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# Washington Stage Guild

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- [News](https://stageguild.org/news/) - WSG is a performing arts theater in Washington, DC offering live intimate performances. To be part of our theatre adventure and get weekly updates, sign up here.
- [Rough-In Plumbing: Meaning, Process and Key Steps](https://stageguild.org/rough-in-plumbing-meaning-process-and-key-steps/) - Introduction If you’re building or remodeling a home, you’ll often hear the term rough in plumbing from contractors or plumbers. But what does it really mean? Simply put, rough-in plumbing is one of the most important early steps in a construction project — the stage where all the water supply and drain lines are installed
- [PRESS RELEASE: The Women are back in...Accused!](https://stageguild.org/guild-opens-40th-season-2/) - For Immediate Release October 28, 2025 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild’s ACCUSED! Brings the Victorian Ladies Detective Trilogy by Patricia Milton to a Close Directed by Morgan Duncan, Performances Begin November 20 with Returning Cast Members Washington, DC – Accused! – the third play in Patricia Milton’s The Victorian Ladies Detective trilogy
- [PRESS RELEASE: Stage Guild opens 40th Season: THE ONE GOOD THING](https://stageguild.org/guild-opens-40th-season/) - For Immediate Release July 30, 2025 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild Opens 40th Season with U.S. Premiere of Joe Bravaco’s Irish-Set Play THE ONE GOOD THING – or “Are ya’ Patrick Swayze?” on September 25 Directed by WSG Associate Artistic Director Steven Carpenter Washington, DC –- The One Good Thing –
- [Is Being an Electrician Hard? Learn What to Expect](https://stageguild.org/is-being-an-electrician-hard-learn-what-to-expect/) - Introduction If you’ve ever wondered, “is being an electrician hard?”, you’re not alone. Many people are drawn to the electrical trade because it offers stability, great pay, and the satisfaction of solving real-world problems. But like any skilled profession, becoming and working as an electrician comes with its own challenges. In this guide, we’ll break
- [Stage Guild's 40th Season](https://stageguild.org/stage-guilds-40th-season/) - For Immediate Release April 16, 2025 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com WSG’s 40th Season Features a Contemporary Irish Tale, Slimmed-Down Caesar and Cleopatra, a Classic Beckett, and the Return of Victorian Lady Detectives Plays by Samuel Beckett, Joe Bravaco, Patricia Milton, and GB Shaw Season runs September 25, 2025 thru May 3, 2026 Washington, DC–The Washington
- [PRESS RELEASE Stage Guild goes all art in SOFONISBA](https://stageguild.org/sofonisba-begins-april-10/) - For Immediate Release March 9, 2025 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild's 2024-25 Season Concludes with Area Premiere of Callie Kimball’s Art-Themed Play SOFONISBA About Painter Sofonisba Anguisola Directed by Deidra LaWan Starnes, Performances Begin Apil 10, 2025 Washington, DC –- Sofonisba by Callie Kimball Brings The Washington Stage Guild’s 2024-2025 Season of
- [(Not) seen in The Washington Post 2-16-25](https://stageguild.org/another-washington-post-whoops-2-16-25/)
- [Seen in The Washington Post 2-9-25](https://stageguild.org/not-seen-in-the-washington-post-2-9-25/)
- [(Not) seen in The Washington Post 1-31-25](https://stageguild.org/not-seen-in-the-washington-post-1-31-25-2/)
- [Parking Clues](https://stageguild.org/parking-brought-to-you-by-spotangels/) - Click on Vicki's hand
- [Victorian Slang (brought to you by Wikipedia)](https://stageguild.org/victorian-slang-brought-to-you-by-wikipedia/) - Academy headache - A headache acquired at an art gallery (or somewhere similar) Balderdash - Something preposterous or untrue Batty-fang - To thrash thoroughly (a London phrase, though possibly originating from “battre à fin” in French) Benjo - A noisy, riotous holiday Collie shangles - Arguments and quarrels Daddles - Hands (originating from boxing terms) Drumsticks - A person’s legs Evening wheezes -
- [A feminist spin on a Sherlock Holmes mystery play has women fighting with rain gear](https://stageguild.org/washpost-redux-victorian-ladies/) - The players of Washington Stage Guild’s ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM: A MADCAP MYSTERY get a little help with the remarkable ‘fisticuffs’ of Umbrella Fighting [video_player file=”https://stageguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ladies-sniping-clay.mp4″]
- [PRESS RELEASE The Victorian Ladies return in ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM: A MADCAP MYSTERY](https://stageguild.org/press-release-the-new-detective-collective-sequel/) - For Immediate Release December 30, 2024 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild's ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM: A MADCAP MYSTERY Begins January 30. Sequel to Last Season's Hit Comedy "The Victorian Ladies Detective Collective" by Patricia Milton Directed by Morgan Duncan with Returning Cast Members Washington, DC – Escape From the Asylum: A Madcap
- [Stage Guild's 39th Season Press Release 7/17/24](https://stageguild.org/2024-25-season/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 Season.
- [Shaw’s Shorts Directed by Laura Giannarelli](https://stageguild.org/shaws-shorts-directed-by-laura-giannarelli/) - For Immediate Release October 25, 2024 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild’s SEASON OF DETERMINATION Continues Nov. 21 with Three Short Plays by GB Shaw Shaw’s Shorts Directed by Stage Guild Company Member Laura Giannarelli Washington, DC –- Shaw’s Shorts – three witty, political and light-hearted short plays by George Bernard Shaw, The
- [SHAW'S SHORTS - Last Weekend! Dec. 12-15](https://stageguild.org/shaws-shorts-last-weekend-dec-12-15/)
- [As seen in The Washington Post 12-5-24](https://stageguild.org/as-seen-in-the-washington-post-12-5-24/)
- [Washington Stage Guild’s SEASON OF DETERMINATION](https://stageguild.org/washington-stage-guilds-season-of-determination/) - For Immediate Release August 22, 2024 Press Contact: Michael Kyrioglou michael.kyrioglou@gmail.com Washington Stage Guild’s SEASON OF DETERMINATION Opens Sept. 26 with Area Premiere of Faithless by Jon Klein From the author and director of Stage Guild’s 2019 hit Resolving Hedda Washington, DC – The Washington Stage Guild’s 2024-2025 Season of Determination opens with the area
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Devil's Disciple](https://stageguild.org/press-release-oct-25-devils-disciple/) - WSG's streaming performance of Shaw's revolutionary American Revolution play!
