Actors' Theatre of Washington - Presents plays reflecting the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. Includes season schedule and online ticket ordering.

African Continuum Theatre Company - Professional company devoted to exploring African-American culture. Includes current season information and online ticket ordering.

Arena Stage - One of America's major regional theaters, specializing in the production of new and classic American plays. Includes season calendar and online ticket ordering.

Capitol Steps - This troupe, composed of current and former Congressional staffers, specializes in political satire set to music. Includes calendar of appearances, audio clips, and information on ordering recordings.

Catalyst Theater Company - Produces "catalytic" plays that reflect a shift in world view of the culture from which they emerged. Includes online ticket ordering and information about productions.

Charter Theatre - Produces new plays at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Georgetown and presents developmental readings and workshops. Includes newsletter.

Cherry Red Productions - Produces adult-oriented theater that approaches serious themes in an irreverent manner ("Think John Waters, only not as tasteful") Includes online ticket ordering and information on productions.

Discovery Theater - Smithsonian theater for young people. Includes season schedule.

Folger Theatre - Presents plays by Shakespeare and others at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in a reproduction of an Elizabethan-era theater. Includes information on current productions and online ticket ordering.

Ford's Theatre - Produces musicals and plays reflecting family values and American life in the historic theater in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Includes information on productions, online ticket ordering and Ford's Theatre history.

Fraudulent Productions - Avant-garde theater ensemble. Company information and list of productions.

GALA Hispanic Theatre - Specializes in Spanish-language plays, presented with simultaneous English translation. Includes season schedule and ticket information.

Gross National Product - Sketch comedy group specializing in political humor. Includes booking information for customized shows, political and news impersonators, and guided Scandal Tours of notorious local sites.

Histrio - Specializes in French plays and offers school performances and theater training.

Interact Theatre Company - Specializes in musical entertainments and comedy, from Gilbert and Sullivan to cabaret. Includes information on upcoming and past productions.

Lincoln Theatre - Once the premier black theater in Washington and now restored to its 1920s glory. Includes general information, history, calendar of events, and rental information.

Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society - This Georgetown University troupe is the oldest continually running student theatrical society in the U.S. Includes performance calendar and history.

MuseFire Productions - Professional multimedia theatre and film production company.

The Musical Theater Research Project - Provides public performances of landmark musical comedies and operettas from America's past. A presentation of the Music Theatre program at The Catholic University of America.

National Theatre - Historic "Theatre of the Presidents," it first rang up the curtain in 1835 and now presents touring productions. Includes information on the theater, upcoming and past productions, and online ticket ordering.

Nomadic Theatre - Georgetown University student theater troupe. Includes season schedule and online ticket ordering.

Phoenix Theatre DC - Dedicated to producing intimate theatre that explores women's issues and gender dynamics. Includes information on productions.

Rorschach Theatre - Aims to present "fierce performances" of challenging works. Includes information on upcoming and past productions.

Shakespeare in the Parque - A theater group who offer free shows with an emphasis on bilingual adaptations.

Shakespeare Theatre Company - Called "the nation's foremost Shakespeare company". Includes theater information, news, photos, season schedule, online ticket ordering, and descriptions and photos of past productions.

Source Theatre Company - One of Washington's oldest small professional theaters. Includes information on current productions and online ticket ordering.

Stanislavsky Theater Studio - Presents classic literature through the performing arts. Includes online ticket orderinging, season schedule, and information on classes.

The Studio Theatre - Specializes in contemporary theater, performed on both its main stage and Second Stage theater. Includes online ticket ordering, description of current season, and information about the theater and its Acting Conservatory.

Theater Alliance - Resident company of the new H Street Playhouse north of Capitol Hill. Has information on the company, productions, tickets, and funding.

Theater J - A part of the Washington DC Jewish Community Center, it presents plays that express the Jewish experience and Jewish cultural legacy. Includes online ticket ordering, current season information, and description of the theater's mission, past productions, and programs.

Warner Theatre - Downtown performing arts venue, originally built as a 1920s movie palace and now host to plays, musicals, dance and music performances. Includes performance calendar and online ticket ordering.

The Washington Revels - This performing arts organization produces the Christmas Revels and a May Festival annually, using theater, music and dance to celebrate cyclical traditions of renewal. Includes information about the organization and performances.

Washington Stage Guild - Presents new plays, neglected classics, and foreign plays that are unfamiliar in America. Has information on the current season and past productions.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company - Specializes in presenting new plays. Includes information on current season productions and online ticket ordering.

Chevy Chase Players - An award-winning community theatre in NW founded in 1923. History, show schedule and ticket prices.

The Foundry Player's Home Page - A community theater in Washington, DC. Season information, history of the group, membership information.

Hexagon Home - A non-profit, volunteer theater company performing original political satire. Most proceeds are given to a designated charity.

MadCap Players - Capitol Hill-based group emphasizes new plays that are fun, unique, and offbeat. Has information about the group, staff, and productions.

St. Mark's Players - Community theater company, founded in 1982, performs at historic St. Mark's Church on Capitol Hill.

dcplay - Social organization offers theater outings for young Washingtonians ages 21-39. Includes membership info, upcoming events, message boards, links and contact info.

Footlights - Modern drama discussion group holds monthly restaurant meetings in the DC metro area, with discussions led by theater professionals and scholars. Includes meeting calendar and archive of monthly newsletters.

The Helen Hayes Awards - Recognizes excellence in Washington, DC professional theatre. Includes a directory of theaters and detailed information about current productions.

Landless Theatre Company - Dedicated to bringing bizarre and exciting theatre to people who don't usually go to plays. Photo gallery and current schedule.

League of Washington Theatres - Association of non-profit professional theaters in the Washington, DC area. Includes information on the league, its member theaters, season schedules, annual auditions, and Stages for All Ages, a program to introduce young people to live theater.

Mount Vernon Players - Community theatre operating since 1936. Includes shows and ticket information.

The Shakespeare Theatre - Critically acclaimed, award-winning company. Season includes three Shakespearean productions and two classics.

Sri Lanka Ranga Kala Kavaya - Dramatic arts group.

TICKETplace - Half-price day-of-show and advance tickets to many local theatrical productions and concerts. A service of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington.

Warehouse Theater, Cafe, & Bar - Venue for small, innovative local theater companies to present dramas. Find schedule and information about the facility.

Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive-WAPAVA - A public archive devoted to recording theater and other performing arts in the local area. Site offers a catalog of videotape recordings, searchable by production, performer, director, presenter, keyword and year, and tells how to arrange for viewings.