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Here is how donations recently have helped to boost Studio’s programs and achievements:
Studio is known for its acclaimed productions featuring quality playwriting, acting, and design. Thanks to donors:
Studio produces at least six plays a year, offering a repertoire of provocative new and contemporary playwrighting and inventive stagings of modern classics.
The flexible Victor Shargai Theatre was turned into a jazz club for Paradise Blue and an octagonal arena for Octet
Studio can bring DC’s local stars to the stage for tour-de-force performances, like Kate Eastwood Norris in The Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions.
Studio invests in the creation of new work from its inception to production with commissions for both writers and directors. Recent highlights include:
In 2022, Studio premiered Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain. The play premiered on Broadway in 2025; the production received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Play.
In 2025, Studio premiered The Scenarios by Matthew Capodicasa.
Studio will launch the New Pages, New Stages festival in January 2026. The festival will feature public readings from multiple DC theatres.
Studio fosters connections that build bridges between theatre and education, service, and support groups.
These opportunities include:
Discounted tickets for patrons under 40 and over 62 years old, first responders, educators, students, and the military.
Accessibility initiatives include captioning, large print programs, and assisted listening devices.
Sustained long-term partnerships with institutions in our community that result in discounted use of our space, ticket donations, service drives, and promotion.
Each year Studio holds dedicated performances for students through our Student Matinee program.
DC public high school classes receive free tickets and transportation for the mid-week matinee.
Studio works with an arts education specialist to create a curriculum guide, aligned with local and national education standards, as an educational resource for teachers and students.
Studio Theatre has spent decades investing in workforce development for emerging artists, production and technology staff, and arts administrators.
Studio’s Fellows-in-Residence program is the most comprehensive of its kind in the DMV region. Studio’s Fellows-in-Residence receive full-time seasonal employment that includes an entry-level salary, benefits, and housing.
The production department also works with partners at The Theatre Lab’s Arts Institute for Creative Advancement (AICA) to train participants for careers as offstage theatre professionals. And created a pathway for recent Howard graduates who are interested in careers as stage managers.