- [Stage Guild Press Release January 6, 2024](https://stageguild.org/vldc-begins-feb1/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 Season.
- [FINAL WEEKEND!](https://stageguild.org/final-weekend-2/) - Washington Stage Guild’s production of ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones Is held over through April 22nd!
- [Candida is a hit!](https://stageguild.org/candida-is-a-hit/) - Washington Stage Guild Reviews are in!
- [Gala 2019 Memories](https://stageguild.org/gala-2019-memories/) - It was the perfect combination to help us celebrate our 34th season, as we imagine and re-imagine the work and lives of Shaw, Dickens, Joyce, and Beckett.
- [Washington Stage Guild Explores its Favored Playwright George Bernard Shaw and his Battle of Wills: MAJOR BARBARA](https://stageguild.org/season-of-transitions-2022-2023-3/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2022-2023 Season.
- [Washington Stage Guild Opens 2023 With Samuel Beckett’s Absurdist Exploration of Mortality ENDGAME](https://stageguild.org/end-game-press-release-jan-5-2023/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2022-2023 Season.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Don Juan in Hell](https://stageguild.org/press-release-oct-25-don-juan/) - Washington Stage Guild fills out its 2019-2020 Season with Shaw's play-in-a-play
- [Washington Stage Guild Wraps Up Season With BEN BUTLER](https://stageguild.org/bob-butler-press-release-feb-28-2023/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2022-2023 Season. Last production for this season BEN BUTLER.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Announces 2023-2024 Season](https://stageguild.org/season-of-truths-revealed-2023-2024/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 Season.
- [Stage Guild Press Release August 21, 2023](https://stageguild.org/season-of-truths-revealed-2023-2024-2/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 Season.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Announces 2022-2023 Season](https://stageguild.org/season-of-transitions-2022-2023/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2022-2023 Season.
- [The Washington Stage Guild Opens its 37th season with The Good Doctor by Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov](https://stageguild.org/season-of-transitions-2022-2023-2/) - Washington Stage Guild's 2022-2023 Season.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by D.W. Gregory](https://stageguild.org/memoirs-of-a-forgotten-man/) - Washington Stage Guild's third offering of our 2021-2022 Season with Shaw's treatise on women's empowerment.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Mrs. Warren's Profession by GB Shaw](https://stageguild.org/press-release-feb8-mrs-warrens-profession/) - Washington Stage Guild's third offering of our 2021-2022 Season with Shaw's treatise on women's empowerment.
- [Press Release My Children My Africa October 22, 2021](https://stageguild.org/press-release-oct-22-2021/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2021-2022 Season with the provocative and unusual My Children! My Africa!
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild Sam and Dede](https://stageguild.org/press-release-dec18-sam-and-dede/) - Washington Stage Guild offers its second offering of our 2021-2022 Season with Shaw's play-in-a-play
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild's DEAR LIAR](https://stageguild.org/press-aug-20-release-dear-liar/) - Washington Stage Guild offers up a rare Shaw gem!
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild's HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND](https://stageguild.org/press-release-may-3-how-he-lied/) - Washington Stage Guild offers up a rare Shaw gem!
- [WSG Declaration Black Lives Matter - July 3, 2020](https://stageguild.org/press-release-march-18-2020-2-2/) - When Washington Stage Guild was founded in 1986, we chose the name in part to express our love of DC and its region, and felt lucky to be part of such a diverse and vibrant place. From the beginning we wanted to enrich this community and contribute to the cultural life here. The plays we produce, the stories we tell, are meant to resonate with everyone, and we hope they do. As we watched the recent events in our neighborhood and others in town, we have realized that we can do better—must do better. While we’ve committed to non-traditional casting and hiring from the start, we haven’t done enough. While we’ve had board members of color, we haven’t had enough. While we’ve produced works, including new ones, by playwrights of many ethnicities and nationalities, we haven’t done enough.
- [Press Release Washington Stage Guild wants to keep you in the loop!](https://stageguild.org/press-release-sept-8-2020/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2019-2020 Season with the time-traveling romantic drama, Bloomsday!
- [Press Release Sam and Dede - Covid 19 update - March 18, 2020](https://stageguild.org/press-release-march-18-2020-2/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2019-2020 Season with the time-traveling romantic drama, Bloomsday!
- [Press Release Sam and Dede March 5, 2020](https://stageguild.org/press-release-march-5-2020/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2019-2020 Season with the time-traveling romantic drama, Bloomsday!
- [Meet the cast of Sam and Dede](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-of-sam-and-dede/) - Meet our dynamic duo, playing Andre the Giant and Samuel Beckett
- [An Interview with Steven Dietz](https://stageguild.org/interview-steven-dietz/) - An Interview with Steven Dietz, writer of Bloomsday.
- [Press Release Bloomsday January 11, 2020](https://stageguild.org/press-release-january-11-2020/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2019-2020 Season with the time-traveling romantic drama, Bloomsday!
- [Meet the cast of Hard Times](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-of-hard-times/) - Meet our versatile cast, who will bring to life the dozens of characters of Charles Dickens's HARD TIMES, adapted for the stage by Stephen Jeffreys.
- [Press Release Hard Times November 8, 2019](https://stageguild.org/press-release-november-8-2019/) - Washington Stage Guild continues its 2019-2020 Season with Dickens’s circus drama, Hard Times!
- [Meet the crew of Hard Times](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-crew-of-hard-times/) - Meet our versatile design crew, who will help bring to life Charles Dickens's HARD TIMES, adapted for the stage by Stephen Jeffreys.
- [Press Release September 13, 2019](https://stageguild.org/press-release-september-13-2019/) - Washington Stage Guild starts its 2019-2020 Season with George Bernard Shaw’s early comedy, Candida
- [Press Release July 24, 2019](https://stageguild.org/press-release-july-23-2019/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents our 2019-2020 season!
