DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
Ladies, looking to change up your usual girls night out itinerary of drinks and dancing at the newest club? Round up your crew and head to the Fillmore between May 22 – 25 to see SPANK, the hilariously racy new musical which has quickly become a hit in theaters across the nation. A parody of… read more »
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is tackling one of Shakespeare’s most complex plays this spring, with a plotline spanning 16 years and at least three genres: romance, comedy and tragedy. The Winter’s Tale will play at the Lansburgh Theatre from May 9 to June 23 under the direction of STC Affiliated Artist Rebecca Bayla Taichman, who… read more »
The Shakespeare Theatre Company offers audiences a relevant portrayal of the challenges of wartime and the price of power through the lens of two very different yet complimentary military plays: Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and Friedrich Schiller’s Wallenstein. The Shakespearean tragedy and German drama will be performed in repertory at STC’s Sidney Harman Hall, the first in… read more »
Mike Daisey is fascinated with the civic spaces we create for ourselves to fulfill our need to belong. The NYC-based monologist and theatrical provocateur returns to Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company from March 25 to April 21 to highlight four very different communities: the theme park perfection of Disney World, the anarchic excesses of Burning Man,… read more »
Often called “the war play”, Henry V is fourth in a tetralogy of history plays by Shakespeare. While war is the central action, the underlying theme is that of a young man becoming a leader and assuming the responsibilities that entails. As Henry comes to power, his country is torn apart by civil unrest… read more »
Tony Award-winning director Doug Hughes and Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff are at the helm of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Hughie, at the Lansburgh Theatre from January 31 until March 17. Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn presents this character-driven Eugene O’Neill play about one man’s struggle with loss. “Grief is a… read more »
Playwright Mike Bartlett’s critically acclaimed black comedy Contractions will receive its U.S. premiere at the Studio Theatre on January 2. The satirical production, which runs through January 27, puts a provocative twist on a very important aspect of contemporary life: employment. Emma (played by Alyssa Wilmoth-Keegan) is confronted by her manager (played by four-time Helen… read more »
Celebrate the holidays with two one-of-a-kind productions at H Street Playhouse. The black-box theater’s primary resident company Theater Alliance presents an offbeat comedy The Night Before Christmas in repertory with Wonderful Life, a heartfelt adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic film It’s A Wonderful Life. H Street’s holiday lineup offers two very different ways for audiences… read more »
Get ready for a comical romp through the enchanted forest in this imaginative production of one of Shakespeare’s funniest plays. The Shakespeare Theatre Company opens its holiday season with A Midsummer Night’s Dream from November 15 to December 30 at Sidney Harman Hall. Always an audience favorite, Director Ethan McSweeny’s multilayered world full of magic… read more »
Actress Rebecca Phillips firmly believes that anyone who has ever doubted themselves will be drawn to Atheist’s Paradise, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company from November 3 through 25. “That covers just about everybody, right?” she asked rhetorically. Phillips plays a devout student named Sheila in the world premiere of this exploratory play, touching upon the… read more »
