10 American or regional premieres.