- [Meet the cast of GULF VIEW DRIVE by Arlene Hutton](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-of-gulf-view-drive-by-arlene-hutton/) - January 17 through February 10, 2019. Tickets and Season Passes are now on sale!
- [Press Release January 7, 2019](https://stageguild.org/press-release-january-7-2019/) - Washington Stage Guild Concludes the Romantic Saga of WWII Newlyweds with Gulf View Drive. January 17 through February 10, 2019.
- [Press Release November 2, 2018](https://stageguild.org/press-release-november-2-2018/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents World Premiere of All Save One by Area Playwright Greg Jones Ellis. Comedy-Drama Lifts the Veil on the Secret Lives of Hollywood
- [Press Release October 25, 2018](https://stageguild.org/press-release-october-25-2018/) - Washington Stage Guild Founder Ann Norton Steps Down as Executive Director; A Celebration of Norton’s Career to Highlight the 2018 WSG Gala...
- [Meet the cast of SUMMERLAND by Arlitia Jones](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-of-summerland-by-arlitia-jones/) - The show runs September 27 – October 21 Tickets and Season Passes are now on sale!
- [SUMMERLAND is a hit!](https://stageguild.org/summerland-is-a-hit/) - The raves have started for Washington Stage Guild’s production of SUMMERLAND by Arlitia Jones
- [Join the ghosts at the Washington Stage Guild](https://stageguild.org/join-the-ghosts-at-the-washington-stage-guild/) - It's the season for things that go bump in the night, and the Washington Stage Guild "jolts your senses with muffled haunted-house effects" ( Washington Post)
- [Press Release-Summerland](https://stageguild.org/press-release-summerland/) - Washington Stage Guild Kicks Off 2018-19 Season with Summerland by Arlitia Jones Area Premiere Inspired by Chilling True-Life Tale of “Spirit Photographer” William H. Mumler Opens September 27th, Run Through October 21 Press Performance: Sunday, September 30 at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13, 2018: A ghostly mystery begins a season of DC-area premiere productions by the
- [ALABAMA STORY IS HELD OVER!](https://stageguild.org/alabama-story-is-held-over/) - Washington Stage Guild’s production of ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones Is held over through April 22nd!
- [The 1st Amendment Project!](https://stageguild.org/the-1st-amendment-project/) - Washington Stage Guild announces a special event this week! A Special First Amendment Panel Discussion Features Area Experts on the State of Free Expression in 2018 DC. Panelists include Nicolas Sansone, Law Clerk to Hon. David S. Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and John Davis-Molloy, former Legal Director of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts.
- [Unanimous Raves for Alabama Story!](https://stageguild.org/unanimous-raves-for-alabama-story/) - Washington Stage Guild’s production of ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones Is a hit with the critics!
- [Pay-What-You-Can Previews This Week!](https://stageguild.org/pay-what-you-can-previews-this-week/) - Washington Stage Guild Invites you to our PWYC previews of ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones Thursday 3/22 at 7:30 Friday 3/23 at 8 Saturday 3/24 at 2:30
- [It All Starts Next Week!](https://stageguild.org/it-all-starts-next-week/) - ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones March 22 through April 15, 2018
- [Meet the cast for Alabama Story](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-for-alabama-story/) - Washington Stage Guild has a stellar cast for ALABAMA STORY by Kenneth Jones! March 22 – April 15, 2018
- [Free Speech!](https://stageguild.org/up-next-alabama-story-2/) - THE 1st AMENDMENT PROJECT. A month-long series of readings and panel discussions on censorship, civil rights, and political interference with local affairs, things Washingtonians have wrestled with for decades.
- [Up Next: Alabama Story](https://stageguild.org/up-next-alabama-story/) - ALABAMA STORY By Kenneth Jones March 22 through April 15, 2018
- [Come meet the playwright!](https://stageguild.org/come-meet-the-playwright/) - Washington Stage Guild invites you to a post-show discussion with Arlene Hutton, the author of LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC and SEE ROCK CITY
- [Helen Hayes Recommended](https://stageguild.org/helen-hayes-recommended/) - SEE ROCK CITY is Helen Hayes Recommended! Must close February 11th.
- [Final Weeks!](https://stageguild.org/final-weeks/) - Our acclaimed cast is in demand, so SEE ROCK CITY By Arlene Hutton
- [The Critics Agree!](https://stageguild.org/the-critics-agree/) - It’s a Chorus of praise for SEE ROCK CITY! “It’s a rare thing in current theater: a plain good story… Wood Van Meter and Lexi Langs acted it with chemistry to burn… Lynn Steinmetz and Laura Giannarelli deliver wonderfully settled comic turns.” – The Washington Post
- [Opening Week for See Rock City](https://stageguild.org/opening-week-for-see-rock-city/) - At the height of World War II, Raleigh and May, the young couple from last season’s uplifting hit LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, have returned home to Kentucky to figure out their lives. Their two very different mothers have plenty of ideas for them, but the war’s progression affects them all, and leads to a heartwarming, bittersweet conclusion. Returning are Wood Van Meter and Lexi Langs, the critically acclaimed cast of last season’s NIBROC, joined by Stage Guild favorites Laura Giannarelli and Lynn Steinmetz. An area premiere.
- [The Return of Some Favorites!](https://stageguild.org/the-return-of-some-favorites/) - Opening January 18! SEE ROCK CITY By Arlene Hutton
- [Happy New Year](https://stageguild.org/happy-new-year/) - You won’t want to miss what Washington Stage Guild has in store for 2018!
- [You're On!](https://stageguild.org/youre-on/) - As 2017 comes to an end, it’s your cue to play a part in helping Washington Stage Guild bring you the eloquent plays of idea and argument, passion and wit that the DC area has embraced.
