News & Press

November 8, 2018
Cast Announced for AN IRISH CAROL, plus Holiday Concert with The Harry Bells
November 8, 2018:  The Keegan Theatre announces the cast and creative team of its beloved holiday tradition, AN IRISH CAROL, written by Dublin native and Keegan company member Matthew J. Keenan....
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October 5, 2018
Washington City Paper: LINCOLNESQUE
[In Lincolnesque,] playwright John Strand has crafted a well structured comedy about the conflict between democratic ideals that, until recently, even the worst practitioners paid lip service to, and the situational ethics that...
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October 4, 2018
Keegan’s Boiler Room Series Turns Heat Even Higher for New Voices in 2018-19
Year 2 Brings Increased Audience Accessibility and a Robust Expansion of the WOMXN on Fire Festival October 4, 2018: Now in its second official year of supporting new works, today...
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October 1, 2018
Cast and Creative Team Announced for Keegan’s AS YOU LIKE IT
Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery's musical adaptation opens November 1 October 1, 2018:  The Keegan Theatre’s 2018–19 season continues with the announcement of the cast and creative team for Shaina...
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September 27, 2018
DC Theatre Scene: LINCOLNESQUE
Lincolnesque is a look back at a man and a time and a look at the here and now, when the high-minded words and ethics—integrity, honor— of the 16th President are seen...
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September 27, 2018
DC Metro Theater Arts: LINCOLNESQUE
In Lincolnesque, a play written by John Strand and directed by Colin Smith, the art of lying for one’s country succeeds in fusing a deceptively light touch and inside-the-Beltway political humor with...
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September 27, 2018
The Washington Post: LINCOLNESQUE
The widely lamented awfulness of right now is why the Dupont Circle troupe Keegan Theatre has brought back [John Strand's] “Lincolnesque,” a dark fantasy about a noble speechwriter who breaks down...
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September 26, 2018
Keegan Announces New Outreach Initiatives for 22nd Season
September 26, 2018: The Keegan Theatre is pleased to announce initiatives designed to make Keegan a more inclusive and accessible destination for patrons and artists alike. Launching now, at the start...
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August 28, 2018
Keegan Opens 22nd Season with John Strand’s LINCOLNESQUE
August 28, 2018: The Keegan Theatre kicks off its 2018-19 season with John Strand’s political comedy, Lincolnesque. Set on Capitol Hill during a mid-term election, Strand's play examines the ways that...
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August 17, 2018
Keegan Selected as Grantee of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management Program
Keegan Theatre will participate in $43 million program Washington, DC, August 17, 2018 — The Keegan Theatre today announced that it is a recipient of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management...
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August 14, 2018
MD Theatre Guide: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
One thing leaps out right away at the Keegan Theatre’s production of “Bridges of Madison County”—this is one of the most gorgeously sung shows of the season. Led by the...
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August 10, 2018
DCMTA In the Moment: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Iowa can seem such a mythical place. That crossed my mind as I took in the Keegan Theatre’s top-notch production of the bittersweet, mystical romance of The Bridges of Madison County....
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