Jordan Friend, Artistic Director of 4615 Theatre Company in a solo performance receiving rave reviews. A harrowingly funny coming-of-age tale, set against soaring melodies and sharp lyrics. A mix of concert and comedic storytelling in an intimate cabaret setting, with interaction with the virtual audience. Old Soul is a show about the blessing and curse […]
The Aran Islands
In the grey, sea-battered landscape of the Aran Islands, full of mist and wild rain, hearth is home and storytellers regale with tales by the fire. When John Millington Synge traveled to these remote islands upon the advice of WB Yeats in 1898, he discovered a bleakly primitive, mystical land that would inspire him for the rest of […]
Wendell Pierce stars in Some Old Black Man
Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor, moves his 82-year-old ailing but doggedly independent father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, Mississippi into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that […]
The Reaction
An innovative approach to weaving music, film, and justice creates this virtual walking tour version of IN Series Resident Artist Carl DuPont’s musical recital exploring prolific voices of black composers and poets. That music combines with a guided tour of five of DC’s seminal sites essential to telling the story of African Americans in our […]
Live from the Whitelaw Hotel
Welcome to the plush lobby of the fabulous and segregated Black owned and operated Whitelaw Hotel located just a block off of Washington, D.C.’s famous U Street. It is late December, 1930-something. Light snow has been falling for the past few weeks, but not enough to shut down the hustle and bustle of the vibrant […]
Little Wars
Little Wars unites literary figureheads Gertrude Stein (Linda Bassett), her girlfriend Alice Toklas (Catherine Russell), Dorothy Parker (Debbie Chazen), Lillian Hellman (Juliet Stevenson) and Agatha Christie (Sophie Thompson), with anti-fascist freedom fighter Muriel Gardiner (Solemani), in this deliciously comic and touching drama about the power of coming together for a shared cause. Tensions are high […]
All the Devils Are Here
Macbeth. Iago. Claudius. STC Affiliated Artist Patrick Page invites you to experience the evolution of evil in Shakespeare’s villains—from rogues and cutthroats to tyrants and sociopaths. A Tony Award nominee for his “electrifyingly maleficent Hades” in Hadestown (The New York Times) and lovingly nicknamed “The Villain of Broadway” (Playbill) for his delicious Broadway performances in Saint Joan, Casa […]
Hi, Are You Single?
Ryan has a higher sex drive than you. He also has cerebral palsy. You can often find him on Grindr or at your local inaccessible gay bar. Join writer/performer Ryan J. Haddad on his search to find love. Or a date. Or at least a hookup. From encounters with drag queens to platonic lap dances, […]
Hamlet, RSC 2016
? Presented by Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016, this production appeared at The Kennedy Center in DC in 2018. Starring theelectrifying performance by Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet. Directed by Simon Godwin.
Forbidden Endearment
Forbidden Endearment by Tamás Krizsa, performed by members of the Washington Ballet
Chronos
Chronos by Xiomara Reyes, featuring dancers of the Washington Ballet, was filmed at the Washington National Cathedral.
The Grinning Man
The Bristol Old Vic’s 2016 production of Grinning Man is a sensational, excitingly executed macabre musical. Based on the Victor Hugo 1869 novel “The Man Who Laughs,” the production is currently available to stream on demand through February 28, 2021 for $6.00 (£4.50) … an outstanding cast featuring Olivier Award winner Julian Bleach. “an energetic, […]