- [Final Week](https://stageguild.org/final-week-2/) - Washington Stage Guild’s acclaimed A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES & OTHER STORIES Must close December 17th! “An endearing old-time holiday theatrical experience… Giannarelli and Clark make a great team” – Broadway World
- [Start The Holidays With Us!](https://stageguild.org/start-the-holidays-with-us-2/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents The World Premiere of A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES & OTHER STORIES Adapted by Bill Largess Featuring Vincent Clark and Laura Giannarelli November 24- December 17
- [Start The Holidays With Us!](https://stageguild.org/start-the-holidays-with-us/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents The World Premiere of A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES & OTHER STORIES Adapted by Bill Largess Featuring Vincent Clark and Laura Giannarelli November 24- December 17
- [FINAL WEEK!](https://stageguild.org/final-week/) - Washington Stage Guild’s hit production of WIDOWERS’ HOUSES by George Bernard Shaw Has been extended to October 29! “A swell evening of Shaw.”—The Washington Post And don’t miss our reading of Shaw’s JOHN BULL’S OTHER ISLAND Wednesday October 18 at 7pm!
- [HELD OVER TO 10/29!](https://stageguild.org/held-over-to-1029/) - Washington Stage Guild’s hit production of WIDOWERS’ HOUSES by George Bernard Shaw Has been extended to October 29! “A swell evening of Shaw.”—The Washington Post And don’t miss our reading of Shaw’s JOHN BULL’S OTHER ISLAND Wednesday October 18 at 7pm!
- [Shaw in Shaw (Penn Quarter & Mt Vernon Triangle, too!)](https://stageguild.org/shaw-in-shaw-penn-quarter-mt-vernon-triangle-too/) - Washington Stage Guild takes inspiration from our hit production of WIDOWERS’ HOUSES and looks at real estate speculation in a city where fortunes have been made and lives displaced in a gentrifying boom.
- [A SHAVIAN HIT!](https://stageguild.org/a-shavian-hit/) - The reviews are in, and WIDOWERS’ HOUSES is a smash! "A sparkling play...the actors are wily with the punchlines, and Shaw’s social dissection is still hard to refute… A swell night of Shaw!" Nelson Pressley, THE WASHINGTON POST "Washington Stage Guild knows how to handle the work of their preferred playwright...It is a sly gut-punch
- [Press opening Saturday, 9/30 at 8pm](https://stageguild.org/press-opening-saturday-widowers-houses/) - Press opening Saturday, 9/30 at 8pm Lawrence Redmond joins the cast Running from September 28 to October 22
- [WIDOWERS’ HOUSES: MEET THE CAST!](https://stageguild.org/widowers-houses-meet-the-cast/) - Washington Stage Guild Introduces the cast of WIDOWERS’ HOUSES By George Bernard Shaw Running from September 28 to October 22 [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color="alternative-1" ]CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS[/button] Steven Carpenter (Lickcheese) Widowers’ Houses marks Steven’s 32nd show overall for the Stage Guild, his 17th as an actor, and his 8th in a play by G.B.
- [Come To The Party!](https://stageguild.org/come-to-the-party/) - Please Join Andrea, Anne, & Heidi Hatfield And The Board of Directors of Washington Stage Guild to celebrate 32 years of Theatre in Downtown DC! Private Home 2964 University Terrace, NW Washington, DC 20016 Parking on University Terrace, then walk down the drive to 2964 Cocktails, buffet, and a performance of excerpts of WIDOWERS' HOUSES!
- [FINAL WEEKEND!](https://stageguild.org/final-weekend/) - Washington Stage Guild’s acclaimed production of BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH Must close April 16! “Of Life only is there no end!” The Methuselah Project is supported by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS[/button]
- [A BLAST FROM THE PAST!](https://stageguild.org/a-blast-from-the-past/) - Washington Stage Guild And The Methuselah Project Present A Pay-What-You-Can Reading of a hit from our 1993 season THE MAKROPOULOS SECRET A fantasy/mystery by Karel Capek Wednesday, April 12th @ 7pm With members of the ’93 cast Jewell Robinson, Barbara Rappaport and Conrad Feininger, and Robert Aubry Davis, Greg Jones Ellis, Vincent Clark, David Mavricos
- [THE RAVES KEEP COMING!](https://stageguild.org/the-raves-keep-coming/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH
- [THE SAGA CONTINUES!](https://stageguild.org/the-saga-continues/) - BACK TO METHUSELAH parts 3 & 4 THE THING HAPPENS and THE TRAGEDY OF AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN A pay-what-you-can reading
- [THE CRITICS RAVE!](https://stageguild.org/the-critics-rave/) - BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH Is not to be missed!
- [RELIVE THE PAST!](https://stageguild.org/relive-the-past/) - In a pay-what-you-can reading of the first two parts of our cycle! BACK TO METHUSELAH: IN THE BEGINNING & THE GOSPEL OF THE FAMILY BARNABAS Wednesday 3/29 at 7pm.
- [THE FUTURE IS HERE!](https://stageguild.org/the-future-is-here/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH By George Bernard Shaw A summer afternoon in the year 31, 920 AD. A sunlit glade in front of a little temple.
- [PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN PREVIEWS!](https://stageguild.org/pay-what-you-can-previews/) - Washington Stage Guild Announces Pay-What-You-Can Previews of BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH Thursday 3/23 at 7:30, Friday 3/24 at 8, Saturday 3/25 at 2:30
- [MEET THE CAST!](https://stageguild.org/meet-the-cast-2/) - BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH opens March 23! Along with the returning Stage Guild Shavian regulars, we are welcoming three new cast members! Frank Britton (Pygmalion) proudly makes his Stage Guild debut. He is a 15-year veteran of the professional D.C. theatre scene, and has appeared with many area theatres. Many,
- [TALK BACK TO SHAW!](https://stageguild.org/talk-back-to-shaw/) - Washington Stage Guild’s, The Methuselah Project will let you weigh in during the run of BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH
- [THE METHUSELAH PROJECT!](https://stageguild.org/the-methuselah-project/) - Washington Stage Guild announces The Methuselah Project! March 23-April 16 During the run of BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH there will be a series of special events to celebrate the conclusion of Shaw’s visionary cycle of plays. Wednesday March 29th at 7pm: A reading of Parts 1 & 2 Wednesday April
- [BACK TO THE FUTURE!](https://stageguild.org/back-to-the-future/) - Next at Washington Stage Guild BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN REACH March 23-April 16 In the year 31.920 AD a child is born, youths tease their elders, and people wonder about their future! “Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough. And with us, there is eternity.” [button
- [THE END OF THE LINE!](https://stageguild.org/the-end-of-the-line/) - Washington Stage Guild’s Helen Hayes Award Recommended LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC Is pulling into the station, and must close February 26!
