DC Theater Arts

09/06/2026

Signature Theatre’s top-notch "Merrily We Roll Along" traces the wreckage left behind when ambition overtakes love, friendship, and art. Bob Ashby reviews.

"Merrily" plays at Signature Theatre through November 1st.

Signature Theatre’s top-notch production traces the wreckage left behind when ambition overtakes love, friendship, and art.

09/04/2026

"Nation-State: A Live Experiment" is an immersive testimonial experience that showcases actor Victor Salinas’s talents but lacks the tension needed to drive home its satirical point.

Read Jared Strange's full review below.

"Nation-State: A Live Experiment," a production of La Pluma Theatre Company, plays at Dupont Underground through September 13th.

The immersive testimonial experience showcases actor Victor Salinas’s talents but lacks the tension needed to drive home its satirical point.

09/03/2026

Theatre Prometheus announces cast and crew of ‘Where Dead Women Go to Dance'

This world premiere, by DC-based playwright Stephen Spotswood, runs September 25-October 17 at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center.

World premiere by DC-based playwright Stephen Spotswood runs September 25-October 17 at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center.

09/03/2026

Perisphere Theater's 2027 season, 'Crossing the Threshold,' explores two stories set in the charged moments just before the world changes.

Both shows in Perisphere's two-show season will take place at the The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Perisphere's 2027 season, 'Crossing the Threshold,' tackles two stories that take place in the charged moments just before the world changes.

09/01/2026

"An excruciating examination of conscience that is exactly the reason all great theater exists." - John Stoltenberg

Kelsey Mesa's new original play, "Freddie: A Girl," runs through September 19, 2026, presented by Taffety Punk Theatre Company, performing at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in Washington, DC.

Surprisingly and delightfully funny, Kelsey Mesa’s gripping new play tells the true story of teenage sisters who killed N***s in World War II.

08/31/2026

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to launch podcast hosted by former Washington Post Theatre Critic Naveen Kumar. Filmed at the Eaton Hotel in Washington, DC, the series will premiere on August 31 and be available on all major streaming platforms.

‘Mammoth in the Room’ to offer conversations with playwrights and theater makers at a pivotal moment for arts journalism and new work.

08/27/2026

Erotic, debaucherous, delicious: Monumental Theatre Company's Rocky Horror Show goes all in.

"Monumental brings the play’s eroticism into a new era of LGBTQ+ culture and visibility — one that leans into expression more than intrigue, but one that still captures the musical’s inherent joy and whimsicality." - Melissa Lin Sturges

The energetic, immersive production mixes the familiar with the unexpected.

08/27/2026

If it's September, it must be Theater Week!

TheatreWashington

Three-week celebration of the DC area's vibrant, diverse, and world-class theater scene runs September 24-October 11.

08/25/2026

Lots of good stuff here!