"Soldiers of the Cross" by Helen Hayes Award nominee Caleen Sinnette Jennings is presented July 15 7pm as part of Signature Theatre's SigWorks: Monday Night New Play Readings at Ali’s Bar. When black activist Asha Brown’s brothers marry outside of their race, she experiences the pain, compromises and joys of a new kind of family in a serio-comedy about intermarriage in Trump’s America. SigWorks is an initiative that highlights and supports the work of regional playwrights. This series is an opportunity for playwrights, actors, directors, and patrons to explore new plays in a fun and informal environment. FREE, no reservations required.

Coming up this weekend at GALA Hispanic Theatre - a weekend of DC Latinx Artists with Teatro de la Luna's Nuestra Señora De Las Nubes on July 12 and Teatro La Bolsa's Dream of Azul on July 13. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles. $20 only!

The run has already begun, but don't miss your chance to catch Mike Daisey's return to DC with A PEOPLE'S HISTORY thru July 21. Recognized as “the master storyteller” by the New York Times, presents his most epic work—18 different full-length monologues, weaving together two very different histories: Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States", and his US History textbook he was taught from in rural Maine 25 years ago. Daisey confronts the legacy of our nation, our complicity, our responsibility, and the future in a unique theatrical event. Performed at Arena Stage as part of the Capital Fringe Festival 2019. Tickets $35, after one show in the series then each subsequent show is $20.

Hear the story of how Dolley Madison saved a portrait of George Washington as the British burned the White House. Best Medicine Rep's DOLLEY MADISON, PRESIDENTRESS is a fun, intimate portrait of the famous First Lady, performed by Mara Bayewitz. July 12-14 only! Suitable for families.

Sharpen those swords and spend some time learning stage combat in a way only Rorschach Theatre can deliver in Fight Camp (July 6-Aug 3). Co-sponsored by The Theatre Lab. Taught by Rorschach Theatre company members and resident ninjas Casey Kaleba and Megan Reichelt, these classes are rooted in traditional stage combat technique but draw from a wide range of approaches and styles. Take them all or drop-in to one. For performers and students with no experience & those already familiar.

Robbie Schaefer (Eddie from Ohio; writer/composer of Signature's musical "Light Years") and performer Ines Nassara (Signature's "Spunk," Ford's Theatre's "The Wiz") host an evening of folk-flavored music with an electric rock beat at Signature Theatre - "Blowin' in the Wind: Folk-rock in America" (thru June 30). Enjoy the lyrical storytelling and guitar melodies of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Neil Young, Tom Petty, James Taylor, Carole King, Paul Simon and some of Robbie’s original songs.

The DC Black Theatre & Arts Festival, a 17-day multidisciplinary arts festival celebrating extraordinary stories from around the world, continues thru July 7 with more than 150 performances by local and national artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians. Check out film, play readings and theatre including Chester Gregory as Jackie Wilson in "The Eve of Jackie" (7/5-7) and Michael Colyar's "Momma" (6/28-30).

Theatre at the museum! AMAZING GRACE, a Broadway musical inspired by the awe-inspiring story behind the world’s most beloved song is currently on stage at DC's newest museum, the Museum of the Bible. Performances run til August 18 (Sundays at 2pm, Fridays at 2pm & 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm).

Visit Studio Theatre this summer for "Showroom," a curated performance series in the summertime spirit—with spirits. The series includes:
EVERY BRILLIANT THING - thru July 7, DIANA OH IN CONCERT - June 28 & 29, SPOKAOKE - July 6 & 7, MORTIFIED - July 13 at 7pm/9pm, BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS - July 9-28. EVERY BRILLIANT THING, Studio's presentation of Olney Theatre Center's hit production, is a play about depression, resilience, and the lengths we will go to for those we love—told in collaboration with the audience.