- [THE FINAL WEEK!](https://stageguild.org/the-final-week/) - Washington Stage Guild’s Helen Hayes Award Recommended LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC Must close February 26! 5 more shows—all aboard!
- [HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!](https://stageguild.org/held-over-by-popular-demand/) - Washington Stage Guild’s acclaimed production of LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton
- [ONE CRAZY DAY!](https://stageguild.org/one-crazy-day/) - Washington Stage Guild Presents THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO By Beaumarchais A pay-what- you-can reading of the revolutionary comedy that inspired Mozart! Wednesday, February 15, @ 7pm Featuring Greg Jones Ellis, Morgan Duncan, Laura Giannarelli, Lynn Steinmetz, Jewell Robinson, Frank Britton, Vincent Clark, Bill Largess, Madeline Belknap, and Lexi Langs And LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC has
- [VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE](https://stageguild.org/valentines-day-love/) - Washington Stage Guild has two perfect shows for Valentine’s Day and afterwards A hit romantic comedy that’s LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton Now through February 19th And a pay-what-you-can reading of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO By Beaumarchais Wednesday, February 15, @ 7pm [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS[/button]
- [HELEN HAYES AWARD RECOMMENDED!](https://stageguild.org/helen-hayes-award-recommended/) - Washington Stage Guild’s production of LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS[/button]
- [IT'S A HIT!](https://stageguild.org/its-a-hit/) - The Washington Post agrees, LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC shouldn’t be missed! Now through February 19! "Intimate, wise and surprising… the actors’ characterizations are so specific, robust and appealing… The production’s dynamics and pacing also are terrific… Each strand of conversation is gripping, and each pause is an interesting, resonant pause."—Celia Wren [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank
- [THE RAVES ARE POURING IN!](https://stageguild.org/the-raves-are-pouring-in/) - Critics are loving Arlene Hutton’s LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC At Washington Stage Guild
- [WE’RE ON TRACK FOR A GREAT RUN!](https://stageguild.org/were-on-track-for-a-great-run/) - LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton Is onstage now through February 19!
- [LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC](https://stageguild.org/4816-2/) - LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton Opens this week! Meet the cast Lexi Langs and Wood Van Meter.
- [IN MEMORY OF TRICIA MCCAULEY](https://stageguild.org/in-memory-of-tricia-mccauley/) - In the winter of 1998, the Stage Guild mounted a striking production of ANNA KARENINA, with Tricia McCauley in the title role. Tricia became a member of the company, playing roles in 15 productions and many readings. Her creativity and wit were assets in any show, and over the years she designed props, worked box-office, and pitched in to get shows on their feet however was needed.
- [TAKE A TRIP IN THE NEW YEAR!](https://stageguild.org/take-a-trip-in-the-new-year/) - Come along with Washington Stage Guild as we start 2017 with LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC By Arlene Hutton January 28-February 19, 2017 Directed by Bill Largess Featuring Lexi Langs and Wood Van Meter On the train carrying F. Scott Fitzgerald’s coffin across the country, a young couple, each returning home from unexpected disappointment, begin a
- [BE AN ANGEL!](https://stageguild.org/be-an-angel/) - Dear Friends of the Stage Guild, 2016 has been an exciting year for us, as we celebrated our 30th anniversary. Thirty years have made for quite a journey, and our travels aren't over-- this year alone we've gone from Dublin to London in St Nicholas, to the afterlife in The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, and returned to Bedford Falls as we revived It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. And along the way we revisited some old favorites from the past three decades in our String of Pearls reading series!
- [ONE MORE WONDERFUL WEEKEND!](https://stageguild.org/one-more-wonderful-weekend/) - Only five more performances!!! IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY must close December 18th. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play plays all the right emotional strings. It certainly has earned its place as a new holiday tradition in the Nation’s Capitol. It’s the perfect show for families to see, and reflect
- [A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES THIS WEDNESDAY](https://stageguild.org/a-childs-christmas-in-wales-this-wednesday/) - If the holidays weren't already festive enough, join us this Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm Bill Largess reads A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES by Dylan Thomas A Pay-What-You-Can reading! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS NOW[/button] And don't forget, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY must close
- [THE CRITICS RAVE AGAIN!](https://stageguild.org/the-critics-rave-again/) - The revival of our 2015 hit IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is garnering raves of its own! “Gather your family at the Washington Stage Guild's holiday treat, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play... you'll find that this show is perfect for the season.”-- “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio
- [IN VOGUE](https://stageguild.org/in-vogue/) - Who knew the mannequin challenge was around in 1946? We did! Washington Stage Guild's revival of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is the latest trend for the holiday season! The Helen Hayes-Recommended show runs until December 18! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="large" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS NOW[/button]
- [IT'S GIVING TUESDAY!](https://stageguild.org/its-giving-tuesday/) - You can play an important role in DC's theatre scene AND get a tax deduction with a donation to The Washington Stage Guild, the home of smart plays for a smart town since 1986. And don't forget-the Helen Hayes-Recommended IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY runs until December 18! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/30595/alldonations/25735" size="large" target="_blank
- [MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR!](https://stageguild.org/more-to-be-thankful-for/) - As we pause to give thanks, The Washington Stage Guild thanks YOU for making the past 30 years possible. The Pearl Anniversary Season starts Friday with a revival of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY and so if you're looking for bargains, don't forget the Stage Guild Season Pass-- the best deal in
- [Skip Black Friday for WONDERFUL Friday!](https://stageguild.org/skip-black-friday-for-wonderful-friday/) - The holidays start with a bang at Washington Stage Guild! IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY opens the day after Thanksgiving with a pay-what-you-can matinee on Friday, November 25th, at 2:30pm, and performances Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm! Bring the family, it runs until December 18! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595"
