FREE NIGHT OF THEATER, locally organized and sponsored by the League of Washington Theaters, is back and bigger than ever with 17 theatres offering 21 productions. Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct 1^st at noon.  For those who don’t remember, last year’s tickets were swooped up almost immediately.

But before you get ready to reserve those seats for yourself, think about this:  FREE NIGHT is our one chance a year to expose new people to all the vibrant theater we enjoy year round. The theaters make the seats available hoping to see new faces and broaden our theater going audience. [Read more...]

• A Lesson Before Dying Sparks Community Dialog
• by Debbie Minter Jackson

The final session of a four-part series organized at Round House Theater explored “race, social justice, and other issues in the play” and involved a stellar panel of presenters – John C. Brittain, preeminent lawyer in the field of civil rights and social justice, Montgomery County Executive the Honorable Ike Leggett, and brilliant director Timothy Douglas and was moderated by renowned scholar, writer, NPR feature news reporter, Juan Williams.  [Read more...]