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Washington DC 2019/20 Season in Review
  • Emmy Raver-Lampman and Solea Pfeiffer in Gun & Powder at Signature Theatre. Photo by Cameron Whitman.
    Emmy Raver-Lampman and Solea Pfeiffer in Gun & Powder at Signature Theatre. Photo by Cameron Whitman.
  • Felicia Curry, Hasani Allen, Evan Casey, Tracy Lynn Olivera, and Christopher Michael Richardson in the Family Theater at The Kennedy Center production of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical!). Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
    Felicia Curry, Hasani Allen, Evan Casey, Tracy Lynn Olivera, and Christopher Michael Richardson in the Family Theater at The Kennedy Center production of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical!). Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
  • Diedre Staples, Rachel Hynes, and (behind the fabric) Francesa Chilcote in LadyM, produced by The Welders. Photo by Glenn Ricci.
    Diedre Staples, Rachel Hynes, and (behind the fabric) Francesa Chilcote in LadyM, produced by The Welders. Photo by Glenn Ricci.

There was a great deal of bold new work taking place among the 90 or so professional companies in the Washington DC area: new plays, new musicals, adaptations, devised work, and world premiere theatre for young audiences. However, because of the COVID-19 quarantines this season will be remembered as the season that could have been, with almost as many cancellations as there were productions. 

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