- [The Critics Loved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY!](https://stageguild.org/the-critics-loved-its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play/) - The holidays start next week at the Undercroft Theatre with a revival of our cleverly theatrical retelling of the beloved film's story. And the reviews from its initial run made it a smash! IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY adapted by Joe Landry “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play transports us back
- [IT'S ABOUT TO BEGIN!](https://stageguild.org/its-about-to-begin/) - Washington Stage Guild's PEARL OF A SEASON starts Friday, November 25th! You won't want to miss a single one of the season's offerings, and the best deal in town is a Stage Guild Season Pass! IT''S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC BACK TO METHUSELAH: AS FAR AS THOUGHT CAN
- [MAKE THE HOLIDAYS WONDERFUL!](https://stageguild.org/make-the-holidays-wonderful/) - Family visiting? Organizing an office party? Looking for a new tradition? Gather the gang and come to the Washington Stage Guild! IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY adapted by Joe Landry Returns November 25-December 18 Groups of 10 or more are half price! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="medium" target="_blank " color=" black" ]CLICK HERE TO
- [A WILDE MURDER!](https://stageguild.org/a-wilde-murder/) - No one has ever matched the paradoxical wit of Oscar Wilde, and one of his funniest works was adapted into a devilishly clever play for the Stage Guild's first show at the Undercroft Theatre in 2010. Join us for a Pay-What-You-Can reading of LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME adapted from Oscar Wilde by Bill Largess Sunday,
- [DON'T WAIT ANOTHER 30 YEARS!](https://stageguild.org/dont-wait-another-30-years/) - The Stage Guild's Pearl Anniversary celebration is only two days away-- if you miss it you'll need to wait until 2046 for the next milestone! Why wait? Join us for THE GUILD AT THE GALLERY An evening of hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and special anniversary entertainment, including a preview at the season to come! At Huckleberry
- [COUNTDOWN TO THIRTY!](https://stageguild.org/countdown-to-thirty/) - There's only a week to wait for the celebration! Thirty years of Washington Stage Guild means thirty years of eloquent plays of idea and argument, passion and wit-- smart plays for a smart city! And the party of three decades is only a week away! Join us for THE GUILD AT THE GALLERY An evening
- [WORLD WAR ONE-ACTS!](https://stageguild.org/world-war-one-acts/) - A century ago, the world was at war, and Shaw saw the futility and waste as clearly as anyone. He wrote a set of little masterpieces about the effects of war at home, by turns heartbreaking and hilarious. Join us for a Pay-What-You-Can reading of WORLD WAR ONE-ACTS By George Bernard Shaw Augustus Does His
- [A PARTY TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS!](https://stageguild.org/a-party-to-celebrate-30-years/) - A lot has happened since 1986, and Washington Stage Guild invites you to help us kick off the next 30 years with a party-- old friends and some of Washington finest theatre artists will be there to reminisce and look ahead to the future! Join us for THE GUILD AT THE GALLERY An evening of
- [GBS ON MARRIAGE, TORN FROM THE HEADLINES!](https://stageguild.org/gbs-on-marriage-torn-from-the-headlines/) - Join us for a Pay-What-You-Can reading of GETTING MARRIED by George Bernard Shaw Sunday October 16 at 2:30 The fight over the definition of marriage is as dramatic as anything in the news these days, and in the hands of Shaw, it makes for a witty extravaganza of arguments for and against every possible position.
- [THREE MORE WEEKS TO MARK THREE DECADES!](https://stageguild.org/three-more-weeks-to-mark-three-decades/) - Three Decades ago, Washington Stage Guild opened its first production, Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, in October 1986 Join us for THE GUILD AT THE GALLERY An evening of hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and special anniversary entertainment, including a preview at the season to come! Huckleberry Fine Art Gallery 12051 Nebel St, Rockville, MD 20852 Free adjacent parking; and a
- [THE FIRST PEARL IN THE STRING!](https://stageguild.org/the-first-pearl-in-the-string/) - The Washington Stage Guild kicks off its 30th Anniversary Season with a reading of our first Shaw, with most of our original cast! CANDIDA: A Mystery by George Bernard Shaw Originally produced by the Guild at Carroll Hall in 1988 Featuring Helen Hedman Alan Wade Ritchie Porter Elizabeth Stripe Bill Largess Greg Jones Ellis A Pay-what-you-can
- [A PARTY 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING!](https://stageguild.org/a-party-30-years-in-the-making/) - October is almost here, and that means The Washington Stage Guild is turning 30! Join us to celebrate with an evening of hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and special anniversary entertainment, including a sneak peek at the season to come! RSVP to our anniversary festivities on Thursday, October 27 at 7pm at Huckleberry Fine Art Gallery Free adjacent parking;
- [A STRING OF PEARLS](https://stageguild.org/a-string-of-pearls/) - October marks The Washington Stage Guild's 30th anniversary! To mark our history, the season begins with a series of readings of plays from our five homes. We'll bring back as many of our original cast members as we can! A STRING OF PEARLS by George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde CANDIDA (from Carroll Hall, 1988)
- [CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER](https://stageguild.org/christmas-in-september/) - Washington Stage Guild's Helen Hayes Recommended IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Returns for four weeks only, 11/25-12/18 Tickets now on sale, so make your holiday plans early! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/30595/alldonations/24377" size="medium" target="_blank " color=" black" ]Click here for tickets[/button]
- [THE STAGE GUILD 2016-2017 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT!](https://stageguild.org/the-stage-guild-2016-2017-season-announcement/) - The Washington Stage Guild Proudly Announces Our 30th Anniversary Season! An October series of blasts from the past, a much-requested holiday revival, and our trademark repertory of eloquent plays of idea and argument, passion and wit-- smart plays for a smart city! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/30595/alldonations/24377" size="medium" target="_blank " color=" black" ]Click here for tickets[/button]
- [NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!](https://stageguild.org/nows-your-chance/) - The Washington Stage Guild's 2015-16 was a memorable one, from the cinematic TINY ISLAND to the nostalgic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, and from the diabolical ST NICHOLAS to the otherwordly THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY! It's not too late to be a part of
- [WONDERFUL NEWS ABOUT NEXT SEASON!](https://stageguild.org/wonderful-news-about-next-season/) - Washington Stage Guild's 30th Anniversary Season will include a holiday celebration with a revival our acclaimed production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY! Audiences were charmed and moved by the beloved tale, told in such clever fashion. It's a perfect seasonal outing for families, groups, schools. parties-- everyone!
