DC International Theatre Festival
JUL 1, 2025 – JUN 30, 2026
Mc Carter Theatre
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A Year of Transformative Partnerships
The DC International Theatre Festival is a year-long celebration of the transformative partnerships forged between American and international theatre artists across borders. DC theatres bring the best international talent to DC and attract visitors from across the region and the country to experience world-class performances.
The DC International Theatre Festival is supported by a grant from EventsDC and DMPED.
The Value of International Artistic Collaboration
SEP 26, 2025 at 6:30pm at Studio Theatre.
A conversation featuring leaders from the DC theatre scene including Maria Manuela Goyanes (Artistic Director, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company/LCT3 at Lincoln Center), David Muse (Artistic Director, Studio Theatre), and Drew Lichtenberg (Artistic Producer, STC), in discussion with two luminaries in the public art world, Vincent Roy (Founder, EXMURO) and Jeremy Crandell (Arts Producer, Burning Man) as part of the DC International Theatre Festival. Presented by Studio Theatre in conjunction with CODAworx Summit.
The Power of Protokoll Panel: Germany’s Global Company
SEP 28, 2025 at 6:30pm at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Since 2000, German theatre group Rimini Protokoll has expanded the means of theatre to create new perspectives on reality. Their work has been performed and invited to the most prestigious venues in the world, including Berlin Theatertreffen, Festival d’Avignon, Wiener Festwochen, and the Theatre Biennale in Venice, where they received the Silver Lion prize.
In this special event organized by the Goethe-Institut and Shakespeare Theatre Company for the DC International Theatre Festival, STC Artistic Producer Drew Lichtenberg will interview Helgard Haug and Maria Goyanes on how theatre companies today are embracing “Internationalism, Innovation, and Independence,” as well as Rimini Protokoll’s new work, ALL RIGHT GOOD NIGHT.
In a world where reality itself is increasingly difficult to understand, how can new forms, new collaborations, and new stories provide new perspectives?
Past Event—Working Across Japan and the United States
SEP 21, 2025 at 6pm at Studio Theatre.
Simon Godwin (Artistic Director, STC), Mina Morita (Bold Resident Director & Creative Producer, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), Jyana S. Browne (Assistant Professor of Premodern Japanese Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Maryland), will be moderated by the Japanese Embassy at Studio Theatre. Working across Japan and the United States, Mina and Simon speak to their cross-cultural experiences.
From the Artistic Directors
“This festival started with a simple idea: what if DC’s Downtown theatres pooled our energy to bring global artists into conversation with our audiences—and with each other? DC is one of the most international cities in the world. It makes sense that our stages reflect that.”
–Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company/LCT3 at Lincoln Center
“Now more than ever is the time to come together, both locally, with our fellow institutions, and internationally. I am excited to partner with our theatre neighbors in bringing the work of international artists, writers, and performers to Washington. We hope other theatres in the District will join us in these endeavors throughout the coming year.”
–Simon Godwin, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theatre Company
“DC is a uniquely international city and a city with a particularly robust theatre scene. Studio’s programming specifically has been enriched by artists from Japan, Ireland, South Africa, Norway, Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom, to name some of the playwrights and companies we’ve hosted in my time at Studio. So, when Maria reached out to Simon and myself about collaborating to bring international work to town, it was an easy yes.”
–David Muse, Artistic Director, Studio Theatre