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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: WHERE WE BELONG at Folger Theatre


by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 23, 2024

'Where We Belong' is a beautiful production, with a gorgeous script and an entrancing quality that can be attributed to the best of theatrical experiences. It shares some hard truths, some heart-wrenching moments and realizations, and challenges perspectives, but the love and care that shines throug...

Photos: First Look At Madeline Sayet In WHERE WE BELONG At Folger Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2024

See first look photos of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo. Where We Belong is on stage at Folger Theatre from February 15 through March 10, 2024. Tickets are $20-$84. ...

Cast Announced for AT THE WEDDING at Studio Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - February 11, 2024

The cast and crew has been announced for Bryna Turner's hilarious and meditative comedy At the Wedding, which will start performances on March 13. Learn more here!...

Theater Alliance Appoints New Producing Artistic Director


by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2024

 The Theater Alliance Board of Directors has announced that Shanara Gabrielle has been selected as the next Producing Artistic Director of the company, succeeding Raymond O. Caldwell, who has served in the position since 2019. ...

Video: New Trailer For THIS MUCH I KNOW at Theatre J


by Joshua Wright - January 30, 2024

Get a first look at an all new trailer for Theatre J's This Much I Know. Written by the highly acclaimed playwright Jonathan Spector, This Much I Know will be directed by Theater J Artistic Director, Hayley Finn, making her directorial debut for the company. ...

Photos/Video: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Presents WHERE WE BELONG


by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2024

Following a world premiere film adaptation in 2021 and a successful 2022-23 national tour, Folger Theatre, in association with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, announces the return of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo. Where We Belong is on stage at ...

Hayley Finn Makes Theater J Directoral Debut With THIS MUCH I KNOW


by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

Hayley Finn makes her directorial debut with Theater J's production of 'This Much I Know'. Inspired by the research of Daniel Kahneman, the play explores the fracture of a marriage and the search for self-discovery. Starring Firdous Bamji....

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....

Folger Theatre Announces Artists And Releases Full Program Lineup for The Second Year of THE READING ROOM FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2024

Folger's Reading Room Festival - full schedule and press contacts for immediate release. Contact Peter Eramo, Jr. at 202.675.0344 or peramo@folger.edu....

Past Shows

Where We Belong
Where We Belong
2/15 - 3/17/2024


Where We Belong returns to D.C. after a national tour! In 2015, a Mohegan theatre-maker moves to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, grappling ...

The Merry Wives of Windsor
1/14 - 3/1/2020


Folger Theatre: The Merry Wives of Windsor...

Amadeus
11/5 - 12/22/2019


In the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus ...

Henry IV, Part 1
9/3 - 10/13/2019


William Shakespeare; music: Palmer Hefferan; dir: Rosa Joshi....


The reign of King Henry the Fourth (who usurped Richard the Second) is threatened by disgruntled noblemen who feel he is treating them unfairly. The ...

Love's Labor's Lost
4/30 - 6/9/2019


Folger Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Vivienne Benesch....

Nell Gwynn
1/29 - 3/10/2019


Charting the rise of an unlikely theatrical heroine from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress and mistress ...

King John
10/23 - 12/2/2018


Shakespeare set King John in the early 13th century and compresses John's 17-year reign into a succession of tyrannical, bloody moments that begin with King ...

The Winter's Tale
3/13 - 4/22/2018


Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

The Way of the World
1/9 - 2/11/2018


Theresa Rebeck; dir: Theresa Rebeck....

Antony and Cleopatra
10/10 - 11/19/2017


Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. (Sound hyperbolic? Trust us, it’s not.) But reality has a way of ...

Timon of Athens
5/9 - 6/11/2017


In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...

As You Like It
1/24 - 3/5/2017


An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

The Second Shepherds' Play
11/27 - 12/18/2016


adapt: Mary Hall Surface; dir: Mary Hall Surface....

The Second Shepherds' Play
11/27 - 12/18/2016


adapt: Mary Hall Surface; dir: Mary Hall Surface....

Sense and Sensibility
9/13 - 10/30/2016


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...

Sense and Sensibility
9/13 - 10/30/2016


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...

District Merchants
5/31 - 7/3/2016


adapt: Aaron Posner from Aaron Posner; dir: Michael John Garces....


Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor; dir: Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor....

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1/26 - 3/6/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Aaron Posner....

Pericles
11/13 - 12/20/2015


Sailors and pirates, nuns and hookers, innocent virgins and evil kings--seven actors play forty roles in Shakespeare's adventure tale about a shattered family trying to ...

texts&beheadings/ElizabethR
9/19 - 10/4/2015


Karin Coonrod; dir: Karin Coonrod. World Premiere...


Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of ...

Mary Stuart
1/27 - 3/8/2015


adapt: Peter Oswald from Friedrich Schiller; dir: Richard Clifford....

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
4/17 - 5/25/2014


Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their ...

Richard III
1/28 - 3/9/2014


Folger Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Robert Richmond....

Romeo and Juliet
10/15 - 12/1/2013


Folger Theatre: William Shakespeare; music: Carla Kihlstedt; dir: Aaron Posner....

Twelfth Night
4/30 - 6/9/2013


Folger Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: Robert Richmond....

Henry V
1/22 - 3/3/2013


Folger Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: Robert Richmond....

The Taming of the Shrew
5/1 - 6/10/2012

The Gaming Table
1/24 - 3/4/2012

Othello
10/18 - 11/27/2011

Videos


Reduced Shakespeare Company in Washington, DC Reduced Shakespeare Company
Hylton Performing Arts Center (4/13 - 4/13) Tracker
Martha Graham Dance Company in Washington, DC Martha Graham Dance Company
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (4/13 - 4/13) Tracker
Civilizing Lusby in Washington, DC Civilizing Lusby
The Writer's Center (4/5 - 4/21)

NEW COMEDY Tracker
Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale in Washington, DC Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale
Imagination Stage (2/15 - 4/5) Tracker
Migraaaaants, or there's too many of us on this damn boat! in Washington, DC Migraaaaants, or there's too many of us on this damn boat!
ExPats Theatre (3/16 - 4/7) Tracker
American Festival Pops Orchestra: American Icons in Washington, DC American Festival Pops Orchestra: American Icons
Hylton Performing Arts Center (4/6 - 4/6)
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence in Washington, DC The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage (6/6 - 7/14)
Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital in Washington, DC Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (5/4 - 5/4)
Rachel Barton Pine, violin in Washington, DC Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (4/19 - 4/19)
Small Island Big Song in Washington, DC Small Island Big Song
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (4/20 - 4/20)
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