- [COMING ATTRACTIONS!](https://stageguild.org/coming-attractions/) - Washington Stage Guild is finalizing the plans for our 30th Anniversary Season! We have some real treats in store, and we're happy to announce it will kick off with--WIDOWERS' HOUSES by George Bernard Shaw We'll celebrate our first season in 1986 with Shaw's first play! A young man falls in love with the daughter of
- [30 YEARS OF PARTIES IN ONE NIGHT!](https://stageguild.org/30-years-of-parties-in-one-night/) - Over the past 30 years, Washington Stage Guild has presented many plays that included party scenes-- which was your favorite?
- [Two weeks to go!](https://stageguild.org/two-weeks-to-go/) - Join us on Thursday, May26th for this “pearl” of an evening-- it won't be as festive without you! The anticipation is building-- only two more weeks until Washington Stage Guild celebrates 30 years with our Pearl Anniversary Gala at the Arts Club of Washington. Cocktails, entertainment, and dinner in the garden! [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10082740" size="medium" target="_blank
- [A "PEARL" OF A PARTY!](https://stageguild.org/a-pearl-of-a-party/) - Washington Stage Guild's 30th Anniversary Gala Please join us on Thursday, May 26, as we celebrate our Pearl Anniversary with an evening of cocktails, entertainment, and dinner in the garden at The Arts Club of Washington! A beautiful setting for such a milestone, and a chance to reminisce about those 30 years of great theatre--
- [Final Week! Discord Must Close May 1st!](https://stageguild.org/final-week-discord-must-close-may-1st/) - You have just five more chances to see THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD. Reviews are glowing, ovations are standing-- don't miss it! Click here to check out the interview with playwright Scott Carter. [button link="https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30595" size="medium" target="_blank " color=" black" ]Click here to buy tickets[/button]
- [FINAL READING OF THE SEASON!](https://stageguild.org/final-reading-of-the-season/) - Join us Wednesday, April 20, at 7pm for the final pay-what-you-can reading of the 2015-16 season! RUTHERFORD AND SON by Githa Susan Glaspell was a founding member of The Provincetown Players, an associate of Eugene O'Neill, and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Alison's House. Two of her short works
- [DISCORD Held Over Through May 1st!](https://stageguild.org/discord-held-over-through-may-1st/) - It's unanimous–every review is a rave! "Carter, and Washington Stage Guild, do right by their subject. Director Bill Largess has found a dozen witty and imaginative ways to illustrate the text, and the actors tuck into it with a will." – DC Theatre Scene THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO
- [THE "GOSPEL" TRUTH-- IT'S A HIT!](https://stageguild.org/the-gospel-truth-its-a-hit/) - [embedvideo type="youtube" id="JGaElyceuZ0"] THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD is inspiring raves! "a funny and hyper-literate play of ideas by Scott Carter, an executive producer-writer for HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher." –The Washington Post "The interaction of the three men is lively, entertaining, and occasionally funny as they spar
- [Opening This Week!](https://stageguild.org/opening-this-week/) - THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD by Scott Carter starts previews Thursday, March 31 and runs through Sunday, April 24! [button link="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/jefferson-dickens-and-tolstoy-walk-into-a-church-basement-/2016/03/24/02a87ef2-f066-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html" size="medium" target="_blank " color=" black" ]Washington Post Article[/button] PLEASE NOTE: We love being in the heart of Washington, DC! But part of the fun of sharing
- [Save the Date for the Stage Guild's Season Gala](https://stageguild.org/save-the-date-for-the-stage-guilds-season-gala/) - Celebrate our Pearl Anniversary—30 years!—with the Stage Guild. Join us Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at the elegant Arts Club of Washington for cocktails, dinner, and festive highlights from past seasons. A veritable string of pearls! Watch for more details.
- [We've Hit The Stage!](https://stageguild.org/weve-hit-the-stage/) - THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD by Scott Carter is in rehearsal as the Stage Guild prepares for the play's DC area premiere. Cast members Steven Carpenter (Tolstoy), Brit Herring (Jefferson) and Peter Boyer (Dickens) are working on stage every day as director Bill Largess helps them bring
- [Rehearsals Have Begun!](https://stageguild.org/rehearsals-have-begun/) - On Tuesday March 8 the first read-through of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD by Scott Carter was held as the Stage Guild began to rehearse for the play's DC area premiere. Artistic Director Bill Largess and Executive Director Ann Norton gathered with the cast and started to
- [A Hit Across The Country Comes To DC!](https://stageguild.org/a-hit-across-the-country-comes-to-dc/) - The Washington Premiere of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, AND COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD by Scott Carter runs March 31- April 24 at Washington Stage Guild Carter's sparkling fantasy has already garnered national raves! “A sharp, entertaining meeting of minds...should be catnip for regional-theater season subscribers yearning for a little food for
- [Coming Up Next At Stage Guild!](https://stageguild.org/coming-up-next-at-stage-guild/) - Opening March 31 The Gospel According To Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, And Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord By Scott Carter "I preferred morals to mysteries." Three of the world's greatest writers, Jefferson, Dickens, and Tolstoy all edited or adapted The Bible to suit their own views, and they just might have to pay for that! The dialogue
- [WOMEN'S VOICES: A HIT FROM 1912](https://stageguild.org/womens-voices-a-hit-from-1912/) - Wednesday, February 17 at 7pm the Washington Stage Guild reading series continues with RUTHERFORD AND SON by Githa Sowerby A pay-what-you-can reading In Edwardian London, Shaw and his confreres wrote for an intelligent and exacting audience. But one of those associates was not a frère: Sowerby’s searching family dramas are little known in the US,
- [It's a big weekend!](https://stageguild.org/its-a-big-weekend/) - It's a big weekend! Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, and five performances of ST NICHOLAS by Conor McPherson! Celebrate by spending a while with the vampires (and the journalists) in McPherson's darkly witty horror story. "This wonderfully witty and poignant one-man show takes an unusual premise and releases both side-splitting comedy and thought-provoking questions." -- DC
- [Helen Hayes Award Nomination](https://stageguild.org/helen-hayes-award-nomination/) - Congratulations to Frank DiSalvo (Sound Design) and Steven Carpenter (Live Sound Design) on their Helen Hayes Award nomination for Sound Design for Stage Guild’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY. [button link="http://theatrewashington.org/content/nominations-2016-helen-hayes-awards" color="alternative-1" size="medium" icon=""]Click here for the full article[/button]
- [ST NICHOLAS is a hit!](https://stageguild.org/st-nicholas-is-a-hit/) - The reviews have started, and they're bloody good for ST NICHOLAS at The Washington Stage Guild! “A jaded theater critic falls in with vampires in “St. Nicholas,” the popular monologue that helped make Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s name roughly 20 years ago... a good dark yarn simply staged by Laura Giannarelli in the Stage Guild’s headquarters,
- ["A Comedy With Bite!" ~The Washington Post](https://stageguild.org/a-comedy-with-bite-the-washington-post/) - The Stage Guild continues with an eerie tale of a Dublin theatre critic whose obsession with a young actress leads him to abandon his family and career.
- [Washington Stage Guild switches it up in 2016!](https://stageguild.org/washington-stage-guild-switches-it-up-in-2016/) - St. Nicholas by Conor McPherson “A One-Man Comedy With Bite”-- The Washington Post The Washington Stage Guild continues its landmark 30th season with a change in the schedule! St Nicholas by Conor McPherson, an acclaimed one-man show by the author of The Weir and This Lime Tree Bower, will switch places with the previously announced
- [ONE FINAL “WONDERFUL” WEEK!](https://stageguild.org/one-final-wonderful-week/) - IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY MUST CLOSE 12/20 Come see the miracle on Massachusetts Avenue before it's gone! IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY. has been greeted with rave reviews and standing ovations, but there are only five performances left. Your holidays will not be complete if you miss it!

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- [Stage Guild home page](https://stageguild.org/) - “DELIGHTFUL…full of QUICK-WITTED dialogue. Milton’s SMART writing, combined with Morgan Duncan’s attentive direction…is A MUST-SEE…A MUST-SEE for fans of historical mysteries, sharp comedies, and women who solve crimes in excellent dresses — corsets optional.”— DC Theater Arts review of Accused! FULL REVIEW ~ “…I thoroughly enjoyed Patricia Milton’s “Accused!,” the concluding production of a trio of plays
- [ACCUSED! The latest Victorian Womens caper](https://stageguild.org/accused/) - Go to a live performance in Washington, DC. Tickets for our season performances are available now. View our season calendar and read about the performances here.
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- [Who We Are (the Stage Guild!)](https://stageguild.org/about-us/) - Our live theatre performances in Washington, DC offer productions in an intimate venue. Our staff and board value challenging works in a supportive atmosphere.
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- [Buy tickets for Stage Guild](https://stageguild.org/buy-tickets-for-stage-guild/) - SINGLE TICKETS & SCHEDULE SHOW TIMES Thursday at 7:30 PM Friday at 8 PM Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8 PM Sunday at 2:30 PM ___________________ Top price for all performances – $60.00 Senior tickets – $50.00 Student tickets – $30.00 Discounts for seniors and students. SPECIAL show discounts GROUP TICKETS We welcome your group
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- [About Us - Board of Directors](https://stageguild.org/about-us-board/) - Our live theatre performances in Washington, DC offer productions in an intimate venue. Our staff and board value challenging works in a supportive atmosphere.
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- [George Bernard Shaw plays produced by Stage Guild](https://stageguild.org/george-bernard-shaw-plays-produced-by-stage-guild/) - Shaw plays produced by The WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD SHAW’S SHORTS, 2024 Candida – 1987-1988 season The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles – 1988-1989 season Mrs. Warren’s Profession – 1990-1991 season The Millionairess – 1991-1992 season Arms and the Man – 1992-1993 season John Bull’s Other Island – 1995-1996 season Man and Superman – 1997-1998 season
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- [Production History](https://stageguild.org/production-history/) - Keep up with the latest production history from the Washington Stage Guild from its' founding year in 1986 to today.
- [Audition for the Washington Stage Guild](https://stageguild.org/audition-for-the-washington-stage-guild/) - Audition for us! The Washington Stage Guild operates under a Small professional Theatre Contract with Actors’ Equity Association and as part of its artistic mission, has been a leading local proponent of non-traditional casting. The Washington Stage Guild employs a resident ensemble of actors based in the Washington, DC area, and has theatre auditions for
- [First Show of the Season - The Good Doctor](https://stageguild.org/the-good-doctor/) - Go to a live performance in Washington, DC. Tickets for our season performances are available now. View our season calendar and read about the performances here.
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- [Sofonisba](https://stageguild.org/sofonisba-stage-guild-home/) - DC Theater Arts review: https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/04/16/portait-of-a-plucky-painter-in-sofonisba-at-washington-stage-guild/ MD Theatre Guide review: Theatre Review: ‘Sofonisba’ presented by Washington Stage Guild Sofonisba Anguissola left her natal city of Cremona in 1559 to serve as a lady-in-waiting and a painter at the court of Philip II of Spain (1527–1598). There she was appointed as a dama (lady-in-waiting) to Philip’s third
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- [Health & Safety](https://stageguild.org/health-and-safety-policy/) - The Health and Safety Policy at Washington Stage Guild helps protect our theater guests and professionals.
- [Shaw's Shorts at the Washington Stage Guild](https://stageguild.org/shaws-shorts-at-the-washington-stage-guild/) - Shaw and friends (Wendy Hiller on the right)▼ Playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950), was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, among them Pygmalion, Man & Superman, and Mrs.
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## Categories

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## Tags

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